Method for manufacturing a plurality of plug-in cards from a card body

A method of manufacturing plug-in cards, each plug-in card comprising one embedded module and being detachably defined within a larger plug-in support card, wherein a plurality of plug-in cards is defined in a card body and at least one score line is made on the card body to define the same said plurality of similar plug-in support cards, each plug-in support card comprising a single plug-in card after breaking said score line;

• said method comprising sequences performing respective operations, wherein at least one of said sequences comprises two cycles of similar steps as follows:
• providing an input hopper and an output hopper, wherein the output hopper is structurally configured to be attachable in any of a first and a second orientation, the second orientation being turned 180 degrees about a horizontal axis from the first orientation;
• setting a batch of card bodies as a stack in said input hopper;
• performing a cycle of the corresponding sequence by transferring successively each card body from said input hopper to a machine designed for performing a corresponding operation;
• transferring each said card body from said machine to said output hopper in order to form a stack of operated card bodies therein;
• removing and turning the output hopper and substituting said turned output hopper for the input hopper;
• and
• performing another cycle of the corresponding sequence.