"Forgery and counterfeiting are becoming increasingly important to government and business professionals," said Rafi Maor, HP vice president and general manager, Indigo Division. "By combining variable data printing technology with HP's superior-quality invisible ink, digital printing can help take security to a new level."

Based on HP's Electroink technology, the new invisible security ink increases protection of consumers and businesses on a wide variety of printed materials ranging from passports, driver's licenses, and membership cards to financial documents, pharmaceutical products and luxury goods. The invisible ink can only be seen under an ultraviolet lamp where it fluoresces to a bright red color. 

Through short-run, on demand printing, security inks are easier and more cost-effective to implement than ever before.  The ink product is available now for an estimated U.S. street price of $900/can.