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| 18 May
2002 |
| Azkoyen's
electronic coin selector, among the most notable technological
advances |
The electronic coin selector of the Azkoyen Group, patented
in 1984, is one of the technological advances registered
in Spain in the 20th Century that appears in the book
titled "Current Images of Spanish Science and Technology".
It was published by the FECYT (Spanish Foundation for
Science and Technology) during the Spanish Presidency
of the European Union in 2002.
It gives an up-to-date vision of science and technology,
advances made in Spain, covering the fields of physics,
chemistry, biology, medicine, the economy or agriculture,
without neglecting more industrial fields such as the
automotive and aeronautical sectors or ceramics.
The book (of 255 pages, with examples of innovative work
by 50 companies, universities, hospitals and technology
centres) is "an eloquent list of cases that show
how, in the right context and with the right legislative
and support frameworks, Spanish companies are capable
of using their research potential to achieve success in
the field of innovation" according to the Minister
of Science and Technology, Anna Birulés, in the
introduction.
The electronic coin selector (L60) developed by Azkoyen
was selected as an example of how technology can work
against fraud, under the heading: "putting ideas
to work".
In the 1980s the challenge was a very great one and it
marked a technological revolution in the sector, enabling
the incorporation of "much more accurate and reliable
coin selectors that mean that a drink or a chocolate bar,
a phone call, buying a bus ticket or making a photocopy
is available to everyone, anywhere and at any time".
Millions of machines worldwide have coin selection devices.
In Spain alone there are 650,000 vending machines, of
which 380,000 sell products and 270,000 provide services.
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