Display Technology will be showing the New and Exclusive Multi-Touch Touchscreen solution at the International Casino Exhibition (ICE 2007) from 23rd to 25th January at Earl's Court 2, London, UK. This dedicated solution designed for the Gaming industry will be available in Medium and Large Sizes (17” upto 46”) for Multi player or single player games. Multi-touch technology will bring more flexibility and functionalities to game design.

Display Technology based in Rochester Kent is a totally focused displays, interface, embedded computer, and touchscreen specialists and Samsung semiconductor’s only official partner in the UK. Samsung semiconductor and ourselves provide UK / European Gaming and Kiosk Manufactures better support both technically and commercially offering direct access to Samsung with a manufacturers guarantee, and a range of video controller cards designed and manufactured in Europe.

With already 300 hardware / software  developments in the past 12 months, our expertise in flat panel solutions is why we are the leading supplier of LCD and touchscreen integration technology to the Gaming and Kiosk Industry.

Winning partnership with Jamp

Earlier this year, Money Controls appointed leading Czech distributor Jamp as its official distribution partner for Slovakia and the Czech Republic. Since then the partnership has gone from strength to strength with record sales of Money Controls’ products in the region.
Initially focussing on Ardac Elite, the top performing bill and ticket acceptor, Jamp is now the sole distributor for all of Money Controls’ comprehensive portfolio of products. And, such has been the interest from customers in the region, Jamp has appointed sales staff dealing solely with Money Controls’ products. They have also created a demonstration room in their headquarters in the Czech city of Karlovy Vary dedicated to the products.
Miroslav Korica, Jamp’s Managing Director, is delighted with the success of the partnership: “From the outset, Money Controls and Jamp were perfect partners: Money Controls has the ideal products and support; Jamp has the ideal distribution network and technical back up. What’s more, we have now established an excellent working relationship between our two companies. Our increased focus on Money Controls’ products will open up yet more opportunities for us.”
Jim Foster, Money Controls’ Technical Sales Manager EMEA, is equally pleased with the way the partnership has developed in such a short time: “I expected a settling-in period, as we each got to know each other and Jamp became familiar with our products. But, it was ‘all systems go’ from day one: Jamp’s staff were trained in all aspects of our products and have been able to provide outstanding technical sales support. With the new demonstration room they can showcase our products, and customers can see for themselves the quality for which Money Controls’ is renowned.“

Merit Entertainment is proud to announce its new, market-expanding partnership with European distributor Avranches Automatic. The companies have teamed up to serve the French market for years and now seek to extend their reach throughout Europe and into North Africa.

Avranches Automatic’s expert knowledge of the amusement industry, experience with Merit products, and solid export contacts will allow Merit to make its games easily accessible to an expanding global market

“We have been representing Merit in France for many years, and I am very glad to be given a chance to collaborate more closely on such a great product line,” said Murielle Lavole of Avranches. “I’m very enthusiastic about this partnership.”

Merit’s customers will benefit from this new partnership with stronger service and support, as products will ship directly from Europe, allowing operators to get their machines into locations more quickly

“I’m excited about this project,” said Javier Lanfranchi, Merit’s Director of International Sales.  “Merit has been working with Avranches for many years. We both know that we can deliver a great product and give excellent support to many markets, which for logistic or timing reasons, could not access our products directly from the United States.”

For 30 years, Merit has ensured long-term return on investment for operators by providing continually high-earning equipment along with updates and upgrades for its products. With an installed base of over 250,000 touch-screen games garnering nearly 4.6 billion plays per year, Merit Entertainment is the worldwide leader in touch-screen entertainment devices. Merit Entertainment products appear globally in a wide array of venues and appeal to an almost limitless demographic. Merit continues to expand its position in the industry with ever-increasing entertainment, content, and new games. The company maintains a Web site with all the latest information at www.meritgames.com.

Netherlands, December 18, 2007 – Public Computing BV and Worldroom India Ltd partner to tap into the fastest growing market in Asia.

It has been recognized that self-service concept in the Indian sub continent is essential for the increasingly technology aware youth of India. This generation is embracing self-service technologies in banking, airline ticketing and many other applications. The market metrics in India require a close co-operation between manufacturers, local solution and software partners. Through an exclusive partnership with Worldroom, the two partners will tap into this market with such phenomenal potential.

Having just returned from India, Peter te Lintel Hekkert, Director of sales for Public Computing: “The use of the self-service market in densely populated area is growing rapidly. Being able to serve consumers on the scale required in India will require the use of new technologies. Whilst margins in this sub continent are certainly under pressure, there is the huge benefit of large scale production and with the flexible cooperation between the two companies, we have the ability to put a custom supply-chain solution in place.”

Mr Philip Pothen, Director of Worldroom adds: “Introduction of self service terminals for Airlines, Hotels, Malls and E-Ticketing for Airlines and Railways are essential to meet growing demand of national and international travellers. Similar growth is occurring in Banking, Insurance and rapidly expanding Mobile Telecom sectors. We are uniquely positioned to realize our growth ambitions with this new partnership.”

Cashmaster International, the innovative manufacturers and distributors of cash counting machines have embarked on a new growth strategy, signalled by a £300,000 investment in their production facility.

Unlike many British companies, Cashmaster have opted to remain loyal to Scotland and reinvest in their manufacturing site located in Rosyth, Fife, in a bid to increase production capacity and offer its blue chip clients reduced lead-times.

A strong desire to uphold quality and increase efficiency has prompted Cashmaster to change its manufacturing ethos, from batch to flow-line. Investment has been focused on production machinery, including a Speedline MPM Printer, MyData15 Surface Mount machine (robotic pick and place), ERSA Hotflow 7 Oven (forced air convection) and a new component reel storage system.

Specifically designed to facilitate a flow-line process, each of these machines are connected by conveyors, providing a seamless linear line for PCB production. The new flow-line process offers many advantages over the old batch production process and will be soon be accompanied by a MVP GEM Automated Optical Inspection unit and a laser etching machine. The heart of the new line is the MyData Surface Mount machine, which is fitted with both 14k hydra placement and 6kzfi heads, providing a combined placement rating of up to 14400cph (chips per hour). It can place a vast selection of components from 0402 (40thou x 20thou / 1mm x 0.5mm) to large QFP’s and micro BGA style components. 

Engineering Manager, Douglas Reid, said: “Cashmaster have strategic growth ambitions, which meant we had to invest in our production facility to offer customers the benefit of advanced technology, whilst also ensuring that the skills of our employees remain at the highest level. The new production facility will allow us to increase our production capacity, offer shorter lead times and crucially become highly responsive as a manufacturing unit, which will have a massive impact on our production capabilities”.

With a record-breaking international order book for Q1 2008 and a forecast increase in sales of over 35% for 2008, the company has cited the commissioning of their new production facility the first strategic step of many.
 
About Cashmaster
Established in 1977, our organisation has been involved in electronic cash counting systems since 1987.   Cashmaster specialises in providing cash intensive businesses with a means of counting and reconciling more efficiently. Sectors such as banking, retail and leisure each benefit from using Cashmaster products to reduce time spent counting cash, whilst taking advantage of advanced reconciliation, which in turn results in loss prevention. Cashmaster offer a five-product range to suit all levels of users, from single till operations to multinational stores who operate multiple tills per store.