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Banknote counters are now commonly used in banks, retail environments, and other cash-intensive industries. Additionally, banknote counters are also a primary tool for detecting counterfeit notes efficiently and effectively. Counterfeit note detection can be time-consuming and laborious if it were done manually.
How Banknote Counters Detect Counterfeit Notes
Banknote counters that detect counterfeit money are equipped with sophisticated counterfeit detection applications that surpass the traditional methods of manual detection. Almost all banknote counters are equiped with several different technologies to identify counterfeit notes, including:
– CIS (Contact Image Sensor): This technology allows the banknote counter to capture a high-resolution image of the front, back, and edges of the banknote with the purpose of examining its characteristics, watermark, and the embedded security thread.
– UV (Ultraviolet): This technology allows the banknote counter to sense ultraviolet security features that are embedded in all genuine banknotes but typically missing or poorly replicated in counterfeit banknotes.
– MG (Magnetic): This technology allows the banknote counter to sense the presence of the magnetic inks and threads typically found in genuine banknotes.
– MT (Magnetic Thread): This technology allows the banknote counter to detect if the security thread embedded in the banknote is present, and correct.
– IR (Infrared): This technology allows the banknote counter to verify the embedded pattern, and materials were printed onto the banknote using infrared light and identify any discrepancies in the ink, or substrate.
For instance, the HT-3200 banknote counter utilises several different counterfeit detection technologeis including CIS, UV, MG, MT, and IR, allowing the machine to quickly and accurately determine whether the banknotes were genuine while processing 1,200 notes per minute. The HT-3200 also uses a unique feeding system that greatly reduces the rate of jams and improves the note-counting process.
Automated vs Manual Counterfeit Detection
Manual counterfeit detection means relying primarily on the human senses of touch, and sight, and sometimes using basic tools like ultraviolet pens. Staff had to examine the physical characteristics of each banknote for a watermark, color-shifting ink, security thread, and this can take an extensive amount of time, not to mention, be subject to error when processing large volumes of notes.
In contrast, a banknote counter employs various sophisticated sensors and intelligent algorithms:
– Speed: Banknote counters can count thousands of banknotes in an hour, much quicker than any manual detection method.
– Accuracy: The accuracy is fulfilled through the machine in the same procedural criteria without error, fatigue is no longer an issue to be concerned about.
– Objectivity: Automated machines are not subject to the volatility of personal judgment from an individual visual check and instead use quantifiable data gathered from their sensors.
– Convenience: With the ability to count values, sort denominations, and automatically reject notes flagged as suspicious, the workflow is smoother and better aligned with the goal to lessen risk. For example, banknote sorters have reject pockets, which allows them to hold unrecognized or suspicious notes for review later while counting authenic notes without pause.
Conclusion
In conclusion, banknote counters which are integrated with counterfeit detection features, resolve several limitations posed by manual inspection. Banknote counters are able to guarantee accuracy, dependability, a streamlined process, and speed. Collectively, all these built-in techonological features represent a serious deterrent against counterfeit notes while safeguarding the business’s bottom line, and reputation through fraud, and financial loss. Businesses employing banknote counters with valid counterfeit detection features and applications significantly increase their chances of eliminating exposure to counterfeit money.
