Jura
Forgery- and Counterfeit-Proofing High-Value Documents

Over the years, forgery and counterfeiting of high-value documents, such as banknotes, cheques, passports, identity cards, and tax stamps have turned into a major pain point. Adding to this, terrorists and forgers have better tools and materials to reproduce high-value documents. At this point, Jura, a Hungarian-Austrian company founded in 1988, imparts their expertise to the security printing market. Since its inception, the ownership of the company hasn’t changed, which is indicative of the founders’ dedication in catering to the space. The proprietor continues in liaison with passionate teams to offer solutions that pioneer in forgery- and counterfeit-proofing high-value documents. This has resulted in a long list of happy clients and has simultaneously enabled the company to emerge as a “Certified Security Supplier” by Intergraf and VPGI.

Developing software that works in most of the governmental and security printers across the world, Jura well understands and caters to the demands of modern security printing. The company primarily brings forth cutting-edge prepress systems for banknote printers. For its government clients, Jura offers ID documents patented solutions such as IPI for hiding personal data into photographs, and LetterScreen, the most advanced and secure ghost portrait on documents.

Keeping the volatility of today’s business landscape in mind, Jura provides its clients with tools that can seamlessly incorporate secure print layouts or augment clients’ existing designs with graphic security features. Besides the design software, direct laser engraving for intaglio plate making, and their quality control software empowers security printers to examine high-security graphic design artwork. For banknotes or other high-value documents, Jura provides unperceivable protection where security structure is embedded within the graphics, and the originality can be traced almost effortlessly through even a smartphone app without an active internet connection.

Our developers always listen to the needs of the banknote market, carefully considering the feedback, and support has been a crucial point which customers appreciate from the beginning

Recently, Jura has developed a revolutionary solution to turn the commercially widely used QR technology to be a security tool to protect documents such as security tax labels and breading documents.

Driven by in-depth researches conducted for and with customers to bring forth user-friendly solutions, Jura always remains solemn to the specific requirements of its clients. In addition, a strong, agile and experienced employee base— with personnel who has been in the company for over 25 years— has been instrumental for the company to be at their clients’ disposal, and building a relationship with them on a personal level. “Our developers always listen to the needs of the banknote market, carefully considering the feedback, and support has been a crucial point which customers appreciate from the beginning. Along with this, regular participation in exhibitions and conferences play a part in our ceaseless growth, and we are very proud of our high level of penetration, mainly at the banknote printers in the past 20 years,” briefs Janos Friss, head of travel document business unit at Jura.

In addition to bringing versatile solutions, the company provides the necessary prepress equipment training for printing houses to help them bring out security prints and their system workshop course enables clients to ensure successful production while maintaining proper quality and design.

With an ever growing list of satisfied clients, Jura, in continuing to sharpen the edge of their offerings, has drawn a strategic roadmap that will enable its team to holistically address client requirements. “The management is fully aware of the reality that a company of seventy people can cover only a small segment of the security printing market. While heavily concentrating on the traditional product, the design software, Jura has developed and keeps on developing unique technology to protect the photo-carrying personal documents.” concludes Friss.