The processing machinery is equipped with special sensors that check specific properties of the security features that exist on every banknote.
The processing machinery is equipped with special sensors that check specific properties of the security features that exist on every banknote.
The final quality control as well as the check of the banknotes’ security features are not the only checks performed during the production process.
These checks include the quality control of all incoming raw materials, as well as an interim quality control, which is performed between the various printing stages.
IETA is being audited regarding the implementation of the euro banknotes quality program, both on an annual basis and after every major change of the production process (e.g. Supply of security paper from a new manufacturer, annual commencement of production at every stage, etc.). After the successful production of samples, the commencement of the regular production is approved by specialized executives and technicians of the European Central Bank.
Furthermore, in the context of the Eurosystem, IETA is being inspected at least annually on issues of physical and digital security of its installations and the money produced, including all security features (preparation data, digital archives/files, paper, inks, intermediate and final products, preparation and production procedures, etc.), also by the competent executives of the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Eurosystem.