The KINEGRAM - and why it is different from security holograms

What is often assumed to be a passport hologram or ID hologram is, in many cases, not a hologram at all - even though it also comes in the form of a security patch or stripe. More than 120 nations worldwide have selected the high security KINEGRAM to provide the best protection of their most important documents against counterfeiting and fraud.

KINEGRAM technology is secret and highly secure

While both security holograms and the KINEGRAM are diffractive optically variable image devices (DOVIDs), the KINEGRAM technology, unlike holograms, is widely recognized as the gold standard for protecting government-issued documents and banknotes worldwide.

KINEGRAM features are fundamentally different from passport holograms, ID holograms and hologram labels. KINEGRAM features are highly secure, not commercially available and exclusively provided to governments. They constitute an extremely high barrier against counterfeiting, and can be authenticated via multiple methods based on human and machine inspection.

Hologram technology is commercially available

Conversely, holograms - even those based on the same technologies used for passport holograms or ID card holograms - are typically deployed for commercial and decorative applications. The machinery and know-how used to produce them are commercially available and commonly used by counterfeiters.

The KINEGRAM technology is non-holographic and based on proprietary company know-how that is strictly protected. It uses vector-based, specifically engineered nanostructures.

The technology behind a passport hologram or ID card hologram does not allow for the creation of precise optical structures, resulting in the exhibition of the typical unspecific reflection of rainbow colors. In a KINEGRAM, the optical effects are highly precise and virtually unlimited.

The production of a KINEGRAM is so exact that its light reflections can be directed with perfect precision, resulting in the possibility to determine the visual appearance of a KINEGRAM with unparalleled accuracy. The unique effects and striking optical impressions are intuitive to understand and easy to use.

The design possibilities and selection of optical effects are virtually endless. KINEGRAM features are unrivalled in their visual appearance and their security.