Giesecke & Devrient Gmbh

Man Roland Druckmaschinen Ag

Giesecke+devrient Currency Technology Gmbh

Eckhard Braun

Reinhard Plaschka

Johann Muller

Franz Daniel

Wittich Kaule

Karlheinz Mayer

Peter Franz

Roger Adamczyk

Ulrich Beitel

Johann Müller

Rolf Martin Lange

A method for producing a security document having printed imageproduced by steel intaglio printing and embossed microstructuresof an order of magnitude of less than 100 microns is carried out by one printing plateon which both the steel intaglio structures and the microstructures are present. The parts of the microstructures closest to printing plate surfaceare located 20 to 100 microns below the printing plate surface so that they are not touched and destroyed by the wiping cylinder. Alternative methods for producing a steel intaglio printing plate with integrated microstructures are provided. The microstructures can be used for embossing a diffractive relief or a blind embossing.

Steel intaglio printing method for producing a security document and steel intaglio printing plate and semifinished products therefor and method for production thereof

The invention relates to a data carrier with a security printed image produced by intaglio printing. The security printed image consists of a plurality of contrasting structural elements disposed in exact register. A first part of the structural elements is designed to be relieflike and tactile and a second part of the structural elements flat and nontactile.

Data carrier with a printed security element and gravure production method thereof

The invention relates to a delivery device for a sheet-processing machine. The object of the invention is providing a delivery device on a sheet-fed rotary printing machine, that can be universally used and permits quality control of the printed and/or laminated sheets. to this end the delivery device includes rotating sheet feeding systemsupplying the printed sheets to a first delivery stackand with a drumacting as a turnout point in front of this delivery stackin the transport directionfor selective sheet removal. The drumis allocated to the sheet feeding system. A vacuum tablecoupled with a pneumatic system and with at least one rotating suction belt for suctioning, transporting, and positioning a sheet is arranged downstream from the drum in its rotational direction. At least one quality control devicefor inspecting the sheet is arranged at a distance to the vacuum table, with the second delivery systembeing arranged downstream from the vacuum table

Delivery device for a sheet-processing machine

The invention relates to a method for producing a data carrier having a laser-markable layer and a transparent optically variable layer overlapping therewith at least in certain areas, wherein visually visible markings that at least partly overlap with the optically variable layer are produced in the laser-markable layer after the application of the optically variable layer. The invention further includes a data carrier produced by the method and a semifinished product, such as a data carrier blank, that is provided for processing by the method.

Method for producing laser-writable data carriers and data carrier produced according to this method

Steel gravure method for the production of a security document, steel gravure plate and semi-product for the same and method for production thereof

The invention relates to a document of value such as a paper of value or ID card with a security element having an optically variable material. Said optically variable material conveys different color effects at different viewing angles. Additionally, the security element has at least one machine-readable feature substance that does not impair the visually visible optically variable effect of the optically variable material.

Value document

A data carrier with an optically variable structure is described having an embossed screen which is combined with a coating contrasting with the surface of the data carrier in such a way that different optically variable effects occur at different angles. Embossed screen and/or coating are executed in such a way that especially striking or additional effects occur which are suitable for determining the authenticity of the data carrier but cannot be reproduced, or reproduced true to the original, with the help of copying machines.

Data carrier with an optically variable element

A data carrier with an optically variable element. The optically variable element includes a first structured print which is overlaid with a second print, at least in partial areas. The second print is applied to a document with an ink which contains an optically variable pigment having little or no body color of its own.

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