Secure Documents

Governments and institutions throughout
the world demand that critical documents
and credentials be extremely secure.
With the increasingly sophisticated
methods that counterfeiters can take
advantage of to produce fraudulent
material, eliminating risk and ensuring
protection is an ongoing process, and
is an increasingly daunting challenge.
ABnote and LaserLock Technologies
have combined forces, working together
strategically and technically to provide
a wide range of products that offer the
highest degree of security while ensuring
durability, quality, and appearance.
We provide expert guidance, design
services, and manufacturing that
are tailored to meet your unique
requirements. All of our ID solutions
— from plastic ID cards to epassports
to secure paper documents — can all
be enhanced by our exclusive, stateof-the-art authentication solution of
DuoChrome™ or DuoChrome Plus™ high
security ink, which enhance the forgery
resistant features of the documents.
...since 1795
TRUSTED SECURE SOLUTIONS
DuoChrome and DuoChrome Plus inks instantly change
color of a design element under variable lighting
conditions. DuoChrome ink shows a different color under
fluorescent vs. incandescent lights, and cannot be copied
by a scanner or photo copier; thus providing a quick and
easy way to authenticate a plastic card, passport or paper
document. The enhanced DuoChrome Plus ink adds upconverting IR ink, the ability to view a visible light shift via
a mobile device’s LED light, and a unique digital signature.
Secure Paper Documents
ABnote has over 200 years of experience in providing high quality and secure paper
documents to clients all over the globe. Our services today include the production
and management of vital records including birth, death, and marriage certificates,
certificates of nationality and other critical documents for local and global governments
and institutions. ABnote has vast resources, expertise, and the experience needed
to make documents resistant to counterfeiting, alteration and misappropriation.
Products and services offered by ABnote for secure paper documents include •
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The latest counterfeit and alteration
resistant technologies, including
nanotechnology and ultra-covert
markers as well as special watermark
paper and inks, security background
designs, and microtext options
Special papers and treatments,
including support for intaglio printed
borders, embedded security thread,
and the use of sensitized, nonoptical brightener security paper
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Special inks, including DuoChrome
and DuoChrome Plus, which instantly
change color under different light
sources for immediate authentication
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Custom design services to ensure that
documents are secure and attractive
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SmartCertTM‘s innovative
technology protects and secures
government certificates by
incorporating a Mifare chip
Identification Cards
ABnote has provided tens of millions of drivers licenses, national IDs and other
secure IDs to governments around the world for decades. Our identification cards
meet the most demanding requirements for longevity and durability, with a selection
of materials that meet global standards for durability and tamper resistance. Some
of our printed and applied overt and covert security features offered are •
Smartcards, using chips to store
secure data, offering enhanced
authentication and security
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Special signature panels
showing any attempt to tamper
with or erase a signature
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DuoChrome inks, microprint options,
guilloche print, holograms, buried
image, secure design services,
laser engraving and other ink,
production and personalization
attributes contribute to identification
cards that are tamper resistant
and counterfeit resistant
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A selection of substrates to
select from, including composite
polyester, polycarbonate and our
new proprietary material PET-MTM,
uniquely for ID cards, offering a life
span of 10 years, de-lamination
resistance, temperature
resistance and more
ePassports and Passports
ABnote has been providing ePassports and passports to countries throughout the
world for decades – with over 30 million passports in circulation for over 100 satisfied
government clients. Our solutions meet or exceed the needs of government issuers and
ensure global interoperability through strict compliance with international standards
for Machine Readable Travel Documents (MRTD’s), set forth by the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO). We offer the flexibility to allow issuers and systems
integrators to select the highest grade materials, components and security features
to maximize issuer and end-user satisfaction and minimize risk. We work closely with
systems integrators and partners to provide a technology agnostic comprehensive
solution, which best serves our customers’ needs. ePassport and passport options are •
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The ability to deliver as much of or as
little of the transactional spectrum as
required, whether it’s a complete turnkey solution or specific components
such as eCover passport booklets, data
pages, visa pages, and visa labels
A wide selection of special attributes
that enhance the design and security
of passports, including DuoChrome
and DuoChrome Plus inks, customized
engraving style intaglio printing and
gravure style latent images, guilloche
graphics, microtext, screens, optically
variable ink (OVI), UV-Eye™, and more
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Consultation regarding technology
and security needs, as well as
advanced security design services
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Durable and reliable prelaminated
eCovers with an integrated RFID
element, support for a selection of chip
types, cover materials, and formats
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Strictly controlled secure facilities for
manufacturing passports and other
vital documents, for the security
of your source materials, personal
data, and finished products
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ISO 9001:2008 and Intergraf
certifications for security printers
Governments have put their trust in ABnote for over 200 years,
so we are truly the experts on security, and have assembled the
knowledge, experience, and resources to meet the continuing
challenges of producing secure documents and solutions in the
21st century.
Providing Secure Solutions Since 1795
Boston, MA • Columbia, TN • Toronto, ON
US: 800-776-7333 • Canada: 800-461-6723
www.ABnote.com
International Business Unit
Kleinhuelsen 16/18
40721 Hilden, Germany
+49 2103 9070470