The Muhlbauer Group provides systems and software solutions for the production and personalization of cards, passports and RFID applications. Muhlbauer manufactures complete smart-label factory processes for RFID inlay production to RFID converting, testing and personalization. The company offers an exclusive manufacturer service. With production and service locations on five continents, Muhlbauer reports a reaction time down to two hours. Its services include worldwide spare parts repositories and individual service and financing. The company has show rooms and applications centers worldwide, including in Germany, Malaysia, South Africa and the United States, where the firm exhibits its smart card and e-passport production and personalization products, as well as RFID inlay production and converting processes. Muhlbauer heavily invests in the development of new products and technological processes. Its research and development centers contain more than 340 engineers and technicians who closely collaborate with customers and research institutions, to market reliable solutions in shorter development and production cycles.