Global trends in security features

Enterprises seek to issue security cards for their employees so that they cannot be duplicated or forged. They also aim at excellence through security and technical features that add to the cardholder a sense of belonging and build the trust of cardholders dealing with this enterprise.

Therefore, Al Maalim Company, through its long-standing experience, provides different solutions and security levels ranging from the simple level to the highest complicated security levels. We provide all the necessary technical and financial advice and necessary methods of implementation and application.

As for the global trends, there are three diversified trends, which are as follows:

1. Techniques of the technology of the card itself

They are the techniques in the card that control the mechanism of its use, for example:

• Proximity card.
• One- or two-dimensional (2D) barcode cards.
• Smart cards of all kinds: Mifare, Desfire, RFID, HID Ser., iClass, and Chip Cards.

2. Security techniques for printing on the card

They are visual security techniques, which the security man can see with the naked eye or through special tools to detect fraud, and examples of these are:

• Thermal fingerprint on the card with the enterprise logo.
• Holo Mark, Veri Mark, 3D security mark.
• Labels and ripples are printed on the card during processing.

3. Security techniques of laminating the card with the company’s Hologram Lamination logo

The Custom over a laminate system that Al Maalim Company provides is specially designed to help you protect your cards against fraud threats. These security features are highly complicated and can frustrate skilled counterfeiters.

As the lamination can be with a thickness of 1.0 ml – Poly Guard – to ensure durability and a longer lifespan of the card than the normal security lamination.

The logo and security symbols can also be indexed in a designated place, and not in a randomly repeated manner on the card. It should be noted that the printing and lamination process takes place in one process to ensure the accuracy and safety of the process. The lamination will not affect the image or data on the card.

Top security features lamination options

There is a range of security features and lamination options, which can be chosen according to the customer’s needs and the purpose of using the security card in the first place.

Express

It is the option available at the lowest price of the Custom holographic Overlaminate. It is done through a mechanical process that refracts the colors at one angle (turning them into a rainbow) or refracts the beam of light falling on the color, and this means that the entire image is either visible or invisible.

Therefore, this option works perfectly with simple and thick images, whether it is a logo, text, or photo. the installation of the logo and symbols here is repeated and not indexed in a designated place. It is also a suitable option for small enterprises, and it is Produce Supply Express (PSE).

Secure

This is a good option for enterprises that wish to add security features to their cards, and they are characterized by a clear image or text that embodies the required logos and phrases. Like its predecessor, it is done through an automated process that refracts the colors at an angle or refracts the incident beam of light on the color.

This option is very practical with composite or complex logos and images, This type is where the logo and symbols are indexed in the designated place.

High Secure Lamination

The High-Resolution option gives you the ability to have the most beautiful details in the image and more than color refraction through one angle with light reflection. With High Resolution, you can optically see almost all the details of a holographic image.

For High Resolution, small letters with a security tint for text and all other security features are possible, as the images appear to change colors.

As its name suggests, this trend provides high resolution in the design of the logo and security labels up to 1200DPI, with the registration and preservation of watermark rights globally, in addition to indexing the symbol and logo in the desired place.

Types of tamper-evident security transparent labels

There are 8 main types of transparent security labels, which cannot be forged or duplicated, and contain the following features.

1. Micro Text:

It is the miniature text that cannot be duplicated via plastic, laser, or inkjet printers in any way. It is based on the idea of placing a very small text in a specific place on the security (lamination), which can only be seen through magnification operations through special lenses that are provided to the security man or a competent person.

2. Morphing Images:

It is about making adjustments/distortions of images to give them the illusion of animation, such as graduating images transforming from appearing small to large and vice versa, or as if they move from top to bottom through a gradual movement. This feature is very difficult and cannot be duplicated through printing processes, no matter how advanced they are.

3. Pseudo Color:

It is a spectrum of colors that appear as natural colors on the transparent laminating layer when the light reflected on the card is refracted. Despite its complexity and difficulty in imitation, it is easy to be visible to security men and observers.

4. Fine Line Design:

They are the wavy lines along or across the card, and moving the card gives an illusion of motion for these fine lines, and these lines can be easily verified by a simple turn of the card to one side or the other, and these lines can take a virtual or a custom shape on demand.

5. Hidden Text:

It is one of the most complicated security features, as this text can never appear by looking at it with the naked eye, but the text can be read by shining a laser beam on it and observing its reflection on the opposite surfaces.

6. Nano text:

It is the text so miniature, that it is impossible to print and duplicate it in any way. It is based on the idea of placing very small text in a specific place on the security (lamination), which can only be seen with ultra-fine microscopic lenses with a magnification of up to 2000% and is used in highly sensitive cards.

7. Flip Image:

It is a security feature visible to the eye and difficult to duplicate, as two images can be placed alternately appearing in the same place according to the level of tilt of the card on the light shining on it.

8. 2D/3D Ribbon:

The security lamination can be provided with very complex background images, yet they require no special tools to read and distinguish them, which are backgrounds such as two- and three-dimensional flowing ribbons across the card, and they aesthetically integrate with other security features on the card.

Distinguishing features in this industry

• The lamination is provided with a thickness of 1.0 mil Poly guard to ensure greater durability (the lifespan of the card is 5 years)
• The resolution is very high at 1200DPI.
• Index the logo and the four security symbols in the designated place and many competitors do not.
• Provide tools to measure the security labels on the lamination for the security-authorized persons and officials.
• The possibility of merging more than one security label such as a smart card and a smart card with security lamination with the enterprise’s logo, as well as a smart card with a pre-printed card with security labels with security lamination with the establishment’s logo.
• Ensure system integration with other systems.
• The printing and lamination process takes place in one process.

What are the areas of application of these services?

1. Authorities that wish their employees to carry impersonate-resistant cards
2. Health licenses for restaurant and cafe workers
3. Authorities that wish to keep the card for a long period of three years or more
4. Students of higher education
5. Authorities that have guard gates
6. Authorities that own housing for their employees and only those who live there are allowed to enter.
7. Enterprises that do not wish to be entered by anyone but its employees or authorized persons only

In conclusion, security card techniques are indispensable to protect various enterprises from any dangerous operations. In addition to protecting the data of users and customers from any breaches or security problems. This is what we provide to our clients at Al Maalim International Company for Technology, through a specialized team and in cooperation with our suppliers in more than one place in the world.

Therefore, do not hesitate to contact us and follow our services and products through the website and social media accounts.