Inkjet printing is a megatrend permeating the entire printing industry—especially label printing. This technology offers not only maximum precision but also the opportunity to integrate sophisticated security features. As a result, the Schreiner ProSecure competence center can also implement proven methods such as microtext by means of inkjet printing.

Inkjet printing enables a contactless printing process in which the artwork is digitally transmitted. That makes fast adjustments and various consecutive printing processes possible. Microtext and guilloches are some of the security features that can be integrated in this process. Serialization, i.e., issuing of individual serial numbers, enhances security further, as repeated queries or feedback of the same serial number in an online feedback system detects fakes.

According to the FINAT Digital Press Index, the utilization of inkjet printing presses in narrow-web printing has been overtaking conventional printing presses for several years. This trend shows that inkjet printing has become firmly established in label production. That’s why it’s crucial to integrate security features directly in inkjet printing. Hybrid machines combining flexographic and inkjet printing can be used more efficiently in that way.

Microtext has been used in flexographic printing for a long time and experienced continuous evolution over the years. Now microtext is possible in inkjet printing as well. Serialization of microtext enhances security further because individual counterfeits are practically impossible. Guilloches, complex graphic patterns, can be used in serialized form in inkjet printing too. Every pattern is individually adapted around the serial number, which raises security to yet another level.

In total, inkjet printing offers a versatile and effective means of integrating security features such as microtext and guilloches into labels. By combining precision and digital flexibility this technology provides a wide variety of possibilities in security printing.