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Success Story: Automated pH Measurement: Counterfeiters beware!

The programmable parameters of the EasyClean offer high flexibility and allow specific adaptation to your particular process.
To provide the highest standard quality of paper and the needed grade of recirculated process water, accurate measurement of pH is important. The inconstant flow and volume of recirculated water requires precise measurement of the pH value and the automated cleaning of the electrode with EasyClean 350 e ensures reliable process control.
Paper factory Louisenthal, Germany
The Paper factory Louisenthal is a subsidiary of the Giesecke & Devrient Group, located in the German city of Munich, and is an internationally recognized supplier of banknote and security paper. Louisenthal provides more than 100 countries around the world with high-quality banknote paper and was among the largest suppliers to the European national central banks during the introduction of the new currency of the European Union, the Euro. Louisenthal has two production sites in Germany, namely at Louisenthal near Lake Tegern in Bavaria and at Königstein approximately 5 Km south-east of the capital city of Saxony, Dresden.

Outstanding quality assures security
Many attempts to forge banknotes fail due to the paper quality. Banknote paper from Louisenthal is made of cotton utilizing a special manufacturing process, subject to the strictest security at every stage. Cotton paper from Louisenthal can be combined with advanced security technologies ranging from classic three-dimensional watermarks to optically variable elements, from security threads to StrongLife, a special banknote paper with increased edge protection. Apart from banknote paper, the company portfolio includes numerous other products such as security paper and holographic films for checks, stock certificates, passports and other identification documents, vouchers and entry tickets.

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High grade recirculated process water is easily achieved through automatic pH measurement
In order to maintain the exceptionally high quality standard of the paper produced in Königstein, it is necessary to ensure the correct grade of recirculated process water. Accurate measurement of the pH value is an important prerequisite……