BPS 2000 OBIS

Our high-performance system for quality inspection in banknote printing

The BPS 2000 OBIS inspection system is specially tailored to the requirements of banknote printers and is designed to process up to 140,000 banknotes per hour. The BPS 2000 OBIS integrates seamlessly into the material and data flows of printing plants. It inspects all finished banknotes individually and packs them automatically. The solution then records the serial numbers and saves and documents them together with all other relevant production data, making it possible to trace every banknote printed – even years later.

The optical banknote inspection system (OBIS) carries out the inspection within the visible and infrared spectrum. It detects any visible errors in the printed image by carrying out a full-face inspection of the front and back of the banknotes. At every printing stage (offset, intaglio, screen printing), a detailed error analysis is produced for each banknote area.

The BPS 2000 is operated by the Quality Inspection Control Center (QICC) – one workstation with screen and printer. The QICC controls the setting up of the system, the management and allocation of users and their rights, and the storing of production data. In addition, convenient statistical analyses can be done.

The sensor performance upgrade, a sensor calibration tool for measuring magnetism, phosphorescence, and fluorescence ensures consistently reliable and stable measurement accuracy by regularly calibrating and adjusting the sensors.

Various upgrades

As the perfect supplement to the existing imaging measurement system, NotaScan Ink expands the BPS 2000 OBIS - a tried and tested product for the final inspection of banknotes - to include the possibility of performing a spectral analysis of printing inks in infrared.

The BPS 2000 OBIS inspection system can be upgraded to a fully automated complete solution (Banknote Quality Inspection Solution) which includes all the finishing steps that follow the printing process. The cut shreds are automatically fed from the cutting line into the BPS 2000 OBIS. The carriers are loaded with 1,000 banknotes from a filling station at the cutting line and fed automatically into the BPS 2000 OBIS.