Rich Raley of Advanced Electronic Systems, Inc. addresses the group as the first guest presenter at TechFest 6, held at the Soaring Eagle Casino in Mt. Pleasant, MI. Rich presented a technical look at MEI's ZT1200 series bill validator.
 

Asahi Seiko's Bo Pheng provided a detailed look at the coin hopper from a repair perspective. He also demonstrated hopper denomination conversion. Both side-exit and escalator hoppers were presented.

Coin Mechanisms' Mike Harris was peppered with questions during beak time. Participation at TechFest 6 was an heroic effort for Mike as he had just returned from a training mission in France two days before and had to drive from Chicago through a blinding snowstorm. Thanks, Mike.

MEI's Chris Felix showed their new Cashflow SC66 bill validator, approved for use in Michigan just the week before TechFest 6 began.

Sencore's Jeff Murray discussed test equipment during their sponsored breakfast meeting at TechFest 6.  Sencore makes a range of test equipment that is specifically tailored toward monitor repair.

Money Controls' Armando Gomez demonstrates the Gamesman hopper. He also demonstrated Money Controls' Condor coin acceptor. This was Money Controls' first appearance at TechFest.

TechFest mainstay and anchor presentation belonged to Tom Talbot of JCM. As usual, this dynamic presentation discussed cleaning and calibration procedures for WBA bill validators as well as repair issues.