ST. LOUIS - October 23, 2006 – Coin Acceptors, Inc. (Coinco) the vending industry’s oldest and largest manufacturer of vending equipment, will introduce Guardian 6000™ at NAMA on October 25th. The launch of the Guardian 6000™ coin changer is a product of numerous field studies, customer surveys and user feedback, which all identified an overwhelming need for changer innovation that strikes a balance between intelligence and practical day-to-day use. Current changer technology often over complicates the change making process or limits operational feedback. The Guardian 6000™ has been designed to minimize configurations, simplify changer set-up, maximize reliability and effectively communicate changer

The Guardian 6000™ is the industry’s first self-replenishing six tube changer that, with the use of a single cassette configuration, virtually eliminates change starvation and the need for multiple payout configurations. With the use of optional dollar coin tubes, the Guardian 6000™ offers the highest change making capacity for high denomination bill acceptance. Audible and visual status notification and self-diagnostics maximize in-service time and reduce service costs by correcting field repairable errors at the time of machine restocking.

"Our goal was to take a high tech product and apply what we refer to as Practical Intelligence" says Tom Paczkowski, Director of Marketing. "The Guardian 6000™ has been specifically designed to anticipate each step in the changer fill and service process. It automatically communicates relevant information via the LCD without ever needing to touch a button. Our attention to fundamental operational needs and daily usage make this product the most practical changer on the market today.

The Guardian 6000™ boasts a single motor ratchet drive payout technology, proven through over a decade of use as one of the most reliable dispensing mechanisms in the industry. Hands-free coin loading, auto float pay-down, and an illuminated payout area ensure swift and accurate coin loading, without the need to remove the cassette from the changer. An intuitive LCD menu structure eliminates the need to navigate through complex layers of data to understand basic changer modes or status.

Bill Johnson, Vice President of Sales says "Our customers are finding the Guardian 6000™ both intuitive and very simple to use. We have aligned all operational aspects of our new changer with the needs of our customers."

The Guardian 6000™ represents another milestone in Coin Acceptors, Inc. history of innovation for the vending industry. Other industry firsts include the first combination credit card and bill validator, first high capacity hopper payout, first fully electronic coin changer, and the first all plastic coin changer and bill validator designs. These advancements continue to provide Coinco customers improved reliability, simplified route operations, and increased profitability.

Founded in 1958, Coinco is a privately owned company and a global leader in the design and manufacture of payment systems and control systems. For nearly a half century, Coinco has been a provider of payment systems for automated transaction applications in the vending, amusement, retail, transit and specialty markets.