MACHINE FOR PERSONALISING SMART CARDS AT HICH RATE

摘要

The personalisation machine for smart cards (5) comprises an administration computer system (1) connected via at least one data personalisation transmission element (2, 200) to a turning device (3) equipped with routing means of personalisation data to locations (32) of a plurality of card locations (5). Said transmissi on element (2, 200) is of wired type and has a maximal data transmission capacity greater than 100 MBps (megabytes per second). To ensure a substantial processing rate with a compact machine, it is provided with: - means (4) for driving in rotation of bi- directional type for turning the device (3) around an axis (23) of rotation, said system (1) remaining fixed; - a control module (40) regularly inverting the direction of rotation of the turning device. Stops are provided for preventing rotation of the device (3) beyond one turn .