Triad BillBreaker™ Kiosks with MEI Cash Acceptor Technology are Cleaning Up in Laundromats and Car Washes Nationwide
July 30, 2005 – MEI, the world’s leading developer of electronic payment systems, announced that its bill acceptors have been integrated into Triad BillBreaker™ kiosks. Triad BillBreakers, widely used in the casino industry for nearly a decade, were launched in laundromats and car washes earlier this year.
Over the past decade, Triad BillBreakers have been installed in at least 90% of casinos across the United States. In 2005, MEI-equipped BillBreakers were installed in carwashes, multi-facility laundromats and family playlands in various locations across the United States. Today, over 700 BillBreakers are installed in the U.S. and Canada, some of which process over 1000 transactions per day. Next year, Triad expects to roll out MEI-equipped BillBreaker kiosks in utility stores nationwide to facilitate utility bill payments.
Equipped with reliable MEI payment technology, the BillBreaker is the only system that can break a single bill down into multiple denominations – i.e., issue both $5s and $10s to break a single $20 bill.
“We tested many different bill validators because we knew that this would be critical to the BillBreaker’s success and acceptance in new, unattended applications,” said Chuck White, president of Triad BillBreakers. “MEI proved the most reliable and easy to use, plus at least 95% of my customers requested that we use an MEI. In fact, it is the one component that we never have to worry about.”
About Triad BillBreaker Kiosks
BillBreakers are manufactured by Lowell, MA-based Triad BillBreakers. These kiosks accept larger bills and break them into smaller denominations and/or coins or tokens. The BillBreaker kiosk is the only product of its kind that can break bills into multiple denominations. In addition, BillBreakers can be pre-programmed to dispense precisely the combinations of currency, coin, and/or tokens that customers want dispensed. They are available in six models, each with a different capacity ranging from 500 to 4000 bills. For more information, visit www.billbreakers.com or call 978-458-3636.
About MEI’s Full Line of Cash Acceptors for Self-Serve Systems
MEI offers the industry’s most complete line of bill and coin acceptors for the varying needs of retail self-serve applications. MEI CASHFLOW® SC Series bill acceptors are the world’s most technically advanced cash acceptor for retail applications. MEI Series 2000 bill acceptors provide a lower end alternative for retail applications that do not require premium features or a lockable cash box. MEI Combo Acceptors are the industry’s first unit that accepts cash, credit and debit. MEI CASHFLOW 9500 coin acceptors are ideal for kiosks and other unattended retail systems. MEI provides all the technical support that OEMs, professional software developers and systems integrators need to design, integrate, test and deploy their self-serve systems.
About MEI
Today, MEI systems are relied upon for more than 1 billion transactions per week in 90 countries. The company developed the first electronic coin mechanism in the 1960s, followed by the first electronic non-contact bill acceptor, and more recently its vending management system. Today MEI has the largest worldwide installed base of unattended payment mechanisms. In 2004, MEI reached a milestone of selling more than 3.5 million bill acceptors, 4.5 million coin mechanisms and 1 million control boards worldwide. Its products are in widespread use in the vending, soft drink, gaming, amusement, transportation, retail, and kiosk markets. For more information on MEI and its products, visit www.meiglobal.com/kiosks or +44 118944 6237.