Muhlbauer is a global, independent consultant and manufacturer of turnkey automation solutions for the Smart Card, Smart Label, Semiconductor Backend and Vision industries. Headquartered in Roding, Germany, the Group currently has more than 1,800 employees in 29 locations on five continents.

Muhlbauer solutions enable clients to manufacture any type of Chip Cards, including ID Cards, ePassports, eVisa, Contact and Contactless Cards, Dual Interface as well as Multimedia Cards and Smart Labels for access control, supply chain management, tracking of textiles and applications for the retail industry. The company is also active in the areas of enrollment and verification of personal data, precision parts and OEM production.

Muhlbauer installed more than 10,000 systems worldwide and is the leading supplier of production equipment for the Smart Card and Smart Label industry. Additionally it is currently the only company in the world that offers a full range of turnkey manufacturing solutions – from die bonding over card production and card personalization to enrollment and verification of personal data. Muhlbauer is the market leader of the Smart Card and Smart Label manufacturing equipment market and can count on an in-house research & development center with over 300 engineers and technicians. 29 locations on 5 continents enable the company to be always close to the customer with 24 hour worldwide support.

Muhlbauer has three subsidiaries active in the areas of data enrollment and verification (takeID), industrial vision systems (TEMA) and printed circuit board handling, including board marking and tracking (ROMMEL).

While aiming to position itself strongly in the emerging areas of government security and biometric applications, Muhlbauer is committed to maintaining its role as a Smart Card/Label manufacturing equipment supplier, strictly avoiding any conflict of market interests with its customers.