Offset Printing

IAI Supplies Passport Personalisation Systems to Algeria

Monday 28. January 2008 - Industrial Automation Integrators (IAI) B.V. in Veldhoven, a subsidiary of DOCDATA N.V. in Waalwijk, will supply BookMaster One systems for the personalization of passports to Hotel des Monnaies, a department of the Banque d'Algerie. This department will use the systems for the personalization of Algerian passports.

BookMaster One systems are one of IAI’s latest developments. They perform the entire personalisation of passports in one pass through the system, including quality verification of all processing done. This means that blank passports are inserted in the system, all personal information is applied, and fully personalized books appear at the output ready for issuing.

At present BookMaster One systems are already employed in the personalisation of Swiss and Ukranian passports. Other IAI systems are employed in the processing of passports for countries such as: Belgium, The Netherlands, Portugal, United Kingdom, Costa Rica, Ireland, Sweden, Estonia and Canada.

The BookMaster One systems for Algeria will be commissioned in 2008. The decision of the Algerian authorities in favour of IAI’s systems confirms and strengthens IAI’s position as a prominent supplier to the Security Printing market which produces products such as passports, ID-cards, drivers’ licenses, banknotes and other securities.