KURZ is well known as the supplier of the KINEGRAM® foils seen on banknotes in many countries around the world. This diffractive technology has now been harnessed to create striking movement effects in multi-coloured banknote threads, maximising the attractiveness of this kind of feature and the possibilities for immediate naked-eye verification.

Ian will outline the technology used in the new KURZ THREADS, covering both diffractive KINEGRAM®-based threads and the thin-film based COSMIC threads.