Why certifcation?

Security printing has changed dramatically during the past decades. New technologies have emerged.

Security features have grown in complexity to deter fraud and combat counterfeiting.

Yet some problems have grown larger, posing serious threats to both our industry and society as a whole –

forged identity and travel documents facilitating illegal border crossings, counterfeit currency passing into

worldwide circulation and false identities created from fake birth certificates, to name but a few.

Banknotes and identity documents are becoming ever more sophisticated, but so is counterfeiting. Security

printers and their suppliers cannot afford to stand still. Closing gaps and keeping ahead of the counterfeiters

on a global level remains a constant challenge.

Intergraf launched its certification scheme in 2003 as part of its mission to promote and protect the interests

of the printing industry. Together with technical experts from all over the world, it developed international

standards with one goal in mind: to provide security printers and their suppliers with a solid framework for

managing all security printing processes.

From logical security to physical security to supply chain assurance, Intergraf’s ISO 14298 and CWA 15374 ensure

that a set of requirements are met to guarantee a high level of security across all operations and processes,

eliminating risk for customers and their products.

Over 130 production sites in 50 countries across 5 continents are already reaping the benefits of Intergraf’s

certifications. And in doing so winning more business. Find out why you should be next.