Company Overview

The company is widely recognized as a leader in plastic card-based products and service. NBS is one of Canad's largest manufacturers and distributors of stand-alone electronic point-of-sale transaction automation systems, having supplied systems to four of Canada's largest banks. NBS is one of the leading manufacturers and distributors of plastic card personalization and imprinting systems. The Company's production facilities in the United States and Canada produce in excess of 200 million plastic transaction, identification and promotional cards per year.

The Company is widely recognized as a world leader in the highly specialized technologies of transaction automation, digitized imaging and plastic cards. NBS is Canada's largest manufacturer and distributor of stand-alone electronic point-of-sale transaction automation systems, having supplied systems to approximately 70% of the Canadian market. NBS produces over 30 million driver's licenses each year and has implemented colour photo driver's license programs in twenty-two states and three provinces. As one of the world's largest manufacturers of plastic transaction, identification and promotional cards, the Company's production facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom have a total capacity in excess of 225 million cards per year. NBS is the world's second largest manufacturer and distributor of plastic card personalization and imprinting systems.

The Company employs over 600 people worldwide and operates manufacturing plants and sales and service facilities in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Its sales agents, dealers and distributors enable NBS to reach customers in every major market around the world. The Company is decentralized, entrepreneurial-driven organization with operating division competing on a global basis.

With its wide array of products and services, the Company is uniquely positioned relative to its competitor to offer integrated solutions to its customers. The rapid and widespread implementation of debit card programs, for example, allows NBS to capitalize upon the increase in demand for plastic debit cards, card issuance equipment, and point-of-sale transaction automation systems. NBS' large market share enables it to make the financial commitment to the ongoing product development required to maintain the Company's position as a technology leader in the industry. In 1998 for example, $65 million was invested in research and new product development. Over the years these investments have led to several patents relating to embossing technology and imprinter design. This commitment to product development, along with NBS' commitment to excellence in customer service, reinforces the Company's long term relationships with its blue chip customer base and enables it to pursue new market opportunities with confidence.

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Legal Name: NBS Technologies Inc.

Number of Employees: 600

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Services

• Card Design

  Card Design

  Application At NBS, Card Services, we bring the same technology and design leadership to the production of non-secure plastic cards as we do to the creation of secure transaction cards for leading financial institutions and companies throughout the world.

  Design Your card should emulate your relationship with your customer. It should also visually articulate your organization's image. Overall, your customer should see it not only as a document to special services and benefits - it should be attractive and unique to embody the image of your organization.

  Production Card Selection Selecting a card takes review of three available thicknesses - 20, 24 and 30 mil. NBS Economy, Elite and Deluxe offer a reliable balance of economy and quality. Your choice should be determined by how important your customer is to you and what he or she expects to see in a high-quality transaction, membership or identification card.

  Image Check ImageMakerTM plastic card products, available only from NBS Card Services, defines the personal identification card. Engineered and manufactured exclusively for thermal image applications, ImageMaker plastic cards offer conformance to ISO/ANSI standards, extraordinary durability, and most important, consistent card cleanliness.

  Mag Check Your customers rely on the transaction data encoded in the magnetic stripes of the cards you issue every time they use their card. When the magnetic stripe does not work your customer experiences delays, frustration and may stop using your card. These magnetic stripe failures cost money in lost sales, lost customers, delayed transaction processing time and increased incidence of fraud.

Products

• Card Distinctions
• Horizon Series Card Personalization Elements

  Horizon Series Card Personalization Elements

  Magnetic Stripe Encoder & Transport CPE The Magnetic Stripe Encoder / Transport CPE is high throughput Horizon element which can be ordered at the time of purchase or can be field installed in existing systems.

  Smart Card Personalization CPE The Smart Card Personalization Element uses an elegant, patent pending assembly to simultaneously personalize up to 10 smart cards in a single CPE (10 5/8'/26.9 cm width).

  Monochrome Thermal Graphics Printer CPE The Monochrome Thermal Graphics Printer CPE produces high quality thermal graphic images (such as barcodes, text, logos, etc.) at minimal cost, making it a desirable addition to any HORIZON system.

  Photo Quality Color Graphics Thermal Printer / Overlay CPE The Color Printer / Overlay Card Personalization Element provides clear, crisp, photo-quality color images at a high throughput rate of over 700 cards per hour.

  Embosser CPE / Indenter Option The Embosser CPE is a high speed, high reliability design based on years of NBS experience with embossing technology.

  Tipper CPE The Tipper CPE is used in conjunction with the Embosser CPEs to add color to embossed characters by 'hot stamping' or 'tipping'.

  Card Labeler CPE The versatile and compact Card Labeler Card Personalization Element (CPE) applies common sized labels to the front of a plastic card, without affecting the Horizon's through-put rate.

  Embossers

  Advantage 2000 Series Card Personalization System Print, indent, emboss, tip, encode, initialize. The NBS Advantage 2000 Series card personalization system can do it all from your tabletop.

  Printers

  Advantage ImageMaster Thermal Printer When you need to print high-quality, personalized cards quickly and easily, NBS has the answer: the Advantage ImageMaster.

  Barcode Blaster Barcode Blaster printers are the logical choice when you need labels fast and on the spot. These compact desktop printers provide superior label throughput, thanks to their 5.5 IPS print speed and lightning-fast label processing. Even very large labels print in just a few seconds. Complex graphics, text, and standard or 2-D bar codes all print faster with Barcode Blaster.

  NBS Impressions Series Dye Sublimation Card Printer Create the right impression with the desktop plastic card printers from NBS, a world leader in card personalization solutions.

  Software NBS Card Chameleon Card Issuance Application Software NBS Card Chameleon card issuance software enables users to develop different types of card design, edit content and personalize cards with the greatest of ease. The NBS Card Chameleon is specifically designed to work seamlessly with NBS card issuance systems. By developing the card application software with our card issuance systems in mind, NBS"ensures compatibility and upgradability when users utilize the different models of NBS equipment as their card issuance needs change.

• Imprinting Systems

  Imprinting Systems

  Electric Imprinter - Model 4301 The NBS 4301 is an invaluable asset for hotels, restaurants, merchants, and rental agencies that require a fast, reliable, quiet imprinter.

  Flatbed Imprinter - Model 4810 The cost effective 4810 is lightweight, easy to use, and durable. The thermo-plastic base provides a rigid surface for high quality imprints.

  Flatbed Imprinter - Model 4820 This full size top of the line credit card imprinter, has been designed for businesses requiring a durable, high quality imprinter.

  Flatbed Imprinter - Model 4830 Our most popular flatbed model, the 4830 has proven to answer the need for high-volume performance and quality imprints with a small footprint.

  Hospital Electric Imprinter - Model 4315 The NBS 4315 electric imprinter is an extremely fast, extremely quiet electric imprinter designed to meet the special requirements of healthcare imprinting applications.

  Mini Imprinter - Model 4105 The NBS 4105 is the go-anywhere portable credit card imprinter that's small enough to fit in your pocket or purse.

  Portable Imprinter - Model 4100 The tough, lightweight NBS 4100 hand-held imprinter makes credit card transactions possible any time, any place

  Portable Imprinter - Model 4200 The NBS 4200 is an essential tool for businesses wanting the freedom to accept credit card payments, regardless of where they are.

  Pump Handle Imprinter - Model 4470 The NBS 4470 pump handle imprinter delivers clear, crisp impressions for a variety of verification, identification and credit card applications.

  Ticket Writer Imprinter - Model 4760 The NBS 4760 Ticket Writer is a compact, easy-to-handle airline ticket imprinter developed specifically for the airline and travel industry

  Universal Printal Electric Hospital Imprinter - Model 4340 The NBS 4340 is a small-footprint electric imprinter that prints on most healthcare form and card combinations without the need for specialized layouts.

• Inspection Systems

  Inspection Systems

  OptiCheck Quality assurance and lower manufacturing costs are yours with OptiCheck, the automated mid-line card inspection system from NBS.

• Issuance Systems

  Issuance Systems

  Horizon Series Horizon Series Card Personalization Systems The Horizon Series is a high-volume, high-speed system engineered to ensure trouble-free operation even under the most demanding use.

• Printers

  Printers

  NBS 620 Thermal Printer Designed to perform quickly, quietly and reliably, the compact NBS 620 Series printer is the plug & play solution for your transaction system.

• Secure Terminals

  Secure Terminals

  Integrator Are you looking to add secure debit and smart card processing to your existing electronic cash registers, PCs or LAN? Then look to Integrator, the easy-to-install PIN entry device from NBS.

  PinPad Meet the most demanding security requirements for secure PIN entry. The NBS Pinpad is designed to cost effectively safeguard the most important information used for debit card transaction processing, namely the cardholder's PIN and the financial institution's encryption keys.

• Terminals

  Terminals

  Bravo Whatever your processing needs -- credit, debit, smart card, checks, benefits, loyalty and frequent shopper programs, or local negative files -- Bravo can handle them, FAST. It's the high-performance, multitasking terminal from NBS.

  Turbo I The LAN-ready Turbo I terminal from NBS is designed for multi-lane systems. It's the powerful and programmable terminal that grows with your business.

  Turbo II Be prepared for tomorrow with the NBS Turbo II -- the compact terminal that delivers high-speed processing and outstanding flexibility TODAY.

  Wireless Terminals Freedom Open new markets with a truly mobile, truly portable transaction terminal. Now the point of sale is wherever the customer wants it to be. Small, wireless and battery powered, the NBS Freedom operates in taxis, at the door, at the table or at the pool.

NAICS Categories

• 334110 Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing

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