Document Paper

Identity theft is now a growing problem worldwide, and just one fake certificate can enable many more to be obtained. Yet this is just one of the issues faced by those creating official documents.

Whether you are printing birth certificates or exam results, you need high security papers that will thwart even the most sophisticated forgers.

Our treated papers improve the performance of every security feature.

Security features

• Smoother paper with controlled absorbency improving the look, feel and durability.
• Specialist coatings allow additional bespoke security features to be added to the base.
  • Covert images - IR Taggants
  • Chemical sensitisation - Fibres & Sparklers

• Pigments, which absorb light and radiate in the visible wavelength.
  • Infra red, with a unique combination of wavelengths.
  • UV fluorescent, available in yellow, green, red or orange.
  • UV phosphorescent, with a coating that continues to glow after the light is extinguished.

• Translucent images in the paper, bespoke and generic.

• Paper changes colour if alterations are attempted - sensitive to acids, alkalis, bleaches, solvents and alcohols.

• Very small discs, overt or UV readable, randomly distributed.

• Fine, polymer fibres, overt or machine readable by UV light, randomly distributed.

• A coating enhances the performance of optically variable printing inks.

• Our patented Fibreloc® system offers an encoding and verification system that ensures a unique ID – a ‘fingerprint’ for every document processed.

Benefits

• Coating designed to support printed security features, such as security inks.
• Excellent print results with intaglio, litho, gravure, flexo, letterpress, ink jet, digital and laser – including fine definition and unique numbering.
• Superior smoothness improves adhesion and brightness for holograms and foils.
• Ideal for bespoke production – different security combinations, overt or machine readable printing, finishes.
• Release requirements tailored to the customer’s conversion process – high speeds attainable.
• Machine readable authentication.
• Strong colours, low ink usage. Suitable for solvent or aqueous inks.

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  For more information on security features. (pdf)