Banknote 2003 Sponsors
Sponsors of the Banknote
2003 Conference
Banknote 2003 was pleased
to have the following industry leaders as sponsors. Their sponsorship
was a strong endorsement of this important event and of the dialogue that
the Banknote Conferences create between industry and government about
the direction of currency design, production, issuance and usage in the
new century.
Arjo
Wiggins
If Arjo Wiggins, specialised in high value-added paper products, is the
World Leader in Banknote & Security Papers, it may be because the
group, with 200 years experience, is the only one to provide its customers
with the most complete offer on the market. From Banknote Paper to Security
Products and Brand Protection, Arjo Wiggins can provide a specific solution,
innovative and effective, using the whole range of its latest Research
& Development discoveries.
Arjo Wiggins supplies
banknote paper for more than 130 countries, and Euro paper to many of
the European Central Banks. With 3 banknote paper mills located in France,
The Netherlands and Brazil, we guarantee flexibility and know how without
any comparison.
Association
Goznak
Since 1724, Goznak has had a long and distinguished tradition
as a banknote and security printer and a producer of security paper and
related products. Goznak incorporates two Paper Mills, four Printing
Plants, two Mints, and a state-of-the-art Research Institute. Our security
printing expertise covers a wide spectrum of areas including banknotes
incorporating every internationally recognized security feature, full
ran ge of certificates, passports, cheques, postage and tax revenue stamps
and other restricted circulation state documents.
Goznak is the undisputable leader in Security Polygraph Industry in Russia
and our trademark is also well known in many countries. We offer our customers
a wealth of experience as well as recent technologies, which allow Goznak
to deliver products and services of consistently high quality on global
scale.
Goznak is now poised to bring our high performing products to the world
market. We are restructuring our operations to become more responsive
to the needs of our customers and more flexible in the face of market
changes. We intend to compete for business worldwide as a respected and
responsible member of the security printing industry.
Crane & Company
In 1801, a family tradition of innovation and excellence in papermaking
began when Zenas Crane established a paper mill in Dalton, Massachusetts,
USA. In 2001, Crane & Co. celebrated its 200th year as a manufacturer
of quality cotton papers.
One of Crane &
Co.’s early patents, issued in 1844, was for denominating banknotes
by embedding parallel silk security threads in the paper. This innovative
banknote paper was soon in wide use, and helped to position Crane &
Co. as a supplier for U.S. Currency paper in 1879.
Over its long history,
Crane & Co. has continued to refine its manufacturing processes for
the production of high-quality, specialized cotton papers, developing
a broad diversity of papers for a wide variety of demanding applications.
In addition to paper making expertise, Crane & Co. is distinguished
by its leadership in the development of currency technology and security
features.
In January of 2002,
Crane & Co. acquired AB Tumba Bruk, Tumba, Sweden, paper maker and
printer of banknotes and high security documents since 1755. Using its
nearly 450 years of combined experience, the newly integrated company,
Crane AB, will operate with emphasis on the long-standing dedication to
excellence and service that its customers have come to expect.
Giesecke
& Devrient
Founded in 1852 as a firm of specialist printers, Giesecke & Devrient
(G&D) has evolved from its traditional beginnings into an important
international group of companies. Today G&D prints banknotes and securities,
and supplies security paper and banknote processing equipment, as well as
complete identification systems and cards and card systems for electronic
payment and telecommunications. Throughout the company's history, it has
consistently pioneered the use of innovative technology. Security and competence
are the international high-tech group's watchwords. Its customer-focused
products, systems and services make G&D a reliable partner for all organizations
needing to solve complex problems in security-related fields.
Hologram.Industries
Founded in 1984, Hologram.Industries is a French company
specialised in the creation, production and sale of optical security components,
most commonly referred to as holograms. Hologram.Industries' products
are dedicated to the protection of identity and value documents, as well
as branded products. Hologram.Industries has perfected all of the proprietary
technologies necessary to manufacture state-of-the-art products, including
origination, embossing, metallization, demetallization, coating, and finishing.
All of our products are manufactured in a secure facility that follows
a strict security protocol approved by the European Central Bank. Known
for our unique technology, Hologram.Industries has customers in more than
30 countries and is responsible for the creation of the originations for
the high denominations of the newly issued Euro.
Hueck
Folien
Hueck Folien is an innovative company dedicated to it's
customer's needs and perspectives. Our vast experience accumulated over
several decades in film and packaging engineering, plus our competence
in the entire spectrum of relevant converting technologies, has earned
us a position of world-wide leadership in these fields. State-of-the-art
equipment and efficient plant design provide ample capacities and permit
the incorporation of new concepts to meet the diverse demands of our customer-oriented
business divisions.
Steady growth and continuing organisational development have enabled Hueck
Folien to maintain independence while becoming
a prominent international packaging group. Moreover the integrated management
of our subsidiaries and branch offices ensure close interaction with customers
where-ever they are located throughout the world. Implementation of our
philosophy of personalised and individualised customer service is facilitated
by our group's organisational structure, with its dedicated and focused
business divisions.
Being a specialist in technical films engineering, Hueck
Folien has unrivalled expertise with world-wide
technology leadership in the area of high-value security threads for banknotes,
securities and documents. As a long-time production and development partner
of a leading international technology group in the high-security industry,
we have established an excellent reputation for customer support and reliability
when it comes to technically demanding products and services.
KBA-Giori
KBA-Giori S.A. is a
global supplier of security printing systems serving the banknote industry.
Our core business ranges from design & pre-press activity to design
& supply of production machines, systems & process control tools
focused on quality, security, workflow & environmental management.
Key print groups covered are offset, screen, intaglio, numbering &
foil application. Automatic inspection & finishing systems along with
support & peripheral services complete the KBA-Giori business package.
Our machines are used in the production of virtually all banknotes in
circulation around the world.
Leonhard
Kurz GmbH & Co. KG
Leonhard Kurz GmbH & Co. KG is a family owned company
established about 100 years ago. From its beginning as a gold foil producer,
it is today a leading manufacturer in the world of security hotstamping
foils. Kurz
Transfer Products L.P. and Kurz
Hastings Philadelphia, the U.S.branches of the Kurz
Group, were founded in 1820 by the Hastings family as gold leaf manufacturers.
In 1972 John V. Hastings sold the company to Kurz
& Partners. Kurz
expanded the business and designated the facilities in Philadelphia for
the manufacturing of Touchwood products and the facility in Charlotte
for the manufacturing of security products.
The Kurz
Group consists of nine manufacturing plants, fifteen subsidiaries and
over 70 exclusive agencies. Kurz
offers an excellent customer service from concept to full production through
a world-wide network in manufacturing, sales and services. Quality control
throughout the Kurz
Group is supported by our ISO 9001 certification. Security of our manufacturing
plants is protected by a perimeter and internal security system which
has been approved by the European Central Bank, the German Central Bank
and many other Central Banks throughout the world.
Since the start of the security business in the Kurz
Group in the early 80s, Kurz
has contributed to currency series for 61 countries and more than 150
different banknotes including the Swiss Franc, the Pound Sterling and
the EURO by its OVD security products.
Maximus
Physical security is key to the banknote industry - from securing the
manufacturing environments of critical raw material security elements
to the printing and storage of finished currency. Maximus focuses on providing
complex and innovative smart card identification systems to provide maximum
physical security for each stage of currency development. By applying
cutting edge technology to smart card applications, Maximus designs and
implements card technology systems that deliver the highest level of security
against counterfeiting coupled with outstanding durability. Maximus smart
card identification systems are customized to fit the unique operating
environments and technology requirements of each our government and industry
clients. Our systems are capable of incorporating a wide range of value-added
technology, including biometric recognition, individualized security access
profiling, and electronic funds transfer.
Maximus is pleased to demonstrate our extensive capabilities by providing
a biometric smart card system that will be used to secure the Banknote
2003 Conference.
Orell
Füssli
Orell Füssli, founded in 1519, is one of the world's oldest printing
companies. Today, apart from conjuring up a tradition of excellence, the
name has become a byword for the highest quality in respect of techniques,
security and innovation. You'll find the Orell Füssli logo on many
of the things that accompany us in our daily life: on books, banknotes,
securities and plastic cards. Orell Füssli began printing securities
as early as 1827 and has been supplying banknotes incorporating state-of-the-art
security technology to the Swiss National Bank since 1911. Since then, Orell
Füssli has continually tested technical innovations and developed unique
new techniques and security features such as Microperf and Security Design
Software. With its superb infrastructure, Orell Füssli can fully exploit
all security printing technologies either on paper or polymer substrates.
Papierfabrik
Louisenthal
Papierfabrik Louisenthal is a world-ranking manufacturer of banknote and
security paper. A subsidiary of the Giesecke & Devrient Group, Papierfabrik
Louisenthal is sole supplier of banknote paper to the Deutsche Bundesbank.
Papierfabrik Louisenthal also supplies banknote and security paper to central
banks in more than 80 countries and to many printing works of central banks
and security printers all over the world.
SICPA
For 75 years, SICPA has provided security solutions for documents of value
of all types, from banknotes to passports to cheques. The solutions provided
are designed and developed in response to the needs of the market, and can
include ink systems in which specific detectable properties are incorporated
for subsequent machine and forensics detection. Continual focus on excellence
in Research and Development has made SICPA the world leader in the broadest
range of ink related solutions. The quality and the reliability of SICPA
not only relates to high technology printing solutions but also to the right
technical support and service, ensuring the highest level of customer satisfaction.
This combination makes SICPA ever ready to deliver complete solutions to
any customer in the world.