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Banknote Durability: The ENDURANCE™ Banknote Concept Crane Currency manufactures the most durable banknote paper in the world. Durability is part of our company’s heritage and each year around 20 billion banknotes are issued into circulation on our durable papers. Upon these solid foundations Crane Currency has launched an engineered approach to durability in the form of ENDURANCE, a complete banknote production concept.
The ENDURANCE banknote is engineered from the four interconnected elements of banknote security.
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Mechanical Strength - from the durable fiber core
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Anti Soil Treatment (AST™) - that saturates as well as coats the fiber surface
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Intaglio Printing - to seal the surface and drive ink into the fiber layer
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Protective Varnishing - that bonds to both ink and the saturated fiber surface
1. Mechanical strength
ENDURANCE starts at the durable fiber core that delivers mechanical strength and improves resistance to folding and tearing. The fibers interact in a fashion similar to engineered durable composites, dissipating mechanical stresses and protecting the physical integrity of the banknote.
2. Anti Soil Treatment (AST™)
Durability is further enhanced through polymer saturation of the paper with our Anti Soiling Treatment (AST). During the paper-making process the anti-soil treatment penetrates deeply into the fiber matrix rather than just sitting on the paper surface. As the protection agent reaches deep inside the fiber matrix it enhances fiber bonding making the paper structurally stronger.
3. Intaglio Printing
During the printing process intaglio plays a fundamental role as it drives ink into the paper fibers, simultaneously calendaring and sealing the polymer impregnated fiber surface. By doing so the paper surface becomes less receptive to soiling and moisture.
4. Protective Varnishing
Finally, a post-print varnish treatment is applied. The varnish is formulated to have a chemical affinity for the AST impregnated paper. It ultimately locks down and encapsulates the ink, substrate and associated security elements within a protective shield.
The combination of the above four interconnected elements creates the ultimate protection for crucial Level 1 Public security features. We call this the ENDURANCE banknote, engineered to endure the most demanding circulation environments.
ENDURANCE banknotes will enjoy:
- Dramatically increased circulation lifetime (up to twice as long as normal banknotes)
- Enhanced public and machine recognition
- Greater resistance to mechanical degradation (i.e. tears and holes)
- Less soiling and moisture absorption
- Higher levels of stiffness and physical strength favorable return on investment for central banks
To find out more about the ENDURANCE Banknote Concept please contact us at info@cranecurrency.com.
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