MATICA S3100 Dual-Side Financial Card Printer with Magnetic Stripe & Contact Chip Support

Description

The MATICA S3100 Dual Side is a professional direct-to-card financial card printer engineered for organizations requiring reliable and secure issuance of payment, identification, membership, access, and other plastic cards.

This configuration supports dual-sided card printing in both color and monochrome, while providing integrated magnetic stripe encoding for cards requiring machine-readable magnetic data.

The S3100 combines secure physical card handling with flexible connectivity through USB and LAN interfaces, making it suitable for standalone workstations as well as networked card-issuance environments.

Key Features

• Brand: MATICA
• Model: S3100 Dual Side
• Printer Type: Direct-to-Card (DTC)
• Printing: Color and monochrome
• Printing Sides: Dual-sided
• Connectivity: USB and LAN
• Color: White cover
• Card Feeder: 100-card capacity
• Feeder Security: Mechanical lock
• Card Output: Concealed card stacker
• Reject Handling: Locked reject stacker
• Magnetic Stripe Encoder: Integrated
• Magnetic Stripe: ISO compliant
• Magnetic Stripe Tracks: 3 tracks
• Magnetic Encoding: HiCo / LoCo
• Contact Chip: PCSC GemPC contact chip support
• Internal USB Hub: Provided for contact-chip connection
• IP Encoding: Not supported through the contact-chip USB configuration
• MatiDesk SDK: Available for software integration
• Designed for financial and secure card issuance

Dual-Sided Card Printing

The S3100 Dual Side configuration supports printing on both sides of compatible cards, allowing organizations to place more information on each card without requiring a separate printing operation.

This is useful for cards containing:

Front:

• Cardholder name
• Photograph
• Organization logo
• Card number
• Branding
• Expiration date

Back:

• Terms and conditions
• Additional identification information
• Barcode or other machine-readable information
• Contact details
• Instructions
• Security information

Dual-sided printing helps create professional, information-rich cards while maintaining a compact card format.

Color & Monochrome Printing

The S3100 supports both color and monochrome card printing, providing flexibility for different card-production requirements.

Color printing can be used for:

• Logos
• Photographs
• Branding
• Background designs
• Security graphics
• Identification information

Monochrome printing can be suitable for:

• Text
• Serial numbers
• Codes
• Simple identification information
• Cost-conscious card production

Integrated Magnetic Stripe Encoding

A major feature of this configuration is the integrated magnetic stripe encoder.

The encoder is designed for ISO-compliant magnetic stripe cards and supports three tracks, providing compatibility with applications that require magnetic data encoding.

HiCo and LoCo Support

The magnetic encoder supports both:

• HiCo (High Coercivity)
• LoCo (Low Coercivity)

This provides flexibility when working with different magnetic-stripe card types and encoding requirements.

Magnetic stripe encoding can be used for applications involving:

• Financial cards
• Membership cards
• Access cards
• Loyalty cards
• Identification cards
• Secure institutional cards

Important: Compatibility with a particular financial-card application depends on the card specification, encoding format, issuing system, and software configuration.

Secure Card Feeding & Stacking

The S3100 is designed with physical card-handling features intended for controlled card issuance environments.

100-Card Feeder with Mechanical Lock

The input feeder can accommodate up to 100 cards and includes a mechanical lock.

This helps control physical access to blank cards and can be particularly valuable in environments where card stock must be protected.

Concealed Card Stacker

The concealed card stacker provides a controlled location for completed cards and helps keep issued cards protected from casual access.

Locked Reject Stacker

A locked reject stacker provides a dedicated location for rejected cards.

This is especially useful for secure card issuance because rejected cards may contain printed or encoded information and should be controlled rather than left openly accessible.

USB & LAN Connectivity

The S3100 provides both USB and LAN interfaces, allowing it to be deployed according to the organization’s infrastructure.

USB

USB connectivity is suitable for direct connection to a workstation used for card issuance.

LAN

LAN connectivity allows the printer to be integrated into a networked environment where card-issuance applications and authorized users can access the printer over the network.

This makes the S3100 suitable for centralized card-production environments.

Contact Chip Support

The specified configuration includes a PCSC GemPC contact chip USB Hub with an internal connection.

This provides support for compatible contact chip card applications through a USB-based configuration.

According to the supplied specification, this contact-chip configuration is not suitable for IP encoding and is USB-only.

This distinction is important when designing an integrated card-personalization environment.

MatiDesk SDK

The S3100 configuration includes access to the MatiDesk Software Development Kit (SDK) for integration with the MatiDesk DLL.

The SDK package is intended to assist developers and system integrators in incorporating the printer into custom card-issuance applications.

The supplied package includes:

• MatiDesk DLL integration support
• Sample source code
• Technical documentation
• Integration guidelines

The SDK can be useful for organizations developing customized card-personalization workflows rather than relying solely on off-the-shelf card-printing applications.

Integration Training

The supplied specification also indicates that one day of training for integrators is suggested and may be available at the Matica Italy factory, subject to pricing and availability.

Financial & Secure Card Issuance

The MATICA S3100 is particularly suited to environments where card production requires a combination of:

• Physical card security
• Personalized printing
• Magnetic encoding
• Controlled card feeding
• Secure reject handling
• Network connectivity
• Software integration

Potential applications include:

• Banking and financial institutions
• Membership card issuance
• Access control
• Government identification
• Corporate identification
• Loyalty programs
• Secure institutional cards
• Credential issuance

Ideal Applications

Banking & Financial Services

Suitable for financial institutions requiring personalized cards with magnetic stripe encoding and controlled card handling.

Government & Identification

Can be used for issuing identification and institutional cards where secure physical card management is important.

Corporate ID Cards

Suitable for employee identification cards incorporating photographs, employee information, and machine-readable elements.

Access & Membership Cards

Useful for clubs, organizations, facilities, and institutions requiring personalized access or membership cards.

Custom Card-Issuance Systems

The MatiDesk SDK makes the platform suitable for system integrators developing custom card-personalization solutions.

Technical Specifications

Key Benefits

Dual-Sided Printing: Personalize both sides of a card in a single printer configuration.

Color & Monochrome: Flexible printing for photographs, branding, text, and machine-readable information.

3-Track Magnetic Encoding: ISO-compliant magnetic stripe encoding with HiCo/LoCo support.

Secure Card Handling: Mechanical-lock feeder, concealed stacker, and locked reject stacker help control card media.

100-Card Capacity: Allows batch card production without constantly reloading blank cards.

USB & LAN: Supports both direct workstation and networked deployment.

Contact Chip Support: PCSC GemPC contact chip configuration supports compatible contact-chip applications through USB.

SDK Integration: MatiDesk SDK provides developers and integrators with tools and documentation for custom software integration.

Product Summary

The MATICA S3100 Dual Side Financial Card Printer is a professional card-personalization solution designed for secure financial, identification, access, membership, and institutional card issuance.

Its combination of dual-sided color and monochrome printing, ISO-compliant 3-track magnetic stripe encoding, HiCo/LoCo support, 100-card secure feeder, concealed card stacker, locked reject stacker, USB/LAN connectivity, and contact-chip support makes it suitable for demanding professional card-production environments.

The included MatiDesk SDK further supports integration into customized card-issuance applications through DLL integration, sample source code, technical documentation, and integration guidelines.