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Vol. 46, No. 11, November 2006
| Coinco Launches Guardian 6000 Changer With 6 Tubes, Simplified Setup And Service
Nick Montano
 ST. LOUIS, MO — New from Coin Acceptors is the Guardian 6000, a 6-tube changer incorporating “practical intelligence” to expedite setup and field service. The new changer made its debut at the National Automatic Merchandising Association National Expo. According to Coinco, the Guardian 6000 is the industry’s first self-replenishing 6-tube changer that permits using a single cassette configuration to virtually eliminate “change starvation” and the need for multiple payout configurations. Optional $1 coin tubes allow the changer to deliver the highest change-making capacity, for large-denomination bill acceptance...
| | NAMA Seeks To Resolve Ongoing Coin, Currency and Cashless Issues
Thomas E. McMahon, NCE
HERNDON, VA — All business revolves around one thing: making the sale. In the vending business, making the sale requires the customer to select a product, insert the money, press the right button, and receive the product and change...by Tom McMahon, NCE
| | NAMA Showgoers Chew On Potential Of ‘Dentyne Ice’ Sugarless Bulk-Vended Gum
Emily Jed
ORLANDO, FL — Super ProVending Group COO Tom Siciliano presented the opportunity to full-line vending and OCS operators to provide sugarless gum through bulk vending machines alongside their existing banks at the NAMA National Expo here and said their response exceeded his already high expectations.
| | Industry Pros Identify Latest Trends Reshaping The Coin-Op Music Sector
Marcus Webb
U.S.A. — Downloading jukeboxes of all brands continue to sell at a “frenzied pace,” reported Rowe International’s vice-president of sales and marketing John Margold. Equipment manufacturers and content providers estimate that digital formats represent 90% of commercial jukebox sales. They also agreed that hardware prices are no longer a major obstacle for most operators when deciding to purchase a new jukebox and when choosing CD or digital...
| | EDITORIAL: Learning From History
Tim Sanford
During the formative years of office coffee service, a prolonged debate took place about the nature of the business. One party held that an OCS operation should establish a distinctive identity in its market area by developing and marketing its own high-quality private-label coffee line. The other argued that the profit resided in national brands, taking advantage of their strong marketing support, while developing a reputation for fast, reliable and helpful service...by Tim Sanford
| | EDITORIAL: Three Problems, One Solution
Marcus Webb
One of the few members of this industry who works, earns and thinks both as a manufacturer and as an operator every single day is Rick Caviglia. The owner of California Amusement Group (San Leandro) and president of View Interactive is forced to think through every issue from both perspectives. So when he talks about the industry’s biggest challenges today, we should listen...by Marcus Webb
| | OCTOBER 24, 2006: Crane Acquires Dixie-Narco From Whirlpool
WILLISTON, SC — Crane Co. has announced the purchase of all the capital stock of Dixie-Narco Inc. for $46 million in cash. Dixie-Narco had been a subsidiary of Whirlpool Corp. since Whirlpool acquired its former parent, Maytag Corp., last year.
| | NOVEMEMBER 13, 2006: Stories from the Ahead of the Times (Music & Games edition) email news dispatch…
• Tim Jackson, Longtime Industry Sales Pro, Dies At 45
• Two Industry Trade Press Figures Also Meet Early Demise
• Arizona Operators Begin Forming State Association
• IALEI To Co-Produce “Code Adam” Video; Seeks 2007 Speakers
• AAMA Begins Lining Up PR Team; Sets 2007 Gala Dates
• Leslie Murphy To Exit NDA Leadership Post
• AMOA Plans Washington, DC, Lobbying Trip
• European Court Reverses Greek Amusements Ban
• What’s New: Ecast; Face Place; Incredible Technologies; Merit; Namco Bandai; Sega; Smart; Stern; TouchTunes
| | UPFRONT: An Industry In Decline, Or Untapped Opportunity?
Alicia Lavay
Like many of you, I’ve recently returned from the NAMA National Expo in Orlando. The how was informative and entertaining, and it’s always great to catch up with old friends and sample the new products at the exhibits. I thought about devoting this space to kudos to NAMA for a job well done, but I’d be remiss not to mention that the exhibit was smaller this year, and there were fewer machine manufacturers…by Alicia Lavay-Kertes
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SAN JOSE, CA — Mike Applebaum of Cutting Edge Industries reports that he has started a new company to supply encapsulated and self-vended toys to the bulk vending industry. The company, Top Notch Toys, has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with CEI. 