An important issue to consider when building an identification program is determining how best to protect your ID cards from counterfeiting and alteration. If you don't protect your cards, there's a possibility your ID system, and ultimately your security, can be compromised.

Secure holograms help protect against counterfeiting, and make your entire ID system and facilities more secure. The security features built into holograms are very difficult to duplicate and provide your ID cards with unique levels of security that can frustrate even the most skilled counterfeiter.

Identification Card ID Hologram

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. All holograms act to effectively enhance visual security when applied to the surface of an ID card.

Once you've determined the level of security your ID card program 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 Fargo 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 customized with your organization hologram.