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Article: International currency handling.(Technology Spotlight)
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- Designfax
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- September 1, 2004
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Hard as it is for us to say with a straight face, there is just too much money around. More specifically, too many kinds of money, which has made life difficult for the makers of machines that deal with global paper currency in retail applications such as kiosks, enhanced ATMs, and other self-serve systems. Last month, MEI of West Chester, PA, introduced the Cashflow SC83, which can handle bills from 62 to 83 mm in width and 120 to 166 mm in length, dimensions that cover most of the currency in the global market. The unit has a bill recognition system that can discriminate legal tender from counterfeit, regardless of the direction from which the bill is fed. More of the ...