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Anti-counterfeiting: Oberthur Fiduciaire opts for technological artillery barrage

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Watermarking is one of the most widely used identifying techniques in banknote printing industry, so as to discourage counterfeiting with the help of highly complex printing processes. Appearing under the form of cleverly-integrated patterns visible through various shades of lightness, watermarks are the result of decades of intensive R&D, shedding light on how the secure printing industry turn banknotes into symbols of national sovereignty and public power.

Thomas Savare, the French draftsman of the world

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The number of printing factories in charge of secure printing for banknote production in the world is quite small. A handful of highly specialized banknote designers are responsible for keeping the world’s economies fluid, safe from counterfeiting and making the peoples around the globe proud of their country. Among them, the French firm Oberthur Fiduciaire, run by Thomas Savare, which has heaved (and kept) itself on the first tier of the world market. Its angle? Design and intimate knowledge of the world’s cultures.

Flexibility, the Next Big Thing For Modern Armament

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The twentieth century has been rich in shifts. When an army’s job was to defeat the opponent, barely a century ago, the number of missions which befall armed forces today has quickly gone from 2 to 4. To defensive and offensive missions, governments have added stability and support operations. This change goes beyond training: it requires for equipment and vehicles to be completely re-thought. And flexibility became a crucial requirement, especially for European countries, where Defence spending is actually falling.