Date: 4th Aug 2010

3M making national ID cards for Panama

3M said it's Security Systems Division has started producing the new Panama national ID card . 3M has created a new centralized personalization facility in Panama, including all necessary equipment, and will provide the materials to produce half a million cards per year. 3M Security Systems is also contracted for making minor ID cards and foreigner ID cards for Panama.

The release states 3M Security Systems will print and deliver sheets of Teslin-based card material preprinted with a number of security printing features, the most notable of which is 3M Color Floating Image Security Laminate. The Color Floating Image is a customized image that dramatically moves and appears to "float" above and sink below the surface of the document. Other overt, covert and forensic security features are incorporated into the laminate to enhance document authentication and protection from counterfeiting. Guilloche, rainbow print and microtext will also be pre-printed on the card.

"3M has been a trusted, long-time supplier and its advanced security technologies have been proven to us over the years," said Magistrate Vice President Eduardo Valdés Escoffery, during a recent press conference. "Having brought the new Color Floating Image technology to our national ID cards, we are able to enhance the value and security of this credential for our citizens."