Patent ID: 7475810

Claim:
A modular processing system for processing personalization elements, in particular chip cards, smart cards and/or magnetic strip cards, comprising a plurality of processing modules which each comprise at least one first and at least one second sub-module and wherein the processing modules are arranged in a linear manner one behind the other along a longitudinal axis, characterized in that in each case the first sub-module is the actual process module, which contains all the essential modules for directly processing or personalizing the personalization element, wherein the first sub-module is arranged in a processing area above a common table top plane of a system base frame, and the second sub-module is the electronics and/or process component belonging to the actual process module and is arranged in a control and evaluation area below the table top plane, and at least one cable duct which runs parallel to the longitudinal axis of the system for receiving electronic cables connecting the first and second sub-modules, wherein said at least one cable duct is arranged on either side of the linearly arranged first sub-modules and table tops.