Abstract: The invention relates to a laminating device for personalised documents for the series lamination of surfaces of the personalised documents, comprising a support element for supporting at least one of the personalised documents and a pressing element for pressing a laminate film onto the surface of the personalised document arranged on the support element, wherein the pressing element is designed as a stamp-like element which can pivot about an axle extending parallel to the plane of the surface, the side of which stamp-like element which faces towards the surface of the personalised document forming a curved stamping surface for rolling over the laminate film and the surface of the personalised document, wherein at least two rollers attached to the side of the stamp-like element can roll on two curved rolling webs arranged at an angle with respect to one another during the rolling movement.

Abstract: Devices and methods for successively transporting a plurality of cards arranged in a row, in particular GSM chip cards, between at least one feed path and a first tray element which can be displaced perpendicular to the orientation of the feed path, by means of at least one transfer station within a card processing device, wherein the transfer station comprises at least two transport elements for picking up and depositing individual cards, said transport elements being able to be rotated about a respective axle running perpendicular to the plane of the feed path and of the first tray element, wherein the transport elements can be moved back and forth along the orientation of the first tray element and a second tray element which can be displaced in the direction of the first tray element.

Abstract: In a method for producing an apparatus for wireless communication, particularly a contactless card, a E-passport, a Smart label or the like, or for producing a prelaminate for such an apparatus, an antenna is produced by applying an antenna structure to a substrate using an additive method, such as metal deposition. The substrate can be made of a PVC or polycarbonate material. A transponder is then produced by connecting a bare chip to the antenna using a direct assembly process, such as a flip-chip process. In a next step, the apparatus or the prelaminate for the apparatus is produced by connecting the transponder to further layers using a laminating method, wherein at least one of the further layers in directly adjoining relationship to the substrate is made of a same material as the substrate.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a device for producing film composites. In a first method step, a first individual film is picked up by at least one first gripping device and the gripping device is moved together with the film in a first movement direction. In a further method step, the position of the film in the first movement direction is determined, and the film is fixed at a predefined position in the first movement direction. In a further method step, the position of the first film in a second movement direction is determined, said second movement direction being substantially perpendicular to the first movement direction, and the first film is moved in a second movement direction. According to the invention, the film is gripped by a second gripping device for transport in the second movement direction.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for moving to a predetermined position of a carrier tape 2 moving continuously in a displacement direction, wherein a displacement head 4 is moved to the predetermined position, wherein the displacement head 4 is moved to the predetermined position in the displacement direction at a speed which corresponds essentially to the displacement speed of the carrier tape 2; wherein a procedure is carried out at the predetermined position on the moving carrier tape 2 by means of the displacement head 4.

Abstract: A method and a device for recording information within an information surface region in a data carrier, consisting of a carrier layer and a transparent plastic layer, by means of at least one laser beam of a point-like laser source wherein the laser beam is deflected via at least one deflection surface, in particular a mirrored surface before it impinges on the data carrier, wherein the at least one deflection surface is arranged in a region between the laser source and the data carrier and outside an intermediate region bounded by notional straight connection lines between the laser source and edge regions of the information surface region.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for transferring a plurality of chips from a wafer onto a substrate, in particular a web, wherein at least one first disc or at least on first roll is disposed for successively picking up the chips on the outer perimeter thereof by means of a rotational movement of the first disc or the first roll.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing and processing an image on a card substrate of an identification card, comprising the following steps: printing a colour image onto a surface of the card substrate by means of a printer; optically scanning the surface of the printed image and detecting individual image components of the printed image, which differ from one another in terms of their colour features, by means of an optical detection and evaluation unit; calculating coordinates of boundary lines between the detected image components, which boundary lines represent the contours of the image components, by means of a calculation unit, and heating the card substrate material in lines below the surface of a surface layer of the card substrate along the boundary lines, by moving a laser along the surface plane of the card substrate using the calculated coordinates. An identification card comprising a colour image is shown.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic module for reading data on and/or writing data to at least one card-type carrier, in particular an electronic module of this type comprising a control unit for controlling at least one interface that can be connected to the card-type data carrier for receiving and/or sending the data. In one aspect, the electronic module according to the invention comprises at least one first interface which can be connected to the card-type data carrier for receiving and/or sending the data, and a control unit for controlling the first interface. The control unit is formed by an embedded PC which communicates with the first interface via a data bus.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and an apparatus for permanently joining integrated circuits (1) to at least one substrate (2) arranged therebelow, by means of an adhesive (3) which is arranged therebetween and around the edges of the integrated circuits (1), wherein, in order to cure the adhesive (3), light (19) with a wavelength selected from a wavelength range of 280-900 nm is applied to the upper side and/or underside of the arrangement consisting of the substrate (2) and one of the integrated circuits (1), in order to polymerize the adhesive (3).

Abstract: The invention relates to a device for inspecting and rotating electronic components, particularly flip chips, comprising a component which is rotatably mounted at a position of rotation and which is used to rotate electric components. A first receiving element is fixed to the outer side of the component in order to receive a single electronic component of a carrier and to secure it during a rotational movement of the component. A second receiving element is arranged on the outer side of the component opposite the first receiving element in relation to the point of rotation such that when the component is rotated by 180° it respectively faces the carrier, and a through opening is arranged in the component between the receiving elements such that when the component is rotated by 90° or 270° the through opening faces the carrier. The invention relates to a method for inspecting and rotating electronic components, particularly flipchips.

Abstract: A device for printing at least one web that is driven continuously through said device, in addition to a method for printing said web. At least one unit is integrated into the device for the continuous transfer of individual transponders or transponder parts, which operate according to the radio frequency identification principle, from at least one continuous carrier belt to the web. During said process, the running speed of the carrier belt is adapted to the running speed of the web, the latter speed being predetermined by the printing process. A connection device connects the transponders or transponder parts to the web in a predetermined section of the carrier belt and the web, when the speeds have been synchronised.

Abstract: Method for testing a large number of RFID interposers in order to check their functionality by means of a test device (9a-9c, 10, 12). Each interposer includes at least one RFID chip (6) and at least two enlarged connection surfaces (7a, 7b) which are arranged on an interposer substrate (8) and are connected to the RFID chip (6). A capacitive coupling for transmitting data is set up between the test device (9a-9c, 10, 12) and at least one of the interposers.

Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for testing the reading reliability of smart labels (3), comprising a reader (6), a transport device (2) arranged at a distance from the reader (6) for receiving and transporting the smart labels (3), and a device for adjusting the transmitting power of the reader (6), wherein the reader (6) has a reader antenna (7), the distance (d) of which from the transport device (2) can be varied.

Abstract: The invention relates to a device and a method for reading and/or writing data from and/or to a multiplicity of RFID chips arranged in smart labels within a smart label production device, wherein the smart labels each comprising a first antenna are applied next to and behind one another on a common continuous film-like strip, wherein each smart label from a selected set of smart labels arranged next to and/or behind one another is respectively assigned a second antenna for the simultaneous transmission of read and/or write data between the first and second antennas by means of ultrahigh frequency waves, wherein the second antennas are arranged in a planar manner within at least one common antenna carrier.

Abstract: There is disclosed a test head device for testing the functionality of a large number of RFID chips arranged in smart labels (17) within a smart label production apparatus by means of a data reading and/or data writing process, wherein the smart labels (17), each comprising a first antenna (10a-10e), are placed next to and behind one another on a common continuously moving strip, wherein the test head device comprises a plurality of test systems which function independently of one another, each of said test systems consisting of a write and/or read unit (12a-e), a second antenna (3, 11a-e; 18) connected thereto which is in each case assigned to one of the first antennas (10a-10e) for simultaneously transmitting read and/or write data between the first and second antennas (10a-10e; 3; 11a-e; 18) by means of ultrahigh frequency waves, and a common table unit which can be displaced at least in the height direction, wherein the second antennas (3; 11a-e; 18) are arranged on a common antenna carrier plate (2) orie

Abstract: The invention relates to a smart card and also to a method of producing such a smart card having a card body (11), at least one recess (12a, 12b) arranged therein for receiving at least one chip module (16) having module connections (17) in the edge region (16a) of the chip module (16) and a conductive structure body embedded in the card body (11) and having body contact connections (13), in particular an antenna having antenna connections which are arranged below the edge region (16a) of the chip module (16), where, with the chip module (16) installed between the module connections (17) on the one hand and the body contact connections (13) on the other hand, adhesive parts (14) preferably applied at points and made of elastic, conductive material are arranged between the connections (13, 17) with pressure being applied to produce a contact.

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic module for reading data on and/or writing data to at least one card-type carrier, in particular an electronic module of this type comprising a control unit for controlling at least one interface that can be connected to the card-type data carrier for receiving and/or sending the data. In one aspect, the electronic module according to the invention comprises at least one first interface which can be connected to the card-type data carrier for receiving and/or sending the data, and a control unit for controlling the first interface. The control unit is formed by an embedded PC which communicates with the first interface via a data bus.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of connecting micro-chip modules to antennas arranged on a first carrier tape for the manufacture of transponders. The method is characterised in that the micro-chips are packaged in a preceding bonding process to form a chip module with electrical terminals and are applied to a second carrier tape. The two carrier tapes are wound off a reel and brought one above the other, whereby the chip modules are removed from the second carrier tape and placed at a predetermined point on the first carrier tape. This method facilitates a continuous manufacturing process which is particularly economical and particularly fast.