Al Ghurair Printing & Publishing

We order paper with special watermarks from all reputed paper manufacturers like arjo-wiggins and portals as per the security document requirements. A watermark is a recognizable image or pattern in paper that appears lighter or darker than surrounding paper when viewed with a light from behind the paper, due to paper density variations. A watermark is made by impressing a water coated metal stamp or dandy roll onto the paper during manufacturing.

We have several security designing softwares which can generate non-reproducible guilloche patterns, Linear advantage, intricately designed borders, split lines, latent image, microline, microtext, Hide & Glow anti-copy texts, anti-copy patterns such as EURion constellations and Omron anti-photocopying features.

Is an ornamental pattern formed of two or more curved bands that interlace to repeat a circular design. They are made with a geometric lathe

Is the use of extremely small text, and is most often used on currency and bank checks. The text is generally small enough to be undiscernable to the naked eye. Cheques, for example, use mcroprint as the signature line.

Are introduced to prevent people without sophisticated training to easily copy currency using computer and photocopy technology.

We use color changing inks which is a chemical that changes color once viewed at a different angle. The color of the ink does not actually change, but the angle of the light to the viewer's eye changes and thus creates the change in color. Currently there are only three types, green to purple, gold to green and green to lilac.

We can print using Ultra-violet Invisible ink which is visible only under UV light. We also print Ultra violet visible fluorescent Ink which glows under UV light.

Ink which changes color or visibility when rubbed, usually by the fingertips.

Invisible Ink which turns black when scratched with a coin.

We can print rainbow prints using offset printing technologies with split ducts.

We have capabilities of producing conical laser number perforation.

Dyes which fluoresce under ultraviolet light or other unusual lighting. These show up as words, patterns or pictures and may be visible or invisible under normal lighting. This feature is also incorporated into many banknotes and other documents.

Security Documents and Banknotes are typically printed with fine alignment between the printings on each side of the note. This allows the note to be examined for this feature, and provides opportunities to unambiguously align other features of the note to the printing. Again, this is difficult to imitate accurately enough in most print shops.

With the advent of RFID, it is possible to insert extremely small RF-active devices into the printed product.