IGT Testing Systems for the Security paper/polymer, -ink and -printing industry.

Dedicated to R&D and Quality Assurance of substrate and ink for banknotes, cheques, passports, tamper-evident labels, security tapes, product authentication, stock certificates, postage stamps, and identity cards.

SNOWFISH^®                                                                                    

A dedicated joint venture focused on advancing counterfeit detection and quality control technologies for the security printing sector. This collaboration brings together IGT’s expertise in printability testing equipment with innovative analysis tools developed by Snowfish, enabling more precise, objective, and efficient evaluation of security features in currency .

Snowfish operates independently, ensuring unbiased assessments without ties to sorter machine suppliers or other currency industry vendors. Since its inception, Snowfish has gained recognition from central banks and printing works worldwide for enhancing process reliability and data granularity in security verification.

Snowfish Product Line 

The Snowfish portfolio complements IGT’s testing systems by providing specialized tools for counterfeit analysis and quality assurance. Key products include:

• Snowfish Sorter Process (SP): An advanced system for integrating counterfeit detection directly into high-speed sorting lines, allowing real-time identification of security feature deviations in banknotes and similar substrates.
• Snowfish Quality Control (QC): A comprehensive solution for routine inspections of print quality, ink integrity, and substrate consistency, ensuring compliance with stringent security standards during production.
• Snowfish Counterfeit Analysis (CA): A detailed forensic tool for in-depth examination of potential fakes, offering consistent, data-rich insights into tampering or replication attempts on items like passports, stamps, and tamper-evident labels.

These instruments align seamlessly with IGT’s printability testers, enabling end-to-end workflows from R&D prototyping to production-line monitoring. By combining forces, IGT and Snowfish empower security manufacturers to achieve higher accuracy in authentication and reduce risks associated with counterfeiting.

For more details on integration or demonstrations, contact our team at sales@igt.nl or visit snowfish.nl.