In a recent center modernization, the 116 lane Inazawa Grand Bowl has upgraded their automatic scoring system to the Bowler Entertainment System by QubicaAMF.
April 30, 2010 (Mechanicsville, VA) – QubicaAMF Worldwide, a leading manufacturer of bowling and amusement products, announces that its Bowler Entertainment System (BES) has been installed in the largest bowling center in the world, according to Guinness World Records. The consecutive 116 lane Inazawa Grand Bowl, part of the Grand Bowl Chain which operates 15 bowling centers in Japan, upgraded their automatic scoring system to the Bowler Entertainment System (BES) and reopened their facility last month. The chain now has the Bowler Entertainment System (BES) installed in 14 of their 15 locations in central Japan, totaling over 704 lanes.
“The entertainment value of the themed environments and bowling games produced by BES is something you must see. Proprietors truly appreciate the impact of BES to completely update the image of a bowling center,” says Masanori Onoe, President of Daifuku QubicaAMF, exclusive distributor of QubicaAMF bowling equipment and products in Japan since 2006.
“Inazawa Grand Bowl has been reborn as the world's best bowling center,” states Hiroaki Aoyama, President of Grand Bowl Chain, “from the aspect of its facilities and systems, in addition to the scale.” Inazawa Grand Bowl, located in Inazawa City opened in March of 1972. The 116 lane center spans 91,494 square feet from end to end, and encompasses over 182,000 square feet in total.
The Bowler Entertainment System (BES) is an automatic scoring system which offers a selection of 36 themed and seasonal environments and on-lane games to target all market segments. The system incorporates high quality animation, video and graphics in both 2D and 3D. BES is designed on open architecture to be modular and fully upgradeable.
About Daifuku QubicaAMF
Daifuku is one of world's top material handling manufacturers and its leading system integrator. Daifuku has been in the bowling products business in Japan for 40 years. Since 2001, Daifuku has been the exclusive distributor of QubicaAMF products and has been very successful in selling automatic scoring and management systems in that market. Daifuku and QubicaAMF joined forces in 2006 forming Daifuku QubicaAMF, serving as the exclusive distributor of QubicaAMF bowling equipment and products in Japan.