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Quality Assurance Equipment

Toner Adhesion Tester

Toner Adhesion Tester

To discourage fraudulent alteration APCA requires machine printed in-fill on cheques be tested for permanence.

Checking toner adhesion of printed MICR, Amount and Payee details is simple and repeatable using the Australian designed tester.







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Optical Comparator (12x Magnification)

Optical Comparator View through Optical Comparator

An important tool for testing E13B MICR characters printed by conventional or digital means.

When placed over a MICR character the user can compare its dimension against the precision engraved glass-measuring reticule. The vertical alignment guide and skew scale also identify non-conformance to such factors. The different sized squares are used to estimate the size of any voids or extraneous ink/toner present.

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Ultra Violet Light

Ultra Violet Light

Battery powered portable ultra violet light for checking UV fluorescent inks and papers with planchettes or fibres in cheques and banknotes.





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APCA Position and Layout Gauge (aka Glardon Gauge)

Glardon Gauge

The APCA Position and Layout Gauge is a clear overlay printed with a number of guides. It includes a code-line overlay, character size guides, alignment and skew tolerance guides and examples of the size limits for extraneous ink/toner.

This is an essential tool for visual quality control.

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