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Cash Counters - What You Should To Know

By Kyle Zoltowski
Jul 4, 2009
People are so used to cash counters that they've forgotten that tellers used to count bank notes with their hands. All the way back in the 1970s, a visit to the bank was something that was going to be a painful experience because every customer in the queue would take about 10 minutes to conduct their business. If you were depositing large sums of money, the teller would be forced to count each and every note by hand. This manual procedure was laborious, error-prone and a big waste of time. Out of these shortcomings came the currency counter.

Early versions of automatic cash counters were mechanical devices used by the United States treasury on a very small scale to count currency. These early incarnations were designed to reduce labor by the staff. From then we've had the improved versions of the early 1980s and now the advanced versions we have today.

Automatic Bill counters have been made possible with the introduction of three technologies - computers, bill detection software and precision manufacturing.

An automatic currency counting machine can process notes at speeds up to 72,000 notes every hour. Aside from speed, many bill counters have an additional benefit of detecting counterfeits. Others can detect those bills that are damaged or mutilated, and separate them.

How do you buy a cash counter? The first consideration you'll factor in will be its purpose. What do you intend to use the automatic currency counting machine for? If you're buying for your small store where you will not be counting so much cash, you will only need a small counter top unit. These ones will fit quite comfortably onto small tables and do not have sophisticated functions. As such they are less expensive.

A large super market where thousands of Dollars changes hands each day will need a more heavy duty variant. If the particular store is located within city, it may call for one with advanced features such as fake note detection.

If you have to handle situations where you receive money in different denominations, you can purchase a discriminator which is able to separate smaller and bigger bank bills in one pass. These particular devices are very sophisticated and hence, cost more.

You should consider processing speed and convenience as well. Some banknote counters are manufactured with a vertical feeder that takes in cash through the top and will be more appropriate for someone who sits on a taller seat. Horizontallly fed automatic currency counting machines capture notes through the side and can be easier to use for a user who has a lower seating position.

You'll also need to decide on the display. Some automatic money counting machines have a solitary display for the clerk only. Then there are others that have two displays - a small one for the user to monitor the process and another larger one for the customer. These types suit places like retail banks and other sensitive establishments where disputes can arise or where trust is a requirement.

If you are utilizing the bill counter in a dusty place, you'll need to get a type that evacuates dust from the face of the user. These machines have units that fan away all dust particles on the top of the notes to a canister in the machine. These devices need frequent maintenance to work well.

Automatic Cash counting machine are extremely sensitive devices. Do not try to service them in house and always use the specified voltage. If the machine develops a problem, refer only to fully qualified personnel and don't try to repair them on your own.
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