In the 21st century The rise of high security machine readable – ePassports has let to demand for manufacturing processes and systems to create the smart “Datapages” within these Passports.
The Datapages contain all the usual personal holder details – secured with various covert security features, plus a Chip containing encrypted data which is machine readable through a buried antenna.
Together with security print, holograms. Window features and buried, personalised laser data the Datapage is typically constructed with up to 10 layers
Generally made from high durability Polycarbonate each of these functional elements must be individually produced, assembled and welded into a solid laminated Polycarbonate Page – around the thickness of a credit card – this DataPage is then bound into the traditional Passport together with the paper pages and cover that we are all familiar with.
The switch back to the “blue” British Passport following Brexit required the reissuing of a large number of Passports and the facility of the automated eGates at Airports, giving people a typically faster processing time through immigration has encouraged takeup pf the new style passports.
As in the UK many other countries have introduced the new style of Passport – providing enhanced security and swifter immigration clearance
Oasys has been at the heart of the development of this product – providing systems to assemble, and laminate the DataPage and Datapage cutting system to create “binding ready” Datapages for the traditional process of Binding the Passport together with paper pages and covers. See pictures and video
PASSPORT DATA PAGE CONSTRUCTION
Contact cleaning is ideal for cleaning flat products in sheet or web form which can have dust contamination or fibres on the surface
The elastomer roller has intimate contact with the product surface and removes particles – in addition it is engineered to neutralise and mitigate static charge on the product surface facilitating the removal of particles, dust and fibres.
Contamination that is picked up by the elastomer roller surface is then transferred to a sticky “Collection” roller which retains the dirt, dust and particles – thus keeping the elastomer roller clean and able to pick up further contamination.
The process of pick up and transfer to collection rollers is continuous and double sided – as the diagram below illustrates.
TRUST & SECURITY
Multilayer circuit boards ( multilayer PCBs) can have upwards of 20 layers of sophisticated circuitry buried inside – during manufacture each of these layers is sensitive to dust and contamination. It is essential therefore these complex electronic layers are kept contamination and defect free prior to and during the manufacturing processes.
The OCC1000 contact sheet cleaner is designed to clean sheet surfaces using a mechanism that gently removes over 98% of all surface particles in a gentle but thorough process. Using a double sided automatic contact cleaning process the OCC1000 will lift particles, dust and fibres from the surface while controlling and mitigating any static that may be present.
Systems can be integrated into manufacturing processes or or configured as stand alone “offline” units to prepare defect free material ready for processing
TECHNOLOGY
Certain engineered elastomers are able to remove particles from a surface by an intimate rolling contact – this can clean surfaces and create effectively defect free products for onward assembly and manufacture – essentially increasing yields in production.
The technology of the elastomer roller can pick up particles below one micron and remove over 98% of dust, particles and fibre on a given surface.
Static can be an issue particularly on electronic and printed flat surfaces where dust and contamination attracts contamination due to electrically charged surfaces. The technology of the roller has built in anti static properties to control and mitigate static – allowing the contamination to be removed and reducing static charge in the product.
The technology is completed by a dirt “collection” system that cleans the elastomer roller – ensuring that particles to not get retransferred to the product surface.
SYSTEMS
ODG500 Fully Automatic ID/Passport Datapage Cutting System
The double cutting / guillotine system from Oasys was developed 30 years ago to create accurate “datum” edges on laminated credit card sheets – enabling accurate subsequent processes such as screen printing printing on the cards
In later years the machine has developed to cut Passport Datapages and other ID documents – creating for example “binding ready” Passport Datapages
The system uses a comibination of precision transport and three axis registration to accurately cut sheets of Cards / Datapages into predetermined formats or sizes.
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