foster+freeman manufacture advanced solutions for use at all 3 lines of questioned document examination:
A first line examination may be described as the visual inspection of overt security features, which may be undertaken by a trained examiner using sight and touch alone.
Second line examination requires users of varying levels of expertise, using simple equipment, to be able to quickly and easily detect and authenticate semi-covert security features that cannot otherwise be discerned by the naked eye.
Third line examinations are conducted by QDE experts equipped with specialist equipment capable of revealing covert security features.
VSC® 8000/HS
Our most advanced QDE workstation to date, the VSC8000/HS combines sophisticated digital imaging and multi-wavelength illumination technology with a clear and efficient software interface, to provide a complete solution to the examination of all questioned documents.
VSC® PDi+
The VSC-PDi+ captures ultra-high-resolution images of documents under a selection of light sources, storing them together with biometric and embedded data to create a full digital record of the physical document.
VSC® 80i
Advanced forensic-level technology, operated via a simplified touchscreen interface, the VSC80i provides a complete solution to the examination of secure travel and identity documents including passports, ID cards, visas, entry permits, and drivers licences.
ESDA® 2
The ESDA® 2 works by creating an electrostatic image of indented writing, which is then visualized by the application of charge-sensitive toners. The sensitive imaging process reacts to sites of microscopic damage to fibres at the surface of a document, which have been created by abrasive interaction with overlying surfaces during the act of handwriting.
