Over the years, governments and commercial firms have tried to stay ahead of criminals to prevent the counterfeiting of identification documents and bank notes.

 Criminals and terrorists, however, often have the capability and finances to reproduce many of the conventional holograms (2D, 3D, 2D/3D and dot matrix), and tamper-evident seals and papers. This happens primarily as a result of the proliferation of inexpensive technologies for hologram generation worldwide.

Today, a wide range of new security features and methodologies have been introduced to either replace or augment security printers. The fundamentals, however, remain the same.

Simple security features are required. It is essential they be easily recognized by security services as well as very difficult to copy, tamper with or counterfeit. In order to be a viable solution, however, the features must be cost-effective and provide both overt and covert features, allowing their verification on multiple levels, including machine readability, if desired.

For more than 25 years, KURZ has been the pioneer in the development of highly sophisticated Optically Variable Devices (OVDs).  KURZ technology and its investment in research and development, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, OVD Kinegram, are now the acknowledged leaders worldwide in the field of OVD foil development and manufacturing.