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Arizona MVD Awards Thales Contract

The Arizona Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (MVD), has awarded Thales a three-year contract to upgrade the security features and redesign the appearance of Arizona’s driving licences and ID cards.

Arizona MVD and Thales will collaborate on card design elements, such as Multiple Laser Image (MLI) with alternately visible data elements, and two unique Thales features, Dynaprint and Edge Sealer.

Dynaprint uses multiple high-resolution images and fine line printing for an image flipping effect. Edge Sealer laser-engraves specific data on the card’s edge to form an additional bond which is extremely difficult to reproduce.

Along with the new design, Arizona will join several other Thales partner jurisdictions in North America that have switched to cards made from 100% polycarbonate, a more durable material extending their lifecycle. Cards made of polycarbonate cannot be altered without visibly damaging them, which is key to detecting counterfeited documents.