Besides various well-known security features, it's now possible to enhance security-relevant documents even more by personalizing e.g. a colored photo onto polycarbonate material.

Smart Cards and passports based on polycarbonate guarantee a maximum of durability for fulfilling the recommondations of the ICAO concerning a long lifetime. After the color print is attached, the remaining data can be personalized for example by a highly secure laser engraving process. In addition a secure overlay can be applied. By using contacted or contactless chip technology in combination with this new process, the result is an absolutely high quality ID document. Due to the highest resolution of color printing and laser engraving as well as the longtime durability of the polycarbonate material it is impossible to counterfeit these documents.

This innovative process is integrable into Muehlbauer personalization solutions for Smart Card and ePassport, meeting the future requirements on high quality ID document production.