Holograms may contain both Overt and Covert security components.

- Overt DOVIDs contain images that are viewable by anyone. These holographic images become a public display of your commitment to quality and authenticity. The presence of a hologram on your product or document is a strong deterrent to the majority of would-be counterfeiters.

- Covert DOVIDs may use one, or a combination of many available forms, such as elements only readable by machinery, to proprietary graphics which can only be identified by a trained eye. Covert DOVIDs are highly secure.

Holographic imaging - The Master

Mastering a hologram encompasses designing, shooting, and tooling the original holographic image that will be replicated. There are many techniques used to create holograms. Each imaging technique provides a different level of security. The best and most secure holograms utilize combinations of these techniques.
Imaging techniques include:

2D - Multi-level graphic - 3D - Dot matrix - Stereogram

Hologram Production - Embossing and Finishing

The hologram master is completed, embossing plates are created; the holographic image is pressed into the appropriate substrate; conversion into labels is achieved. Depending on project requirements, a number of materials and constructions are available. Security hologram materials range from tough tape (that physically secures like a packing tape) with anti-counterfeit properties to tamper evident materials that break apart.

During security hologram manufacture, additional components may be added to increase anti-counterfeit properties. These include:

Printing - Numbering - Bar-coding - Printed Adhesives - Laminate constructions

Each security need has its own requirements. Holographic Design, Inc., is committed to assessing and understanding your concerns in order to produce the correct holographic product providing maximum security.