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H.W. Sands Security/Optaglio is the world leader in electron beam lithography, the unique technology used in the production of holographic features and optical microstructures, recognized worldwide as the highest standard for security device origination.

Nanogravure™
Nanogravure™ presents the Optaglio patented top production in achromatic holograpms devoted strictly for banknote production as a result of a complex nanustructure that is assembled at ultra-high resolution using our proprietary methodologies.  Nanogravure™ images are limited to visualizing a portrait.
reliable and immediate visual authentication

 

  -  unique e-beam production technology 
  -  nanotechnology based imaging method
  -  impression of "visual tactility" when observing
  - optimized for poor lighting conditions
  -  reliable and immediate visual authentication by both the public 
       and experts
  - wide range of forensic features
  -  extremely resitant to wear when applied

 
Achromatic hologram  

An achromatic origination presents a unique 3 dimensional visually tactile image which provides a level of optical security not experienced with traditional holography.  This nano-technology based imaging method enablles creation of object based features with a highly distinctive visual appearance, ensuring reliable visual authentication by the public and experts alike.  Achromatic features are optimized for poor lighting conditions making them ideal for public recognition in daily life.

achromatic holograms present a unique 3 dimensional visually tactile image

Used Technologies:

Laser Technology
Laser Technology represents the basic technology for origination of holograms. Structure of hologram is a system of engraved lines. It originates as continuous area determined by graphical design or by size of mutually interfering laser beams. Laser technology can be easily used for creating 3D pictures as well as various kinetic effects with different level of complexity and with different levels of security against counterfeiting. 

Technology of Electron Beam Lithography
It continues the global most modern and dynamic industry - microelectronics. 

Silicon is the base material for the production of microprocessors. It indicates the start of the silicon age of holography. Holograms created by this technology are recorded to silicon substrate by perfectly focused controlled electron beam, which present very sensitive instrument for recording the hologram structure. It is much finer that the laser beam.

Electron beam records the hologram structure stepwise, engraved line after line and the whole process of recording is controlled and operated by computer. Thus generated hologram covers all potentials of hologram originated by laser technology; moreover it can contain far more complicated holographic design, in which we can precisely define visual and hidden features of each point of hologram. This unique characteristic of holograms generated by electron beam enables encoding of enormous number of security features into holographic structure.

Presently, we operate two technologies of electron beam lithography: MULTIMATRIX® and e'DIRECT™ - the technology with the highest degree of protection. 

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