IQ Structures wins tender for protection of Czech ID

REZ, Czech Republic - Sept. 14, 2022 - PRLog -- IQ Structures, part of the IQS Group, a research and manufacturing organisation focused on controlled nanostructures, has announced that it has been selected as the supplier of anti-counterfeiting protection for the ID card of the Czech Republic (population 10 million). The thorough selection process took several years, involved major global players and the result is definitive.

The winning solution is based on IQ proID micro-segmentation technology. To the user, it appears as a set of very sophisticated holograms, but in reality they are carefully calculated nanostructures. It offers, among other things, the following advantages:

-          SEAMLESS INTEGRATION IN THE CARD. Thanks to the micro-segmentation, no one can remove or tamper the holographic layer. Any attempt to manipulate the holographic layer ends up disintegrating the hologram into thousands of miniature parts.

-          FULL AREA PROTECTION. Nobody's can change the data. They are protected by an unforgeable and non-removable hologram covering the entire document, up to the edge.

-          EASY SUPERVISION. It is very difficult to fool a supervisor because the various security technologies (security printing, UV and OVI printing, tactile surface embossing and holographic) are integrated into a single design unit that is easy to visually distinguish. This unique design unit can protect different documents, including ID, passport, driving license etc.

-          Special very DISTINCTIVE VISUAL EFFECTS that no one else has yet been able to replicate, including key-hole, see-through holograms in transparent windows, flip-flop (two holograms in one), white 3d bas-relief and full 3d, fluent changes in transparency, combination of transparent and metallic effects and printed elements, etc.

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IQ Structures is a member of IQS Group, (https://iqsgroup.cz/) a scientific, research and manufacturing organisation focused on controlled nanostructures. Backed by 20 years of experience, IQS Group has built extensive research capacities, owns several patents, and operates in a range of industries, from security to lighting and medicine to new construction materials.

IQ Structures protects more than a billion documents each year and delivers leading edge anti-counterfeiting solutions for protection for documents, banknotes and variables. It has been awarded several international prizes for excellence and scientific innovation. It operates in the highly secure premises of a nuclear reactor site in Řež near Prague and has certified all relevant quality and safety standards.