Datacard® MX1000™ Card Issuance System

Magnetic stripe encoding
Writes one to three tracks of data in parallel with read/write heads that support all ISO, AAMVA and JIS encoding formats and common coercivity requirements.

Contact smart card personalization
Programs smart card chips using state-of-the-art couplers. Supports up to 11 programming stations enabling innovative smart card applications.

Contactless smart card personalization
Using up to six contactless programming stations, reads and writes to cards handling complex card personalization requirements efficiently

Single-Step Color Printing
Print full-color, 300 dpi high-resolution photos and images directly on the card using dye diffusion, thermal transfer technology. The system allows for near edge-to-edge printing and provides customers with a low cost color printing technology in a compact footprint.

Graphics printing
Prints monochrome custom graphics — including text, logos, bar codes, signatures and fingerprints — on PVC cards using thermal transfer technology.

Laser engraving
Engrave variable-sized photos, alphanumeric text, bar codes, black-and-white logos and other graphical elements for increased card security using state-of-the-art, grayscale laser card technology.

Card cleaning
Removes damaging dirt, dust and contaminants from both sides of each plastic card in a single pass prior to graphics or color card printing.

Basic topcoat
Applies clear or holographic topcoats with full edge-to-edge coverage to protect graphics and color printed images.

DuraGard™ laminate
Improves card durability and security by applying Datacard® DuraGard® laminates that incorporate some of the most advanced card security and durability features available.

Embossing and Topping
High-quality, ISO-compliant card embossing and indent printing with tightly aligned character-to-character spacing, consistent text height and location. Applies colored topping foil material to embossed characters, making them attractive and easier to read.

OCR-B/Bar code scanning
Reads pre-printed serial numbers, document control numbers and bar codes on cards to secure card blanks and sends data to the controller.

Quality assurance
Provides quality assurance of personalized cards, which improves data integrity and helps reduce the risk of errors.

• G Magnetic Stripe, Graphics, Cleaning
• SG Magnetic Stripe, Smart Card, Graphics, Cleaning
• EG Magnetic Stripe, Graphics, Embossing, Topping, Cleaning
• CG Color, Front Graphics, Basic Topcoat, Cleaning
• SL Smart Card, Laser Engraving
• E Magnetic Stripe, Embossing, Topping
• SE Magnetic Stripe, Smart Card, Embossing, Topping
• SC Smart Card, Color, Front Graphics, Basic Topcoat, Cleaning