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DATAPAGES FOR E-PASSPORTS
OUTSTANDING QUALITY AND
SECURITY IN POLYCARBONATE
Passport documents by Trb
The importance of high security
travel documents is increasing
with the introduction of new
travel document standards,
and the high public and politi-
cal expectations for trustwor-
thy passport and identity docu-
ments.
Polycarbonate datapage
Trbs polycarbonate datapage is
a key element in producing fraud-
resistant passport booklets with
high quality personalization fea-
tures and security elements.
Trbs datapage can be sup-
plied with or without a chip
module, according to the needs
of the customer and the chosen
passport design. The datapage
artwork is normally designed in
close collaboration with the
customer.
Delight your citizens with a high
security travel document with
wide international acceptance
by integrating Trbs polycar-
bonate datapage into your
passport document.
Trbs passport solutions
Trbs scope of supply covers a
wide range of customer needs.
Quite often, customers already
have manufacturing facilities in
place like booklet production
and document personalization.
In these scenarios, suppliers
usually focus on the manufac-
ture and delivery of datapages,
but sometimes, customers re-
quire a wider scope. In such
cases, Trb can offer document
solutions covering:
PASSPORT DOCUMENT SOLUTIONS
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Passport booklets
.
Polycarbonate passport
datapages
.
Turnkey solution for personali-
zation centers
.
Project management
.
Consulting services
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Datapage portfolio
The datapage is a key compo-
nent of a biometric passport
booklet also referred to as an
e-passport.
Trbs polycarbonate datapage
portfolio processes congura-
tions with the chip module in
the cover as well and also inte-
grated into the datapage:
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Datapage 400 very exible
polycarbonate datapage for
e-passports with chip in the
back or front cover
.
Datapage 600e worlds
thinnest polycarbonate
datapage with integrated chip
module
.
Datapage 800e polycarbon-
ate datapage with integrated
chip module, eld proven
since 2006
Benets related to Trbs
datapages
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Tamper-resistant, high quality
laser engraving
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Fraud prevention from built-in,
leading-edge security features
.
Long lifespan due to fused
polycarbonate material with
an integrated page binding
element
.
High reliability and complete
closure of passport booklet
facilitated by patented binding
technique
.
Multiple sourcing of hardware
and software platforms from
selected chip and operating
system suppliers
.
Produced in Switzerland by
Trb AG, a certied high
security printing house
DESIGNED FOR EXCELLENCE IN PERSONALIZATION
Laser engraving
All datapage products are de-
signed for high quality person-
alization by means of true gray-
scale laser engraving with
equipment from leading suppli-
ers. Laser personalization re-
sults in high fraud resistance
since:
.
Laser induced carbonization is
located inside the datapage
body
.
Personalized tactile elements
help reveal unlawful manipula-
tions with overlays
Chip module
The datapage products 600e
and 800e contain an embed-
ded chip module featuring
.
ICAO-compliant electronic
machine readable travel
document functionality
.
BAC, EAC and SAC/PACE
functionality supporting EU
standards
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Security features
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Security printing features such
as micro lettering, guilloche
and rainbow printing
.
OVI

Optically Variable Ink

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DOVID Diffractive Optically
Variable Image Device
embedded metallized
Kinegram

embedded transparent
Kinegram

or DID

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Optically variable elements for
datapage 400 and 800e:
LFI

Latent Filter Image

Dynaprint

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tru/vision Color image
visible under 365 nm UV
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IR and UV printing
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Tactile microlettering and
other surface elements

COMMITTED TO STRONG FRAUD-RESISTANCE
Personalization features
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True grayscale laser engraving
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Tactile laser engraving
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tru/window LOCK second-
ary image in transparent
window by means of laser
ablation
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MLI/CLI based on lenticular
structures
.
PhotoLock integrated
photo security element
.
ImagePerf

.
IPI Invisible Personalized
Information

Mechanical features
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Fused datapage hinge for
document robustness
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VisiFab evidence visible on
binding if datapage is
exchanged by fraudster
.
Highly exible binding for
users convenience
.
Encapsulated electronics with
embedded chip module and
wired antenna (datapage
600e and 800e)
.
Compliance with ICAO
Technical Report on Durability
of Machine Readable
Passports
Production features
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Designed for booklet
production and personaliza-
tion with all established
manufacturing systems
.
Flat passport booklet owing to
exible binding
.
Single-step sewing with low
wear on production tools
security background
with guilloche and
rainbow printing
Dynaprint

(datapage 400 and 800e)

OVI

Optically Variable Ink

LFI

Latent Filter Image

(datapage 400 and 800e)
MLI
Multiple Laser Image
tactile laser engraving
VisiFab UV
hinge fabric with
interwoven
UV visible bers
serial number in
infrared visible color
tactile microlettering
and surface elements
UV-uorescent printing,
tru/vision
embedded
transparent DOVID
laser image
tru/window LOCK
laser ablation feature
2023
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Locked portrait information
Trbs security feature tru/win-
dow
TM
LOCK prevents the card-
holders portrait being tam-
pered with after it has been is-
sued. The patented tru/win-
dow
TM
LOCK security element
comprises a secondary portrait
image (known as a ghost image)
which is personalized in a metal-
lic foil by means of laser ablation,
whereby the metallic foil is inte-
grated into a window inside the
polycarbonate card body.
Adding a negative portrait
tru/window
TM
LOCK uses a
negative personalization pro-
cess where the light-colored im-
age information is personalized
through metal ablation. This
means that metal is selectively
removed from the metallic foil in
parts of the light-colored image
leaving transparent areas. The
resulting ghost image inside the
window is visible as a positive
halftone image in high resolu-
tion under direct light. Thanks to
TRU/WINDOW
TM
LOCK
A NEW DIMENSION IN PHOTO-PROTECTION
the negative personalization
process of tru/window
TM
LOCK,
it is not possible to add any ad-
ditional dark image information
to the secondary image by sub-
sequent laser personalization.
Hence, the tru/window
TM
LOCK
security feature prevents the si-
multaneous tampering of the
primary and secondary card
holder portrait and safeguards
the portrait effectively from any
attempts of forgery.
tru/window
TM
LOCK benets
.
Inverse personalized ghost
image on metal foil which is
integrated into a transparent
window
.
It is not possible to add further
dark image information
through subsequent laser
personalization after it has has
been issued
.
Prevents simultaneous
tampering of primary and
secondary image
.
High resolution metal ablation
personalization process using
standard laser engraving
equipment
.
First line security feature easy
to verify
Datapage window security
element
tru/window
TM
LOCK effectively
combines a window element
with an innovative security
measure. By protecting the
document integrity with the
window feature, and at the
same time safeguarding the op-
tically personalized owners
portrait from any tampering,
the tru/window LOCK ele-
ment provides a new dimension
in photo protection.
The window element is a strong
counter measure against po-
tential attempts to split the da-
tapage card body or apply
grinding techniques.
security background
with guilloche and
rainbow printing
Dynaprint

(datapage 400 and 800e)

OVI

Optically Variable Ink

LFI

Latent Filter Image

(datapage 400 and 800e)
MLI
Multiple Laser Image
tactile laser engraving
VisiFab UV
hinge fabric with
interwoven
UV visible bers
serial number in
infrared visible color
tactile microlettering
and surface elements
UV-uorescent printing,
tru/vision
embedded
transparent DOVID
laser image
tru/window LOCK
laser ablation feature
2023
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Thinnest datapage with chip
Trb manufactures the worlds
thinnest polycarbonate data-
page with integrated electron-
ics. With a thickness close to
600 micrometers, the datapage
is thinner than other state-of-
the-art products and signi-
cantly thinner than the maxi-
mum value of 900 micrometers
specied by the ICAO.

Highly exible datapage
body
The datapage 600e is charac-
terized by unsurpassed me-
chanical exibility. Accordingly,
passport booklets with a data-
page 600e also prove to be very
exible in mechanical terms.
The datapage 600e construc-
tion is based on a dedicated
multilayer polycarbonate struc-
ture with an embedded state-
of-the-art chip module with
reduced thickness.

DATAPAGE 600E
THE WORLDS THINNEST E-DATAPAGE
Superior passport handling
characteristics
Document handling character-
istics depend, amongst other
things, on the properties of the
polycarbonate document body
and the hinge used for joining
the datapage with the booklet.
The hinge construction of
Trbs exible datapages is de-
signed towards high user con-
venience. As a result, the pass-
port booklet stays open when
presented to border control of-
cers and remains at after
closing.
Document holders and border
control ofcers experience su-
perior booklet handling quali-
ties such as:
.
Unsurpassed mechanical
exibility of the datapage
.
Mechanically exible passport
booklet
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Paper-like opening and closing
of the booklets
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Robust and durable travel
document
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Dimensions
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ID-3: 88.0 mm x 125.0 mm
(excl. sewing zone)
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Thickness (typical):
datapage 400: 450 m
datapage 600e: 640 m
datapage 800e: 830m
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Sewing area: 9.0 mm
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2-up: industry standard format
for booklet production
containing 2 datapages,
dimension according customer
specication
SPECIFICATIONS
Standards
.
ICAO 9303 Machine Readable
Travel Documents, Part 1, Vol.
1 & 2, 6th edition (2006)
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EU-Passport Specication,
working document
28/06/2006
.
Technical Guidelines TR-
03110-1/2/3, Advanced
Security Mechanisms for
Machine Readable Travel
Documents, Parts 1 to 3, V
2.10 (BAC, EAC, SAC/PACE)
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ISO/IEC 14443-1 to 4
.
ICAO Technical Reports:
Durability of Machine
Readable Passports and RF
Protocol and Application Test
Standard for e-Passport, Part 2
and 3
Material
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Genuine polycarbonate
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Fused under heat and
pressure, free of adhesives
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Binding: polyethylene
terephthalate fabric
Processing
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Layout: customer-specic
artwork provided by Trb AG
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Binding: supports passport
booklet production equip-
ment from leading suppliers
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Punching: requires polycar-
bonate punching equipment
.
Personalization: supports laser
engraving modules from
leading personalization
suppliers
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Trb AG
Hintere Bahnhofstrasse 12
5001 Aarau
Switzerland
Tel. +41 62 832 00 00
Fax +41 62 832 01 00
info@trueb.ch
www.trueb.ch
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