01 fight counterfeits r1

1 | Department (slide master)
Looks can be deceptive.
Fight counterfeits
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Protect
Your own reputation
– and the reputation
and safety of your
customers. Install
100% Danfoss
every time

Why use original
Danfoss products?
Avoid system breakdowns
Avoid business losses
Protect your reputation

FAKE
Counterfeit
product
ORIGINAL
Genuine
Danfoss product

Filter driers
Avoid complete
breakdown of the
system and damage
to your goods

Product
Filter color
Look for:
Black filter driers with a smooth,
power-lacquered surface.
Avoid:
Danfoss filters in blue or white.
This is fake.

Product
Shaking sound
Look for:
NO sound when shaken
because of the solid core.
Avoid:
Sound when shaken because the
inside content is scattered.

Product label
Production country
Look for:
Made in Mexico or Made in India.
The only two production countries.
Avoid:
Other production countries e.g.
MADE IN CHINA. This is fake.

Product label
Color
Look for:
Black label with white area
for technical specs. and red
Danfoss box logo. Holospot is the
strongest weapon to tell the fake from the genuine.
So please use it as a recommended verification tip.

Product label
Font and content
Look for:
ELIMINATOR font was
standardized in 2015.
Look for:
®-mark after ELIMINATOR.
Look for:
Company address was
implemented on the label
as ”Danfoss A/S, 6430
Nordborg, Denmark” in 2016.
Look for:
Holospot® anti-fake label.

Product label
Holospot® anti-fake label
Level 1:
Check under direct light and
you will see two alphanumerical
digits – 6S in the example
shown. If you have good eyes
you may also be able to see the
Danfoss logo.
Level 2:
With a simple magnifying glass,
you will see a shimmering micro
Danfoss logo and below a 10 digit
code that is unique for every
Holospot label. The same 10 digit
code also appears 10 times in the
background of the two digits.
No Holospots will carry the same 10 digit code.
The last two digits (6S in the shown example) in the
10 digit code must be identical with those visible by
the naked eye.

KP pressure switches
Avoid loss of
pressure control
and damage to
your system

Common feature
Increase traceability by 2D code
As of the first week in January 2016, 2D code is
introduced in pressure switches made in India,
containing a series of code numbers.
To trace the origins of every product,
follow these 3 steps:
Step 1:
Remove cover.
Step 2:
Scan QR code.
Step 3:
Check number in
Danfoss database.

KP1 Verification
Visible features from outside
Note: Fake products vary from each
other, so the discrepancies in the
following slides, which come from
the analysis of limited fake samples,
may not 100% comply with the
practical situation.

KP1 Verification
Logo on cover
Look for:
Logo in the right color with
sharp edges.
Avoid:
Logo in different shade, blurred
edges and short arrow length with
unsharp end. This is fake.

KP1 Verification
Front cover
Look for:
Correct plastic in the right color.
Avoid:
Rough plastic in the wrong color.
This is fake.

KP1 Verification
Font on metal housing
Look for:
The right font type.
Avoid:
The wrong font type.
This is fake.

KP1 Verification
Back housing differences
Look for:
A clear mark in the genuine back
housing from the riveting knives.
Avoid:
Lack of marks from the riveting
knives. This is fake.

KP1 Verification
Stop screw on top housing
Look for:
Glue (blue color) under
stop screw.
Avoid:
Stop screw without glue.
This is fake.

KP1 Verification
Spindle top on top housing
Look for:
Blue glue inside the
spindle top head and
”sharp edges”.
Avoid:
Spindle top head with more round
edges and less amount of blue
glue inside. This is fake.

KP15 Verification
following slides, which come from

KP15 Verification
Production country
Avoid:
Different production country
on packaging and product.
This is fake.

KP15 Verification
KP type
Look for:
Products with KP type above
production country.
Avoid:
Products without KP type above
production country. This is fake.

KP15 Verification
Font type
Look for:
Font type looking like this.
Avoid:
Different looking font type.
This is fake.

KP5 Verification
following slides, which comes from

KP5 Verification
Production country
Look for:
Production site under the
KP type.
Avoid:
Products with no production site
under KP type. This is fake.

Compressors
Avoid loss of safety,
low reliability and
reduced performance

General knowledge of
Rebuilt compressors
Parts of rebuilt compressors come
from domestic and imported metal
wastes or failed compressors.
In China, some second-hand stores
make mass purchase of failed or
second-hand Maneurop compressors
at low prices, which can be 1/10 of
prices of genuine Maneurop
compressors.
The rebuilt dealers select the parts
that seem in good condition from
metal waste or failed compressors
then assemble them into original or
fake housings.
Recycled second-hand compressors were cut
off for rebuilt purpose
Newly painted and packed with fake labels as
brand new compressors

Original Maneurop Compressor
Production country
Look for:
Maneurop compressors are
manufactured in France only.
Avoid:
Products from other countries.
Danfoss factories in China have
no production. This is fake.
MADE IN FRANCE MADE IN CHINA

Name plate – Maneurop
Look for:
Maneurop placed like below.
Avoid:
Products where Maneurop is
placed differently. This is fake.
2010-2015
2015 —
Labels like the above was only used
before Nov. 2008. If the product
has this label on, its 99% certain
that it is a fake or rebuilt.

Name plate – background
Look for:
Name plates looking like below.
Avoid:
Name plates not looking like
below. This is fake.
2010-2015
2015 —

Name plate – serial no.
Look for:
Identical serial no. at the
barcode and in the corner.
Number in corner is reversed.
Avoid:
Different serial no. at the
barcode and in the corner.

Name plate – pre-cut
Look for:
Pre-cut in each corner
of new name plates.
Avoid:
Products without pre-cuts.
This is fake.

Silver label
Look for:
Small silver label on the top of
compressor. The model no. and
serial no. should match nameplate.
Avoid:
Products without silver label.
This is fake.

Terminal box label
Look for:
Standard label as shown below.
Avoid:
Labels not looking like the
standard one.

Model no. and serial no.
Look for:
Matching model no. and
serial no. on name plate as
well as on the barcode label
on the terminal box.
Avoid:
Products without matching
numbers. This is fake.

Shell welding joint and color
Look for:
The welding on original products
are not very rough or smooth,
but in between. The shell should
have the correct blue color.
Avoid:
Products where the welding is
either very rough or very smooth.
The blue color of the shell is
much lighter than on an original.

Expansion valves
Avoid losing refrigerant
charge and poor
energy efficiency

T2 / TE2 Authenticity
Compare code number on valve and label
Look for:
Code number should be the
same on label and valve.
Avoid:
Products where code numbers
are not the same. This is fake.

New box label
Current label
The red circled text “Elem. for
exp. valve” will be changed
New label
New text on box label will be
“Therm. exp. valve”

Welding and serial no. on tube
Look for:
Original smooth and uniform
laser welding with shiny silver
appearance. Serial no. should
be individual on each valve.
Avoid:
Soldered, dull appearance
(solder traces non-uniform
discoloration). Valves with same
serial no. are fake.

Welding on diaphragm capsules
Look for:
appearance.
Avoid:
Dark, less shiny and very rough
and uneven edges. This is fake.

Welding on bulb
Look for:
appearance.
Avoid:
Soldered, rusty and dull
appearance (solder traces non-
uniform discoloration). This is fake.

Edge of bulb
Look for:
Melted edge (round edge) on
the bulb. Cylindrical bulb is
produced since 2008.
Avoid:
Sharp edge of the bulb. Conical
bulb is prior to 2008. This is fake.

Valve body
Look for:
Valves without Danfoss name on
the body (since 2012).
Avoid:
Valves with Danfoss name on
the body (however, you can
still find some genuine valves
with name on it).

Valve body – cavities
Look for:
Slim valve body with cavities.
(since 2011).
Avoid:
Valve bodies without cavities.
This is fake.

Valve body – cavities
Look for:
Slim valve bodies with
“smooth” cavities.
Avoid:
Valve bodies where cavity edges
are too sharp and clean cut.
This is fake.

Bulb strap
Look for:
Bulb straps looking like below.
Avoid:
Bulb straps looking like below
(silver color with holes).
This is fake.

Bulb strap
Look for:
Bulb straps with screws
looking like below.
Avoid:
Bulb straps with screws looking
like below. This is fake.
The screws of the genuine valve and fake valve are different.

Bulb strap
Look for:
Bulb straps with Danfoss logo –
and the letter F or S should be
carved in the middle (2013).
Avoid:
Bulb straps without carvings.
This is fake.

Orifices
Look for:
Orifices that support 10 mm and
make sure a stroke is surrounding
the code no.
Avoid:
Orifices that only support 5 mm
and code no. without stroke.
This is fake.

Orifices
Look for:
Orifices with strong
acetylene welding.
Avoid:
Orifices with poor or no
acetylene welding. This is fake.

Coil for Solenoid Valve
Avoid serious damage
to your refrigeration
system

Product
Ejector marks
Look for:
Ejector marks on the bottom of
the coil.
Avoid:
Coils without ejector marks at
the bottom.

Product
Digits and earth pin
Look for:
Three digits on the top or
bottom side of the coil. Coils
without cable have an earth pin
on the top (without the cap).
Avoid:
Coils without a three digits
number on the top or bottom
part. Coils without earth pin.

Terminal box
Screws
Look for:
Torx screw with notch. Screw
lock preventing the screws from
falling out when terminal box is
facing down.
Avoid:
Cross point screws with notch.
No screw lock so the screws fall
out when facing down.

Cable
Cable end and digits
Look for:
Original cable without
digits/letters on it. Cable end is
not stripped but should have a
hole on each of the three cores.
Avoid:
Cable with digits/letters on it.
Stripped cable end.

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