Universal Card Encoding

The exemplary single unit smart encoder for all standard credit card sized RFID, magnetic stripe and chip cards that is designed for round-the-clock operation and reduces changeover times in card personalisation processes

It’s what the card manufacturers have long been hoping for, and which only now has become possible with the advances in miniaturization and through the efforts of standards committees. This all encompassing universal card encoder, known as the Rinas LWR, sits neatly inline with existing card personalisation processes and is set to becoming the reference model for all future developments.

 

The Rinas LWR has been designed with continuous, round-the-clock operation in mind, and can be simply integrated within existing card production and personalisation environments where flexibility and encoding accuracy are decisive factors. Besides its unique universal design, the Rinas engineers have also channelled their efforts into providing the card manufacturing industry with a modular unit with unsurpassed encoding quality and of exceptional durability.

 

With a clear focus on professional personalisation stations, the LWR processes all three tracks of standard credit card sized (paper and plastic) magnetic stripe cards at a moderate 1,400 cards per hour, and provides both HICO and LOCO functionality. What makes the unit most appealing though, is the zero downtime when considering changeover times. Unlike conventional hardware, the Rinas LWR possesses all the necessary components necessary for the encoding of all credit card sized RFID cards, magnetic stripe cards and SmartCards, which is an obvious tick-in-the-box when considering today’s demands placed on rapid reaction and delivery times combined with small batch lots. All that is required, from the customer’s point-of-view, is an interface to the third party RFID or SmartCard electronics and software.

 

The robust yet precision construction of the LWR provides easy access to the unit for component exchange that follows a “think green” code of conduct. This helps minimize the downtimes caused by device removal in the event of a system failure or malfunction, and economizes on the carriage of spare-parts stock. This thought process fits nicely into corporation’s existing environmental protection standards commitments by preserving both resources and raw materials, and gladly moves away from the disposable lifestyle that is so readily followed.

 

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