# Card Issuance & Personalization

This page provides documentation for MagTek’s desktop, network-enabled, and OEM card personalization systems, including installation and operation manuals, hardware service guides, and software tools to help integrate instant card issuance into financial, retail, and secure identification applications.

### **Products** 

<table data-card-size="large" data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><a href="https://developer.magtek.com/hardware/card-issuance-and-personalization/expresscard-1000"><mark style="color:$tint;"><strong>ExpressCard 1000 ></strong></mark></a></td><td><em>A desktop card production system capable of instantly issuing financial or ID cards (with magnetic stripe, smart, and contactless capabilities) in approximately two to three minutes per card.</em></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://developer.magtek.com/hardware/card-issuance-and-personalization/expresscard-2000"><mark style="color:$tint;"><strong>ExpressCard 2000 ></strong></mark></a></td><td><em>An instant issuance card personalization system that can fully personalize any CR80-sized card in as little as 90 seconds, with additional embossing and foil-tipping capabilities.</em></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://developer.magtek.com/hardware/card-issuance-and-personalization/expresscard-3000"><mark style="color:$tint;"><strong>ExpressCard 3000 ></strong></mark></a></td><td><em>An instant issuance card printer, encoder, and embosser that can fully personalize a CR-80 card in as little as 90 seconds.</em></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://developer.magtek.com/hardware/card-issuance-and-personalization/express-card-500"><mark style="color:$tint;"><strong>ExpressCard 500 ></strong></mark></a></td><td><em>A fast flat card printer delivering dual-sided color printing, magstripe encoding, and contact/contactless smart card personalization, all in one device.</em></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://developer.magtek.com/hardware/card-issuance-and-personalization/express-card-500p"><mark style="color:$tint;"><strong>ExpressCard 500p ></strong></mark></a></td><td><em>The next‑generation flat printing instant‑issue device that incorporates state‑of‑the‑art magstripe encoding and contact/contactless smart card personalization for premium, edge‑to‑edge production.</em></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://developer.magtek.com/hardware/card-issuance-and-personalization/inspec-9000"><mark style="color:$tint;"><strong>InSpec 9000 ></strong></mark></a></td><td><em>A precision magnetic stripe encoding analyzer that measures signal amplitude, bit size, and start sentinel to verify ISO compliance, and provides immediate Go/No-Go feedback for production‑line card testing.</em></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://developer.magtek.com/hardware/card-issuance-and-personalization/intellicat"><mark style="color:$tint;"><strong>IntelliCAT ></strong></mark></a></td><td><em>An integrated secure card issuance and PIN self‑selection system that uses Paper‑PIN Encryption Device (P‑PED) technology, enabling financial institutions to instantly issue and personalize cards without requiring cardholders to visit a branch.</em></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://developer.magtek.com/hardware/card-issuance-and-personalization/qwickcards"><mark style="color:$tint;"><strong>QwickCards ></strong></mark></a></td><td><em>A cloud‑based instant card issuance and PIN selection system that delivers a browser‑based platform for securely issuing ATM, debit, credit, and gift cards.</em></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://developer.magtek.com/hardware/card-issuance-and-personalization/qwickpin"><mark style="color:$tint;"><strong>QwickPIN ></strong></mark></a></td><td><em>A secure PIN‑verification web service and API that enables the generation and verification of PIN offsets without exposing cardholder sensitive data, supporting PIN selection, verification, and change for branches and online banking.</em></td></tr><tr><td><a href="https://developer.magtek.com/hardware/card-issuance-and-personalization/intellistripe-380"><mark style="color:$tint;"><strong>IntelliStripe 380 ></strong></mark></a></td><td><em>A motorized magstripe and EMV smart card encoder‑reader with a full‑featured command set, designed to instantly encode and issue financial or ID cards in a compact, low‑noise form factor.</em></td></tr></tbody></table>

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