Inks and Pigments in Security Applications

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Inks and Pigments
in Security Applications
this e-book examines inks and pigments used in security
applications, trends in the security-printing market, as well as
drivers and challenges to security printing.
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Inks and Pigments in Security Applications
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table of contents
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Executive Summary 4Biometrics 4Identity cards
Introduction 4Digital watermarks/Fingerprinting 4Driving licenses
market trends 4DoVIDs 4Visas
Security technologies 4radio-frequency Identification 4electronic Visas
Security Inks and Pigments 4Security Inks and Pigments Security Printing/Deposition Processes 4Birth certificates
Security Printing/Deposition Processes 4Ink and Pigment Suppliers in the Introduction tickets
Substrates Security Area letterpress 4travel tickets
end-Use Applications 4SIcPA lithographic Printing event tickets
outlook 4Sun chemical 4offset lithography lottery tickets
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4Smart cards 4Dry offset
4Substrates and Printing Processes 4rainbow Printing
4taggants 4radiation reactive Inks
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4common Impression Presses
Introduction and Methodology Screen Printing Outlook for Security Inks and Pigments
objective Gravure Printing Introduction
Scope Intaglio Printing emerging Ink Formulations
methodology Security Ink and Pigment Technologies Hot Foil Stamping 4optically Variable magnetic Inks
Definitions Introduction Digital Printing 4Photonic Inks
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Intaglio Inks Flexo Printing 4Inks for Brand Protection
optically Variable Inks Substrates emerging Printing technologies
4machine-readable optically Variable Inks 4Security Paper 4laser Ablation
4cholesteric Pigments 4Plastic cards 4ctP of Intaglio Plates (ctIP)
Security Inks and Pigments Market machine readable 4Polymer Banknotes Biometrics
Introduction magnetic Inks 5 4All-in-one ID documents
market trends 4metameric Inks Summary
4overcapacity 4metameric optically Variable Ink
4cost considerations luminescent, Phosphorescent and Fluorescent Inks List of Tables and Figures
4Just-In-time (JIt) Delivery Photochromic Inks End-use Applications
4move to Shorter Production runs Pearlescent Pigments Introduction
4expanded Standardization Photonic Ink Brand Protection
4Pressure to reduce waste Specialized Inks 4Pharmaceuticals
4expansion of Digital Print 4Security Scratch-off Ink 4Digital Piracy
4Diversification of Skills and capabilities 4erasable Inks Financial
4expanding connection between Documents 4Solvent/chemical-reactive Inks 4Banknotes
and Databases 4Fugitive Ink 4credit and Debit cards
4Growth in Digital Asset Protection 4Penetrating Inks 4emV cards
4customization/personalization of Printing 4Janus effect Ink 4Bank checks
4Security Printing on manufacturing lines 4coin-reactive Inks General
4end-user Digitally Printing Documents taggants and markers 4tax Stamps
4Growth in tamper-evident Packaging 4DnA-encoded Inks 4Postage Stamps
4Increased Use of novel Print Processes and 4Particulate Inks Identification
oVDs thermochromic Inks 4Passports
Security technologies UV/Ir Fluorescent Pigments 4travel cards
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Executive Summary
Introduction • C ustomization and personalization of printed the mission of
Pira International defines security printing as ‘any printed matter documents and packaging security printing
that has additional features included or added to it, with the • S ecurity printing on manufacturing lines
has always been to
purpose of confounding the illicit efforts of people to alter it by
provide the highest
forgery or copying, or to use or distribute it in an unauthorized Security Technologies
degree of security
manner.’ this includes a range of products, from high-security the ultimate driver in security printing is the need to develop
printing on banknotes and other official documents to commercial products to avoid the sophisticated, ever-evolving threats from at as low a cost as
products and packaging. the mission of security printing has counterfeiting and piracy. while this e-book is concerned primarily possible.
always been to provide the highest degree of security at as low a with security inks and pigments, the means to that end may
cost as possible. even with the global economic recession, security well be competitive technologies other than printing. while an
printing has remained fairly stable, with growth forecast at just over important element in security printing, inks only represent a small
11% per year for the next five years. portion of that market. However, an important note to remember
when talking about security printing is that seldom—if ever—is
Market Trends only one ink or one method used alone. Security is usually a result
that forecast is derived from several factors: population growth, of layers of technology and processes used in combination to
rising concerns over terrorist threats, and the increase in identify provide the most secure document possible. So while there are
theft. on the other hand, security printing faces many of the new technologies being introduced, it is doubtful that they will
challenges that are pressuring the general printing industry. these replace existing methods, but rather will be used to complement or
trends/market drivers include: supplement those technologies already in place.
• Global competition and overcapacity
• Increasing cost considerations FIGURE 0.1 S hare of global market for security printing by technology
• Move to shorter production runs type, 2011 (%)
• Just-in-time delivery
Security Inks and Pigments
• Expanded standardization
Security inks were the first method of printing secure documents
• Pressure to reduce waste
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and have played a valuable role throughout the ages. within the
• Expansion of digital print
ink and pigment area of security printing there are multiple options
• Diversification of skills and capabilities
available to the security printer. these security inks and pigment
• Increasing link between documents and databases
technologies include: intaglio inks, cholesteric pigments, fluorescent
• Growth in digital asset protection
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pigments, magnetic inks, metameric inks, machine-readable inks, the traditional applications such as identity documents are now
optically variable inks, pearlescent pigments, photochromatic inks, smart cards, which do not use security paper.
photonic inks, thermochromic inks, taggants and markers and
ultraviolet and infrared pigments. only a few companies supply End-Use Applications
inks and pigments for the security market. these include: SIcPA, Pigments and inks are used for a variety of end-use applications in
the dominant player; Sun chemical, luminescence in the UK; the security-printing area. these include:
International Ink company; Huber Group in Germany; Dainichiseika • F inancial: banknotes, credit/debit cards, checks,
color & chemicals in Japan; and wikoff color. traveller’s checks, bonds and share certificates
• I dentity: passports, visas, driver’s licenses and birth
Security Printing/Deposition Processes certificates
Security printing uses many of the printing processes also used • T icketing: travel, events, lottery, transport
for graphic arts printing. Due to global overcapacity, the printing • B rand protection: commercial products and packaging
process segment of security printing is expected to have only • G eneral: postage, excise and tax stamps
moderate growth—around 7.4%—per year over the next five years.
within the security area, there is a shift from printed to electronic FIGURE 0.2 End-use applications for security printing (2011)
security, as well as a shift from paper to plastic substrates. Similar to
conventional printing applications, with security printing, the choice the security-printing market is forecast to grow by approximately
of process depends on the volume and nature of the product being 11.3% per year for the next five years. Identity documents have
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letterpress, lithography—both wet and dry—offset; screen; gravure; approaching 20%.
flexo; intaglio; digital printing; hot foil stamping and laser ablation.
the brand-protection market is driven by the global counterfeiting
Substrates problem, with pharmaceuticals a prime target because of the high
Substrates are the support layers, or carriers, upon which inks are cost. Digital piracy is also growing; the key weapons in this area
printed. components such as threads can be embedded; devices for brand owners are digital mechanisms to identify and track
such as holograms can be attached; and layers such as laminates individual files through the distribution chain, such as digital
can be applied. In general, there are three substrate groups: fingerprinting and digital watermarking.
security paper, plastic cards and polymer films. lower growth for
security paper—around 4%—is expected, mainly because many of the financial sector, which includes banknotes, bank checks and
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plastic payment cards, is expected to experience accelerated growth the ticketing market covers travel tickets for transportation by air,
of about 18%. the global recession created an increased demand ground and sea; admission tickets for events and entertainment
for banknotes. other factors spurring growth are the increased activities; and lottery tickets. with the introduction of contactless
frequency for updating banknote designs to incorporate new and smart card–based ticketing, these new technologies are
security features; and increased demand as countries develop. replacing paper tickets.
credit and debit cards have reached the saturation point in Outlook
developed countries, but their use is expanding in emerging traditionally, security-printing operations relied on specialized
nations. the prepaid card sector is expected to grow, and the printing skills, such as intaglio and rainbow-color offset lithography,
introduction of contactless cards is expected to infuse the market coupled with unique substrates, including features such as
with some new growth. the global market for checks is declining as watermarks, along with strict security controls over the printing
more and more transactions are done online. facilities and distribution channels. In the past decade, innovations
in high-color copiers and digital scanning and printing have
tax stamps comprise a significant share of the security print market changed the methods the security industry employs to combat
in terms of units, equal to banknotes even though the individual counterfeiting.
stamp is a fraction of the size. the security on tax stamps is
increasing because governments are losing much needed revenue new security devices have been developed, as well as the addition
due to counterfeiting. on the other hand, in our increasingly digital of optical effects that cannot be duplicated using conventional
times, the use of postage stamps is declining. ink-based processes. optically variable inks, specialty threads,
plastic substrates, holograms and DoVIDs have all contributed to
currently, the personal ID sector is one of the largest end-use markets the protection of security documents against digital counterfeiting
with an 18% share, and it also has the highest growth potential or ‘digifeiting.’ this trend is likely to continue into the future with
(approaching 20%) for the next several years of all end-uses for security technologies such as micro-optics, moiré magnification and laser
print. the growth is due to a higher volume of such documents being ablation. Increasingly important, too, are 2D bar codes, rFID and
produced than previously, and the expanding use of new electronic or biometrics. Perhaps most significantly, there is increased use of
e-documents, which introduce biometric technologies and are more the Internet to link physical documents, objects and individuals
expensive than older-style identity documents. Increased concerns to online databases to provide even more control over the
about terrorism are pushing the expansion of such e-documents, which manufacture, distribution and use of security print. However,
are more robust and more difficult to counterfeit or forge. security printing is still about complementing older technologies
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with innovations, rather than completing substituting new ones.
As such, change will take time, and the inks and pigments sector
for security printing is forecast to grow by almost 8% for the next
several years.
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