Since 1999, KOMSCO has manufactured and personalized national ID cards. Identification cards are to be printed under the most absolute security measures, utilizing security printing techniques reserved for banknote production with design and security for fraud prevention.
KOMSCO's cards have various superior factors compared to ordinary cards. Security printing features such as micro-printing, invisible fluorescent inks, rainbow effects, holograms are available. Highly skilled artists and state-of-the-art scientific tools including CAD/CAE guarantee the best quality products.
KOMSCO ensures Zero Defect security by applying banknote fraud prevention techniques. The quantities of the products are strictly controlled throughout the process, and the specified products for delivery to specific customers are manufactured only up to the quantity stipulated in the contract.
KOMSCO's Cards production capacity (as of Jan. 2009)
| Item | Field | Unit | Capacity | Remarks | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Month | Year | ||||
| Cards | Manufacturing | Thousand | 26 | 520 | 6,240 | 8 hours |
Security Features of cards
- Rainbow Printing: a technique whereby two or more colors of ink are printed simultaneously by the same unit on a press to create a controlled merging of the colors similar to the effect seen in a rainbow
- Micro-printed Text: very small text printed form(REPUBLIC OF KOREA), which can only be read with the aid of a magnifying glass
- Fluorescent Ink: ink containing material that glows when exposed to light at a specific wavelength(usually UV) and that ceases to glow immediately after the illuminating light source has been extinguished
- Color Shifting Ink: an image of feature(world map ⇔ triangle) whose appearance in color changes(gold ⇔ purple) dependent on the angle of viewing
- Transparent Hologram: apply transparent hologram on the surface of card to protect photo-substitution
- Tactile Feature(design): a surface feature giving a distinctive "feel" to the document
- Tactile Feature(character): a surface feature giving a distinctive "feel" to the document
- Image Perforation: a process whereby images are created by perforating the substrate with a laser. the images appear when viewed in transmitted light
- Shadow Image: a technology which is engraved positive on the card surface.
