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Cammegh. "A third-party engineer, who had been producing our wheel rotors and separator rings for many years, informed us that a lathe was available on the market, while he, Les Girdlestone, was also free to join us here at Cammegh. Two further events then transpired as space within our facility became available to house such major equipment, just as payment for a very large order cleared into our account. It was kismet."


Available in


upgradeable single- or double-sided


options, landscape or portrait, the


simple addition of back-to-back displays can be


retro-fitted within the casino as


Cammegh has considered all operational


practicalities. The


Billboard's graphics fly-thrus can be


customised to show the casinos own


chips and cloth and even synch to the


type of live wheel the operator is using, be it Starlight, Crystal


or traditional. If the wheel is not one of


its own designs with in-rim sensors,


Cammegh's Eyeball can be easily fitted


to deliver the results to the Billboard display.


“The success of the Billboard display is quantifiable in the fact that


approximately 25 per cent of our business is now


maintain complete control over the manufacture of every aspect of our product," stated Andrew Cammegh. "Customers buy with absolute confidence because we do everything in-house."


Watching the Dugard and Hurco machinery spin into action at Cammegh's production facility is mesmerising. The 4 axis cutting machinery whirrs up in a flurry of water-jets and precision cutting


tools all programmed to exact specifications, even to the point of engraving the rotor in the classic Cammegh Times script. The Hurco machine also makes the company's own precision engineered tools for use with the wheels. Cammegh's decided to purchase its CNC equipment in November 2009 was influenced by a confluence of factors. "Four events all transpired within a three day period," explained Andrew


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generated through our display range," Andrew Cammegh.


The most important element of any roulette wheel is the part that moves. Taking control of that part of the wheel is essential to maintain the precision and ultimate control of the quality of the product. The rotor and separator ring are the critical parts of the wheel that must be designed and created to incredibly exacting tolerances. "We are the only roulette wheel manufacturer that produces these elements in-house," stated Mr. Cammegh. "In doing so, we have ensured that we are masters of our product from end-to-end. We are responsible for the accuracy of the wheel as there's no longer any third-party involvement in this crucial part of the wheel's creation."


Cammegh decided to bring these functions in-house not as part of any commercial cost-cutting exercise, as the return on investment is far too long to calculate, but as a means to ensuring the sustained quality levels of its products. "At the end of the day, it's our name on the door. It's our reputation on the line," emphasised Andrew Cammegh. "To that end, the wheels we are producing today are as close as engineering tolerances will allow - a tenth of a tenth of a millimetre. It's very, very small."


Cammegh hasn't only taken its engineering precision to new levels, it's also refined the manufacturing process itself. Working in-house with its own engineers, Cammegh has been able to reduce the number of operations its takes to create each component, from five to three, which again improves the accuracy of its final product. "When machining the rotor, for example, we remove it from the machine twice, as opposed to four times in the past. Fewer operations improve the overall accuracy of the components and reduce engineering tolerances." Andrew Cammegh explained. Just as the purchase of its own machinery was not part of a cost-cutting exercise, the reduction in the number of operations hasn't been done to save money, but rather as a means by which Cammegh can produce even better products.


NEW FRONTIERS The same level of commitment is true of the company's recent decision to secure


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