HoloKote Secure ID card watermark

When creating an ID card, aspects such as colour, design and layout can sometimes take precedence over the most important element, the security. Without a card security feature, anyone with access to any ID card printer could make a convincing copy of your card.

All Magicard ID card printers have a built-in card security feature – HoloKote, which prints a secure watermark on the card’s surface.

Some Magicard ID card printers, offer the option of customising this watermark to your organisation’s unique logo or security design, tiled or stretched across the card.

Added visual security at no extra cost

Holokote, patented by Magicard, is a secure watermark that is printed on to the card surface during the normal print cycle using standard consumables (ribbons and cards).

The HoloKote image is frosted into the clear overcoat application of the standard print process resulting in a watermark like layer that can be visually verified when the card is tilted in the light. With all Magicard direct-to-card printers, the user can select from four standard secure Holokote designs using the printer driver.

Enhanced visual security

Completely unique to Magicard, HoloPatch cards have a highly reflective gold ‘super diffuser’ seal. When the HoloKote watermark is printed on to the seal, the watermark becomes clearly visible under all lighting conditions. HoloKote with HoloPatch has a similar appearance to hologram seals. It provides a distance visible security mark allowing a security guard or colleague to easily verify badge authenticity from a distance of six feet or more.

Your own logo as a secure watermark

With a Magicard ID card printer*, users can opt for Custom HoloKote – enabling the implementation of a personalised HoloKote watermark into the standard print process. This watermark could be an organisation’s logo, or some other unique security design.

* Custom Holokote’s are available on the following printers: Magicard 300, Magicard 600, Magicard E+ and Magicard Ultima

Activating your secure watermark

Like their predecessors, the Magicard 600, 300 and Ultima can print an anti-fraud customised watermark on every card. It enables the secure online delivery of bespoke HoloKote watermarks via the printer driver interface. Where previously only one design was available per printer, now users can store up to ten.

Added security at no extra cost

This innovative security option is available by special order and the short lead time makes it possible for customers to start producing secure ID cards in far less time than is required by a custom holographic over-laminate solution, and at a fraction of the cost.

Magicard Timeline

Magicard was founded with one simple goal: to deliver world-class ID card printer solutions. Over the last 30 years Magicard has done this consistently: introducing innovations such as Holokote and digital shredding alongside ground-breaking printers such as the original Rio Pro, the Magicard 600 and most recently the fastest, smallest and best quality printer in its class, the Pronto 100.

Magicard 200, the first printer product is launched
Holokote is invented in our UK HQ and patented
Rio and Tango is launched
Magicard Alto is launched
Magicard wins Queens Award for Export and for the Alto Design
Magicard Enduro is launched. for more information read about the Enduro
Magicard Pronto is launched, for more information read about the Magicard Pronto
Magicard Rio Pro is launched, for more information read about the Magicard Rio Pro
Magicard splits off from Ultra Electronics
Rio Pro 360 is launched, for more information read about the Magicard Rio Pro 360

Ultima is launched, for more information read about the Magicard Ultima

Pronto PK is announced

Strategic Partner Counsel Introduced

Magicard expanded in Manilla and China

Opened a second office in Greenville USA
Magicard 600 is launched, for more information read about the Magicard 600

Magicard 300 is launched, for more information read about the Magicard 300
Magicard D is launched, for more information read about the Magicard D

Magicard K is launched, for more information read about the Magicard K
Pronto100 is launched, for more information read about the Magicard Pronto100
Brady Corporation acquires Magicard
The new Magicard NEO range is launched.

100NEO is launched, for more information read about the Magicard D

300NEO is launched, for more information read about the Magicard K

600NEO is launched, for more information read about the Magicard K
Magicard’s 30th Anniversary.

HoloKote for greater visual security

A trusted visual security watermark for you ID cards