
Fargo Visual Security™ Solutions:
Holograms
Organizations around the
world issue photo ID cards to protect their employees, clients, property
and assets. Technology has made counterfeiting ID cards easier than
ever. That's why it's critical to customize your cards with a security
feature that's easy to identify, but virtually impossible to alter or
duplicate.
A wide range of
holographic options can meet your card security needs and budget.
Protect against the threat of counterfeiting and make your entire ID
system more secure.
If there is value to be gained from the fraudulent use of your cards,
consideration must be given to protecting those cards from
counterfeiting and alteration. If you do not protect your cards, then
the first time an unsecured card is issued, there is a possibility your
ID system, and ultimately your security, can be compromised.
Fargo's secure holograms are intended to help protect against the threat
of counterfeiting, and to make your entire ID system and facility more
secure. The security features built into holograms are very difficult to
duplicate and provide your ID cards with differing levels of security
that can frustrate even the most skilled counterfeiter.
You have a range of options: Your hologram, or optical variable device (OVD),
can be rendered in a mechanical (one-dimensional appearance),
low-resolution or high-resolution format. Each of these methods has
their advantages, according to the level of security your ID system
requires, as outlined in the SPECS tab in this section.
Once you've determined the level of security your organization needs,
and the degree of detail your hologram should contain, you can choose
the type of overlaminate material that best fits your application:
Holograms in PolyGuard Overlaminate, Thermal Transfer Overlaminate and
HoloMark Seals can be applied to any card printed with Fargo's
Direct-to-Card or High Definition Printing technology. For cards printed
with CardJet Printing Technology, Pressure Sensitive Patch Overlaminates
can be personalized with your desired hologram. (See Supplies.)
Special features

Specifications
| |
Level of security |
Common applications |
Advantages |
PolyGuard Over-laminate |
Thermal transfer over-laminate |
Pressure Sensitive adhesive
|
HoloMark Seals |
|
Custom Designs - Secure
Holograms |
|
Mechanical image |
Entry level |
-School IDs
-Membership
-Special Events
|
-Lowest origination costs
-Easy to visually verify a card's authenticity |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Low resolution image |
Medium |
-Universities
-Clubs
-Corporations
-Local gov. |
-Designs w/ more colores, angles.
-More complex effects make counterfeiting difficult |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
High resolution image |
High |
-Banks
-Federal gov.
-Driver's licenses
-National IDs
-Debit cards
-Universities
-Airports |
-Intricate, precise detail; microtext.
-Optional high-security features
-Complex holographic tech is virtually impossible to counterfeit |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
Fargo designs - secure
holograms |
|
High resolution globe |
Entry level |
-Special events
-Memberships
-City gov.
-Parks and recreation |
-No design origination costs
-Immediately available holographic addition to cards
-Easy to visually verify a card's authenticity |
Yes |
Yes |
|
|
|
High resolution interlocking globe |
Entry level |
-Special events
-Memberships
-City gov.
-Parks and recreation |
-No laminator- seals are applied manually
-No origination fee
-Immediate shipping |
|
|
|
Yes |