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Advancing the
art of security

With unparalleled precision, exceptional design and the highest security standards, Orell Füssli creates unique high-security documents for customers worldwide.

Orell Füssli is a leading specialist in high-security printing and a supplier of secure banknotes and identification documents to Central Banks and issuing authorities. 

Banknotes

Banknotes are important ambassadors for a country. They epitomise security and quality, two key principles that Orell Füssli Security Printing focuses on when designing and producing banknotes.

Identification documents and systems

Orell Füssli sets the highest standards in the production of passports, visas and driving licences. Our innovative technologies guarantee the highest level of protection for your valuable documents. 

Join us on a journey that spans centuries as we redefine the security printing landscape. We do this with unwavering dedication to quality, security, and precision.

Innovation

Our goal is to revolutionise security printing by continually investing in innovation, enabling our clients to benefit from the latest advances.

Sustainability

Our historic ambition has always been to run our business in an environmentally friendly manner. Waste prevention, recycling, careful resource use are part of our daily operations. 

Design

At Orell Füssli, we believe that design and security go hand in hand. We excel at creating outstanding banknote designs with maximum counterfeit protection.

Origination

The origination process transforms the banknote design into a printable, secure document. Our origination experts have extensive knowledge of various security features and an understanding of printing machines and processes.

Insights

Explore the latest insights, cutting-edge ideas and inspiring projects here.

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Modelling the environmental impact of banknotes with BEES®

Banknote design is subject to tight constraints, including security, cost, and durability. Sustainability has become an equally crucial factor. Orell Füssli proposes to systematically include sustainability considerations into the early stages of banknote design.

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Escher® portraits - advancing digital 3D portrait design

Orell Füssli’s Escher® method is featured in the Concept Notes published by Currency News.

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OFS enhances prepress processes with new S-DLE machine investment

It is commonly known that the speed and quality of banknote printing hinge on intaglio plate making. Moreover, this is the only security printing process not available for commercial printers, making it unique in deterring counterfeiting.

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JAGUAR: Authentication in your pocket

Digitalization is a buzzword that has been shaping industries for over 40 years, fundamentally transforming products and business models. In the security printing industry, this transformation is particularly relevant as smartphones become dominant tools for interaction and authentication. Ignoring digitalization is not an option, and the security printing industry must explore ways to integrate digital solutions into traditional practices. Among the various possible responses, digital security features provide an innovative way to connect high-security printing with the digital world.

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Can AI persuasively enhance a banknote portrait?

OFS's R&D project explores whether research-based AI tools can persuasively enhance the personality of a banknote portrait. It was presented for the first time at the Security Designers Forum (SDF) in Warsaw, in September 2024. 

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