What a security-print customer expects from 100 percent inspection
The 100 percent inspection a security-print customer wants is usually that every piece is present, microtext or the security element is not missing, and numbers are not repeated or skipped. Catching large dirt spots is not that inspection. The number rule follows this job’s instruction.
The 100 percent inspection a security-print customer wants is usually this: every piece is present, microtext or the security element is not missing, and numbers are not repeated or skipped. Catching large dirt spots is not the 100 percent inspection they asked for. The number rule follows the instruction for this job.
Why it is judged this way
When microtext is smaller than the camera can resolve, write in the contract that it cannot be seen. Do not pretend it was inspected. Where it can be seen, there must be a sample with the element intentionally missing, to prove the alarm. Numbers are checked against the sequence rule. Looking at whether the characters resemble the master is not enough.
What to compare
| What you see | Call it | Do not |
|---|---|---|
| A security element is missing | Alarm | Call dirt-catching a 100 percent inspection |
| A number is repeated or skipped | Alarm by the rule | Only compare the artwork |
| Resolution cannot see the microtext | Write that in the capability | Write “100 percent inspected” on the acceptance |
Check at a job change or a new roll
- Confirm this job’s security elements are inside the field of view and the resolution.
- Make one sample with the element missing and confirm it alarms.
- Write the number rule and the starting number into the template record.
