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{{short description|Italian bowling equipment provider}}
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| type = [[Privately held company|Private]] QubicaAMF combined trademark is owned by Qubica Holding.
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'''QubicaAMF Worldwide''' or '''QubicaAMF''' is a bowling equipment provider. The company has U.S. headquarters in Richmond, Virginia and European headquarters in Bologna, Italy.
'''QubicaAMF Worldwide''' is the largest and most innovative bowling equipment provider in the world with 600 employees worldwide. We build and modernize more bowling entertainment centers than any other company in the industry, and have an installed base of more than 13,000 centers in 90 countries. The company has a sales and distribution network with worldwide reach and maintains the largest R&D team for electro-mechanical products, software, electronics and entertainment systems in the industry.


The company's mascot is an animated anthropomorphic [[bowling pin]] character named Qupee. <ref> https://www.qubicaamf.com/brochure/qubicaamf-bowling-scoring-entertainment-management-system-brochure</ref>
QubicaAMF has over 100 years of experience, and their mission is ''Making Bowling Amazing'' in order to attract and entertain even more people by helping customers fully unleash their potential with QubicaAMF bowling products.

The company has U.S. headquarters in Richmond, Virginia and European headquarters in Bologna, Italy.


==History==
==History==


Qubica S.p.A. was founded in Italy in 1993 by Roberto Vaioli, Luca Drusiani, and Emanuele Govoni to "bring amusement innovations to bowlers and center proprietors worldwide."<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.qubicaamf.com/QubicaAMF/files/bb/bbdb4355-452b-48e8-8497-e8f2ec5e97ca.pdf|title=The History of QubicaAMF Worldwide|accessdate=May 29, 2014}}</ref>
Qubica [[Società per azioni|S.p.A.]] was founded in Italy in 1993 by Roberto Vaioli, Luca Drusiani, and Emanuele Govoni to "bring amusement innovations to bowlers and center proprietors worldwide."<ref name="history">{{cite web|url=http://www.qubicaamf.com/QubicaAMF/files/bb/bbdb4355-452b-48e8-8497-e8f2ec5e97ca.pdf|title=The History of QubicaAMF Worldwide|access-date=May 29, 2014}}</ref>


In 2003 Qubica acquired the Mendes company, a maker of pinsetters, ball returns, and automated scoring systems.<ref name="BuyBack">{{cite web|url=http://talktenpin.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10341&Itemid=135|title=QubicaAMF Poised to Bring in a New Era of Bowling with Fully Invested Qubica Legacy Partners Owners|date=December 1, 2014|newspaper=TalkTenPin}}</ref>
In 2003 Qubica acquired the Mendes company, a maker of [[pinsetter]]s, ball returns, and [[automatic scorer|automated scoring systems]].<ref name="BuyBack">{{cite web|url=http://talktenpin.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10341&Itemid=135|title=QubicaAMF Poised to Bring in a New Era of Bowling with Fully Invested Qubica Legacy Partners Owners|date=December 1, 2014|newspaper=TalkTenPin|access-date=December 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181214064340/http://talktenpin.net/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10341&Itemid=135|archive-date=December 14, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref>


QubicaAMF Worldwide was then formed in July 2005 when [[AMF Bowling|AMF Bowling Worldwide]] contributed the assets of its Bowling Products Division and Qubica Lux S.á.r.l. (successor owner of Qubica) contributed Qubica S.p.A. to a new joint venture of which each company retained 50% interest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015535/000119312505195109/dex1013.htm|title=Contribution Agreement|accessdate=December 16, 2014}}</ref>
QubicaAMF Worldwide was formed in July 2005 when [[AMF Bowling|AMF Bowling Worldwide]] contributed the assets of its Bowling Products Division and Qubica Lux [[Société à responsabilité limitée|S.à r.l.]] (successor owner of Qubica) contributed Qubica S.p.A. to a new joint venture of which each company retained 50% interest.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1015535/000119312505195109/dex1013.htm|title=Contribution Agreement|access-date=December 16, 2014}}</ref>


In March 2012 the joint venture entered into a non-binding offer with [http://www.bowltech.nl Bowltech International B.V.] for the possible acquisition of the joint venture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kccllc.net/amf/document/1236495121113000000000015|title=Declaration of Stephen D. Satterwhite, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc., in Support of the Debtors’ Chapter 11 Petitions and First Day Pleadings (Document 24), Case No. 12-36495, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division|accessdate=February 22, 2014}}</ref>
In March 2012 the joint venture entered into a non-binding offer with Bowltech International B.V. for the possible acquisition of the joint venture.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kccllc.net/amf/document/1236495121113000000000015|title=Declaration of Stephen D. Satterwhite, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc., in Support of the Debtors' Chapter 11 Petitions and First Day Pleadings (Document 24), Case No. 12-36495, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division|access-date=February 22, 2014}}</ref>


On July 1, 2013, AMF Bowling Worldwide was reorganized out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and combined with Strike Holdings LLC (doing business as [[Bowlmor Lanes]]) to form Bowlmor AMF<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130701005676/en/Bowlmor-AMF-Bowling-Worldwide-Announce-Completion-Merger#.Uvqf53khGLs|title=Bowlmor and AMF Bowling Worldwide Announce Completion of Merger|date=July 1, 2013|newspaper=BusinessWire}}</ref> (now known as [[Bowlero Corporation]]). On July 31, 2013, QubicaAMF Worldwide announced that it was no longer for sale, stating that, “Under the circumstances a year ago, a transaction with Bowltech presented a great opportunity for QubicaAMF. However, with the full support of our new ownership team a transaction is no longer needed.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intergameonline.com/coin-op/news/9879/qubicaamf-no-longer-for-sale|title=QubicaAMF no longer for sale|date=July 31, 2013|newspaper=Intergame}}</ref>
On July 1, 2013, AMF Bowling Worldwide was reorganized out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and combined with Strike Holdings LLC (doing business as [[Bowlmor Lanes]]) to form Bowlmor AMF<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20130701005676/en/Bowlmor-AMF-Bowling-Worldwide-Announce-Completion-Merger#.Uvqf53khGLs|title=Bowlmor and AMF Bowling Worldwide Announce Completion of Merger|date=July 1, 2013|newspaper=BusinessWire}}</ref> (now known as [[Bowlero Corporation]]). On July 31, 2013, QubicaAMF Worldwide announced that it was no longer for sale, stating that, “Under the circumstances a year ago, a transaction with Bowltech presented a great opportunity for QubicaAMF. However, with the full support of our new ownership team a transaction is no longer needed.”<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.intergameonline.com/coin-op/news/9879/qubicaamf-no-longer-for-sale|title=QubicaAMF no longer for sale|date=July 31, 2013|newspaper=Intergame}}</ref>
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In November 2016 QubicaAMF acquired CDE Software, a major developer and marketer of software to track leagues and tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bowlingdigital.com/qubicaamf-acquires-cde-software/|title=QubicaAMF Acquires CDE Software|date=November 30, 2016|website=bowlingdigital.com}}</ref>
In November 2016 QubicaAMF acquired CDE Software, a major developer and marketer of software to track leagues and tournaments.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bowlingdigital.com/qubicaamf-acquires-cde-software/|title=QubicaAMF Acquires CDE Software|date=November 30, 2016|website=bowlingdigital.com}}</ref>


==Product Overview==
== Products ==
QubicaAMF is an American Bowling Manufacturer that provide bowling Equipment. The Bowling Equipment are pinspotters, Automatic Scoring Systems, fun bowling concepts, Bowling Lanes, MINI-bowling lanes, Ball Returns & furniture that are shown in a table.
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+QubicaAMF Products
!Name
!model
!notes
!Type of Bowling
|-
|BES X
|Automatic Scoring System
|Current state of art for automatic scoring; control desk software known as Conqueror
|10 pin; 5 pin
|-
|Highway 66
|Mini-Bowling
|Used in Some [[Amusement arcade|Arcades]] & Big Childrens Playplace and has theming available
| rowspan="5" |10 pin Bowling only
|-
|The Suite Spot
|Mini-Bowling
|Used in some events
|-
|Bowling Lanes
|Not a Model
|Used in new and renovated Bowling Allies
|-
|EDGE String
|Automatic string Pinspotter (Pinsetter)
|QubicaAMF only string pinsetter
|-
|EDGE Free fall
|Automatic Pinspotter (Pinsetter)
|Similar to EDGE string but uses the sweepbar found on AMF 82-70 (SOME)
and AMF 82-90 and is labeled QubicaAMF
|-
|Fly n ducks
|Duckpin pins
|some allies may use Duckpin Bowling the only duckpin bowling that QubicaAMF has.
|Duckpin Bowling only
|-
|Harmony Furniture
|furniture seat for other bowlers while the other bowler has a turn
|ball racks are behind 2 bowling seats
|all
|-
|Harmony Ball Returns
|Ball Returns
|It is different to most ball returns because it has a button for operational reasons
|10 pin Bowling only
|}


==References==
The company's bowling products include [[Automatic scorer|automatic scoring]] software, center management software, [[Ten-pin bowling|ten-pin]] pinspotters, furniture and design elements, center maintenance and mini bowling.<ref name="about">{{cite web|title=About QubicaAMF Worldwide|url=http://www.qubicaamf.com/en-US/Bowling-Companies.aspx|accessdate=May 29, 2014}}</ref>


{{Reflist}}
Many products of its predecessor companies remain in wide use. For example, the company's current [[pinspotter]] is the QubicaAMF XLi Edge, but many AMF 82-30, 82-70, and 82-90 models remain in active service in bowling centers on the world. Similarly, many centers still use Qubica Bowland, AMF AccuScore, AMF BOSS, or AMF MagicScore [[Automatic scorer|scoring systems]] while newer products have the QubicaAMF label such as the BES X Bowler Entertainment System.<ref name="about" />
{{Bowling}}

Today QubicaAMF flagship products include the BES X, the world's only Bowler Entertainment System, and HyperBowling, a new revolutionary new bowling-based attraction built on an amazing blend of software, mechanical design, futuristic user interfaces, electronics, lights and sensors, which together deliver a never before seen on-lane experience. (HyperBowling is a registered trademark of QubicaAMF in the U.S. and in other countries. HyperBowling, its features and technologies are patent pending in the U.S. and in other countries).

Rounding out it's product ecosystem is its Conqueror Pro & POS management system, CenterPunch Intelligent Lighting Solutions, XLi EDGE and EDGE String Pinspotters, SPL Select and Boutique Bowling Lanes, Lane Machines, Harmony Furniture and Design Elements and Highway66 Mini Bowling.

QubicaAMF serves as a leader in center maintenance providing pinspotter parts, house balls, rental shoes, pins, lane care & supplies and extended warranty. As of 2018, the company introduced the QubicaAMF eShop which makes is amazingly easy to find the parts you need quickly, order the right parts and manage your purchases efficiently. The site includes features such as Smart Search, Easy Order forms, thousands of assembly diagrams, etc.

==HyperBowling==

HyperBowling is a new set of bowling games designed around a new bumper system, which is actually meant to be used as part of the game.

The lights on the bumpers create moving targets that players aim to hit (or avoid). Each game has its own set of challenges and levels and includes video-game elements such as progressive levels, increasing difficulty, real risk/reward decisions, high score and accomplishments.

Combined with visual action on the BES X scoring system overhead monitors and new user interfaces on the SuperTouch consoles, HyperBowling plays like a video game on a bowling lane.

HyperBowling includes 4 games: HyperBowl, HyperBowl Pro, HyperSquad and HyperActive

The rules of the game are simple. First, you must hit the bumper to score! Colorful targets on the bumpers are each worth a different multiplier value (2X, 3X,…) and each pin knocked down is worth 100 points. So, a 2X multiplier and 8 pins down scores 1,600 points! But watch out, the red target always results in a 0 score.

==QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup==

QubicaAMF Worldwide sponsors the [[AMF World Cup|QubicaAMF World Cup]], an annual [[ten-pin]] bowling championship. It is the most prestigious amateur singles event in the sport of bowling and the largest annual international sports championship in terms of participating nations. Each year, the Bowling World Cup is held in a different country around the world, and has visited more than 40 nations since it's inaugural year in Dublin, Ireland.

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==References==
<ref>
{{cite web|title=About QubicaAMF Worldwide|url=https://www.qubicaamf.com/company|accessdate=May 29, 2014}}</ref>
<br />{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Ten-pin bowling equipment manufacturers]]
[[Category:Ten-pin bowling equipment manufacturers]]

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Latest revision as of 04:48, 27 July 2024

QubicaAMF Worldwide
Company typePrivate
PredecessorAMF Bowling, Qubica Worldwide
FoundedJune 14, 2005
Headquarters
Mechanicsville, Virginia and Bologna, Italy
Websitewww.qubicaamf.com

QubicaAMF Worldwide or QubicaAMF is a bowling equipment provider. The company has U.S. headquarters in Richmond, Virginia and European headquarters in Bologna, Italy.

The company's mascot is an animated anthropomorphic bowling pin character named Qupee. [1]

History

[edit]

Qubica S.p.A. was founded in Italy in 1993 by Roberto Vaioli, Luca Drusiani, and Emanuele Govoni to "bring amusement innovations to bowlers and center proprietors worldwide."[2]

In 2003 Qubica acquired the Mendes company, a maker of pinsetters, ball returns, and automated scoring systems.[3]

QubicaAMF Worldwide was formed in July 2005 when AMF Bowling Worldwide contributed the assets of its Bowling Products Division and Qubica Lux S.à r.l. (successor owner of Qubica) contributed Qubica S.p.A. to a new joint venture of which each company retained 50% interest.[4]

In March 2012 the joint venture entered into a non-binding offer with Bowltech International B.V. for the possible acquisition of the joint venture.[5]

On July 1, 2013, AMF Bowling Worldwide was reorganized out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy and combined with Strike Holdings LLC (doing business as Bowlmor Lanes) to form Bowlmor AMF[6] (now known as Bowlero Corporation). On July 31, 2013, QubicaAMF Worldwide announced that it was no longer for sale, stating that, “Under the circumstances a year ago, a transaction with Bowltech presented a great opportunity for QubicaAMF. However, with the full support of our new ownership team a transaction is no longer needed.”[7]

In September 2013 the Qubica founders, as well as legacy partners Guido Sorba, Pat Ciniello, Frank Mascadri and Rich Albright, bought the remaining shares from the European private equity fund that co-owned Qubica, giving them 50% ownership of QubicaAMF. In December 2014 the Qubica founders and partners acquired the 50% owned by Bowlmor AMF (Bowlero), giving them 100% ownership of QubicaAMF.[3]

In November 2016 QubicaAMF acquired CDE Software, a major developer and marketer of software to track leagues and tournaments.[8]

Products

[edit]

QubicaAMF is an American Bowling Manufacturer that provide bowling Equipment. The Bowling Equipment are pinspotters, Automatic Scoring Systems, fun bowling concepts, Bowling Lanes, MINI-bowling lanes, Ball Returns & furniture that are shown in a table.

QubicaAMF Products
Name model notes Type of Bowling
BES X Automatic Scoring System Current state of art for automatic scoring; control desk software known as Conqueror 10 pin; 5 pin
Highway 66 Mini-Bowling Used in Some Arcades & Big Childrens Playplace and has theming available 10 pin Bowling only
The Suite Spot Mini-Bowling Used in some events
Bowling Lanes Not a Model Used in new and renovated Bowling Allies
EDGE String Automatic string Pinspotter (Pinsetter) QubicaAMF only string pinsetter
EDGE Free fall Automatic Pinspotter (Pinsetter) Similar to EDGE string but uses the sweepbar found on AMF 82-70 (SOME)

and AMF 82-90 and is labeled QubicaAMF

Fly n ducks Duckpin pins some allies may use Duckpin Bowling the only duckpin bowling that QubicaAMF has. Duckpin Bowling only
Harmony Furniture furniture seat for other bowlers while the other bowler has a turn ball racks are behind 2 bowling seats all
Harmony Ball Returns Ball Returns It is different to most ball returns because it has a button for operational reasons 10 pin Bowling only

References

[edit]
  1. ^ https://www.qubicaamf.com/brochure/qubicaamf-bowling-scoring-entertainment-management-system-brochure
  2. ^ "The History of QubicaAMF Worldwide" (PDF). Retrieved May 29, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "QubicaAMF Poised to Bring in a New Era of Bowling with Fully Invested Qubica Legacy Partners Owners". TalkTenPin. December 1, 2014. Archived from the original on December 14, 2018. Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  4. ^ "Contribution Agreement". Retrieved December 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "Declaration of Stephen D. Satterwhite, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer of AMF Bowling Worldwide, Inc., in Support of the Debtors' Chapter 11 Petitions and First Day Pleadings (Document 24), Case No. 12-36495, United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Richmond Division". Retrieved February 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "Bowlmor and AMF Bowling Worldwide Announce Completion of Merger". BusinessWire. July 1, 2013.
  7. ^ "QubicaAMF no longer for sale". Intergame. July 31, 2013.
  8. ^ "QubicaAMF Acquires CDE Software". bowlingdigital.com. November 30, 2016.
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