JCM American Corporation - Company Profile

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JCM American Corporation is the worldwide leader and most trusted name in currency and transaction management, and its products are used in countries around the globe. For more than 50 years, JCM has been developing and designing innovative currency solutions for a diverse range of industries, including gaming, vending, retail, financial, transportation, security, and unique application industries.
JCM's corporate history dates back to the mid-1950s, when its Japanese parent company was founded as Japan Cash Machine Inc., Ltd, and a tradition of developing currency solutions was born. JCM American began operating in the United States in 1988, when it incorporated in New Jersey.

     Growing on its parent company's history, the company's initial prime market was the cash machine industry. The American office, led by President Aki Isoi, dedicated itself to seek out and expand new business opportunities relating to currency and coin handling equipment. Mr. Isoi studied New Jersey's gaming industry, and a revolutionary new concept was created - side-mounted bill validators for gaming devices. The idea was met with success and JCM sold side-mounted bill validators to Sigma in Tokyo for machines that dispensed rolled coins.
     This success led to the development of the first up-stacker validator, and in the early 1990s, a monumental partnership was forged, when leading slot manufacturer IGT and JCM joined forces to implant the new device in IGT video lottery machines.
     JCM's innovative spirit led to the development of JCM's unique embedded bill validator with lockable and removable cash box. The unit's design satisfied the requirements and regulations of the major U.S. gaming jurisdictions, and as a result, that design played a major role in the implementation of the bill validator in the gaming industry - something that all slot machines have today. Years ago it was unheard of for a slot machine to offer an embedded bill validator; today, it's hard to imagine the industry functioning without them. In the near future, it may be unheard of for a slot machine to be without an embedded ticket printer for coupon capabilities, and JCM is again leading the way by inventing leading products and solutions.

     JCM's expertise in the bill validator business has resulted in the development of strong working relationships with the U.S. Treasury and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. This relationship allows JCM to routinely meet with these agencies as new currency is developed, and access to new money prior to general distribution, enabling JCM to have software upgrades available for operators before consumers have newly designed currency in their hands.
     In addition to staying ahead of legitimate currency changes, JCM also stays on top of technology used to create counterfeit money, and meets with the government when new counterfeits are detected to ensure new software can be developed to detect counterfeits.
     With a solid track record as the leader in the gaming industry, today, JCM offers a wide range of capabilities including currency recognition/validation, operational intelligence/intelligent report, micro transport, magnetic and optical sensing, bulk note acceptance, note recycling, note centering and thermal printing. Other innovative product features include the ability to dispense customer paper tokens, cash, coupons or tickets, barcode reading technology, smart cash box technology, international currency acceptance for up to 80 countries and much more.

JCM believes in constant innovation, growth, and diversification. In addition to the company's core of engineers, every employee at JCM constantly strives to conceive of innovative solutions to improve the cash-handling process. We picture ourselves not as vendors, but as partners with our clients, deepening relationships by listening to their challenges, and creating leading solutions.
At JCM, we strive to fully develop our worldwide business by helping our partners to increase efficiency and lower operating costs by always developing and improving technology to suit their needs. With our preventative maintenance and training programs, we further help our partners minimize unnecessary service and repairs. From our headquarters in Osaka, Japan, to our American headquarters in Las Vegas, and European headquarters in Dusseldorf, Germany, JCM offers a world of solutions.