On occasion, some of our customers have documents that they wish to duplicate using carbonless copy paper (NCR paper) in the usual way, however, they do not require all the information being written/printed to transfer to subsequent sheets.
As a quick example; some confidential information such as credit card details may need to be written on the top NCR sheet but due to data protection you do not wish to have them appear on the bottom NCR copy.
Desensitised NCR is possible to create by printing with Desensitising Ink, this is an alternative to printing Hatching which instead obscures what is being copied down; we have explained both options below…
This near clear Ink has been specifically designed to maintain the confidentiality of certain information by preventing the development of the NCR copy in specific areas.
Desensitising Ink stops the chemical reaction that takes place normally when the invisible dye on the reverse of the top carbonless NCR sheet couples with the other chemical component that is deposited on the face of the bottom NCR sheet, as a result, when pressure is applied to the desensitised area, no transfer of the information will take place.
On the other areas of the NCR sheet that are not treated it will work as usual.
Another option is to print hatching on the area you do not wish to be visible, hatching is a mix of jumbled letters and numbers (or pattern), the information being written is still copied down, however, due to the underlying pattern it is obscured and not possible to read.
It is possible to use either solution on multiple areas of a page, it also not just restricted to the bottom copy only, for example, with a 3 part document you could desensitise/hatch the middle copy (part 2) with the information still transferring down to the bottom part (part 3).
We have been trading for over 20 years and specialise in NCR Printing; we print NCR Pads, Books and Sets and can manufacture most items NCR related, if you have a question or a job you need advice on, please do get in touch: 0330 111 5040
