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METER PLA UPDATE EDITION EDITION UPDATE Volume4, Number14 Volume 4, Number 14 August1,1,1978 1978 August Vending shipments shipments hit hitnew new high high Vending - The shipment shipment of of new new vending vending The machines reached an all~time high in machines reached an all-time high in dollarvalue value inin 1977, 1977 , according according to to an an dollar industry survey just released by the industry survey just released by the U.S. Bureau Bureau of of the the Census, Census, said said G. G. U.S. Richard Schreiber , president of the Richard Schreiber, president of the National Automatic Automatic Merchandising Merchandising National Association (N .A.M.A.). Association (N.A.M.A.). The value value of of 1977 1977 shipments shipments The totaled $289,596,000, $289,596 ,000, up up 28 28 perpertotaled cent from from $226,866,000 $226 ,866,000 in in 1976. 1976. cent The previous previous highest highest dollar dollar value value The was recorded recorded in in 1973 1973 at at was $241 ,360,000, Schreiber Schreibersaid. said . $241,360,000, The number number of of machines machines shipped shipped The was the the highest highest since since 1968, 1968, adadwas from 468,114 468, 114in in vancingto to 537,760 537 , 760from vancing 1976. Total Total shipments shipments before before 1968 1968 1976. usually were were higher higher because because of of the the usually large number of lower-priced small large number of lower-priced small bulk confection confection and and charm charm vending vending bulk machines then included in the total. machines then included in the total. "Obviously ,1977 1977was wasaavery verygood good "Obviously, year for the manufacturing segment year for the manufacturing segment of our our industry," industry," Schreiber Schreiber said. said . of Beverage vending machine shipBeverage vending machine shipments were were valued valued at at $197,542,000 $197 ,542 ,000 ments an increase of 35 percent from 1976 1976 an increase of 35 percent from and machines machines for for confections confections and and and foods totaled $61 ,905 ,000, up 25 foods totaled $61,905,000, up 25 percent inin 1977. 1977 . percent Canned beverage beverage vending vending mamaCanned chines , freeze-dried freeze-dried coffee coffee venders venders chines, and bagged bagged snack snack machines machines registerregisterand ed the highest percentage increases ed the highest percentage increases 1977 . inin 1977. Exports U.S .vending vendingmachines machines Exports ofofU.S. have increased increased steadily steadily during during the the have past three three years, years , amounting amounting to to 14 14 past percentof ofmachines machinesshipped shippedinin 1977 1977 percent (72 ,727 machines) machines) and andto to 77percent percent (72,727 of the the total total dollar value value of dollar ($19,889,000) . Comparable figures ($19,889,000). Comparable figures for the the two two previous previous years years are are 1976, 1976, for 61,881 units, $17 ,190,000; and 61,881 units, $17,190,000; and 1975, 51,935 51,935 units, units , $14,584,000. $14,584,000. 1975, The U.S. U.S . Bureau Bureau of of the the Census Census The compilation isis based based on on reports reports from from compilation 52 manufacturers and the cost was 52 manufacturers and the cost was underwrittenby byN.A.M.A. N.A.M .A. underwritten New York York school school New takes break break takes j f Afterten ten sessions sessions of of indoctrination indoctrination After into the the workings workings of of pingames, pingames, both both into electro-mechanical and solid-state electro-mechanical and solid-state,, the New New York York State State Coin Coin Machine Machine the Association (NYSCMA) training sesAssociation (NYSCMA) training sessions went went into into aa summer summer hiatus. hiatus . sions The group group was was so so stimulated stimulated by by The the learning learning experience, experience , that that itit was was the decided to to continue continue the the Saturday Saturday decided morning training training sessions. sessions . Taking Taking up up morning where they left off, future training where they left off, deeper future into training sessions will will delve delve deeper the sessions into the actual workings of the individual actual workings ofcomprise the individual components that that comprise pincomponents aa pingame. game. Art Seglin, Seglin , the the instructor instructor conconArt ducting the course , was on vacation ducting the course, was on vacation for the the month month of of July. July . He He will will for conduct oneand two-day schools conduct one- and two-day schools throughout the the NYSCMA NYSCMA area area for for throughout the rest of the summer . the rest of the summer. With the the interest interest displayed displayed for for With York technical knowledge, knowledge , the the New New York technical State Coin Coin Machine Machine Association Association State foresees an an ongoing ongoingprogram programto to keep keep foresees their mechanics updated on all their mechanics updated on all changes inin equipment equipment that that may may changes occur inin the the future. future . occur PIPARATE G Rock-Ola HAMBUR NOVA APPARATE HAMBURG Rock-Ola NOVA APPA RAT MU-ROTAAA Nova Apparate's Apparate's booth booth atat the the recent recent DAT/ima DAT/ ima 1978 1978exhibition exhibition inin West West Nova Rock-Ola's line of phonographs and canned beverage Berlin featured Berlin featured Rock-Ola's line of phonographs and canned beverage vending machines. Nova Apparate has been a Rock-Ola distributor since vending machines. Nova Apparate has been a Rock-Ola distributor since 1953. 1953.