ID documents and passports protection solutions
SICPA security inks can be printed on all types of printing presses while maintaining a high level of quality output. The company benefits from experience and in-depth knowledge when it comes to printability of security inks on a large number of presses and printing systems. It supplies a variety of security inks formulated for the printing processes involved in the production of banknotes and security documents which range from intaglio, silkscreen, flexography, gravure, letterpress, offset and inkjet printing.
With respect to ICAO’s recommendations and definition of authentication levels (levels 1, 2, 3), SICPA proposes a comprehensive portfolio of security inks for passports and ID cards:
- Overt (ICAO's security level 1)
- Intaglio
- SPARK®
- OVI®
- SICPASTAR®
- SICPA OASIS®
- Iridescent
- Metallic
- Penetrating
- Daylight fluorescent
- Covert / Semi-covert (ICAO's security level 2)
- SICPA OASIS®
- Lumi / Bi-luminescent
- Anti-forgery/chem. reactive
- IR A/T
- Coin reactive
- Up-converter
- SICPAGUARD® HD
- Magnetic
- Forensic (ICAO's security level 3)
- SICPASECUR®
- Charms®
SPARK®
A wide range of SICPA security features have been selected and integrated in this passport specimen. These elements, combined with other technologies, ensure authentication at different levels.
Some features are visible to the naked eye, while others are detected by simple and cost-effective handheld devices. These features enable quick and unmistakable authentication.
Unlike other technologies, SICPA security inks allow flexibility in design. This facilitates the creation of passports which are functional, secure and aesthetic
OVI®
OVI® is a sophisticated technology with an unparalleled optical yield. It gives a public feature an intense colour and a striking colour-shift that enables instant authentication by the naked eye.
This simplicity of authentication, based on a complex technology and a high-cost pigment manufacturing installation, is the reason why OVI® is recognised as one of the most robust ID document and passport security elements.
These elements are well understood by ID document passport users; they allow genuine notes to be distinguished from counterfeits in a split second.
SICPAGUARD®
SICPAGUARD® HDSense, the enhanced detection device designed for immediate, handheld machine detection at multiple checkpoints by inspectors, field agents and controllers.