Money counting machine
Money counting machines are electromechanical devices for counting, checking and packaging cash .
Wherever there is a correspondingly large amount of cash, the machines simplify handling and make it easier to identify counterfeit money and remove it from circulation. Coin-counting the one hand, used by professional cash handlers, such as banks , casinos and cash in transit companies , but also in retail , at petrol stations or in the restaurants they perform their services. In general, money processing is divided into banknote and coin counting machines.
Banknote counting machines
Banknote counting machines are used to count, process, authenticate and sometimes sort banknotes . A basic distinction can be made according to the functional scope of the devices. The range extends from simple devices that can only count the number of single stacks of banknotes to so-called mixed evaluators. The latter are able to use various sensor technologies to determine the values of individual banknotes in stacks to be counted in mixed form, even at high counting speeds, and to combine them into an overall result at the end.
Some techniques are exemplary: spectrum analysis , format identification, and scanner technology . Furthermore, note counters can be used to detect false banknotes according to the scope of the integrated authenticity checks. The essential techniques for this are testing using ultraviolet light ( black light ), magnetic thread and magnetic code testing using appropriate sensors, and testing in infrared light using infrared sensors.
Finally, there are a few other technical devices that make working with banknote counting machines easier: fluoroscopic sensors for detecting or avoiding double counting, format sensors for detecting different banknote formats in single-type banknote stacks and other functions for adding several counting processes or presetting desired counting quantities. Depending on the volume of banknotes, it may make sense to operate machines with several output slots. As a rule, however, such machines are reserved for central bank applications. On the other hand, machines with an additional return compartment are becoming more and more common so that counting processes do not have to be interrupted when incorrect or damaged banknotes are recognized.
Coin counting machines
Coin counters are suitable for counting, processing, authenticating and mostly sorting coins . Similar to the banknote counters, there are some features that characterize the coin counters in more detail. In general, the volume of coins is significantly larger depending on the number of pieces, which is why devices with a sorting function are much more common than with note counters. In turn, a distinction can be made between pure piece counters and mixed evaluators as well as sorting machines.
Professional coin counting machines are equipped with state-of-the-art alloy sensors, which enables a reliable sorting out of foreign bodies, foreign coins and false coins. Similar to banknote counting machines, coin counters also have certain equipment details that make work easier: the function of the coin stops for presetting the number of pieces to be counted (for further processing into coin rolls ) or a bagging device for further transfer to permissible central bank-compatible packaging units .