Milestones

1956 Foundation of MELZER

1966 Focus on ticket, tag and label presses, based on a modular system

1983 Installation of the first fully automatic plastic card production system
(patented)

1986 Installation of the first machine for inline smart card production

1993 Introduction of the patented hologram hot stamping machine
MM-3000

1996 Installation of the first fully automatic production line
for RFID cards

2000 Introduction and installation of the first smart label production line
for RFID labels

2001 Presentation of “Engineering Card” as an example
for customized solutions

2002 Installation of the first milling and implanting system
for dual interface cards

2003 Installation of the first digital RFID inlay manufacturing line
for plastic cards with soldering

2004 Installation of the first fully automatic production line
for RFID passport holder pages

2007 Installation of the first fully automatic production line
for RFID covers for passports

2008 Beijing Olympics: Tickets produced on a MELZER ST Line

2010 Installation of the most advanced automatic e-NID card
production line for German ID 

2011 Installation of inlay production line for passport covers and
ID cards (plated copper) including cover lamination

2012 Introduction of SL-600, a 6-track smart label production line

2013 New hot stamping machine MM-7000 introduced

2014 Implementation of several Governmental machine projects
in Ukraine and USA

Fully automatic process with inline application of security feature

2015 Further ID document machine projects; Governmental and
Security Printers rely on inline solution

2016 More than 850 MM machines sold
Window punch, hinge application, foil in register