Pinball Inc. sells manufacturing to Starship Fantasy Pinball

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Pinball Inc. is very pleased to announce that Starship Fantasy Pinball have agreed to purchase the thermoforming parts manufacturing division of Pinball Inc. The acquisition includes all the ramp and other thermoforming operations and the associated assets.

I founded Pinball Inc. in 1988. In 2001 we began manufacturing high quality replacement pinball ramps primarily for Williams and Bally pinball machines then later expanded into other thermoforming parts for pinball machines. With the attention to quality, service and good pricing we established Pinball Inc. as the world’s best replacement ramp manufacturer.

Starship Fantasy was founded in 1980 by Larry Rosenthal and is headquartered in Glendale, AZ. Starship Fantasy has been very active in the pinball parts business particularly with their alliance with CPR (Classic Playfield Reproductions) and Pinball Inc.

When I announced my retirement intentions from the ramp production business I wanted to make sure that there would be no void in the pinball community for quality ramps. After several inquiries to purchase the manufacturing we chose SFP. We feel Larry is the perfect fit to carry the torch of the Pinball Inc. quality of products into the future. He has a great reputation in the pinball community and his standards parallel the high standards of Pinball Inc. It is good to know the business will be in good hands going forward.

To assure the technique and knowledge to produce a premium product is properly passed on I will stay on as a consultant to help with the transition of the operations from Georgia to Arizona and will be the director of the new Starship Fantasy thermoforming products for the near future. During that time new products will continue to be developed in Georgia while the manufacturing of the existing product line will be shifted to Arizona. By having two manufacturing locations it will enable more products to get manufactured at a faster pace.

The company of Pinball Inc. will continue to go forward will begin new exciting pinball projects.

Thanks for everyone who has supported us over the years, I feel like we don't have customers, we have a lot of friends.

Cheers!

James Loflin
Pinball Inc.

For Immediate Release:
07-19-2014

RE: Starship Fantasy

GLENDALE, Arizona (July 19th, 2014) — Starship Fantasy is proud to formally announce that we have recently purchased the Ramp Manufacturing Division of Pinball, Inc. All Ramp products are proudly manufactured in the U.S.A. and will now be manufactured under the Starship Fantasy brand name. Larry Rosenthal founded Starship Fantasy in 1980, and in 2012 Starship Fantasy partnered with CPR (Classic Playfield Reproductions) to be their representative at Pinball Shows around the country.

Currently, all Ramps are being manufactured in Atlanta, GA. Production of all Current Ramp titles will be moved to Phoenix within the next 30 days. With this acquisition and the manufacturing being moved across the country to a new facility in Phoenix, we are doing everything we can to avoid any disruption in Manufacturing, Product Orders, and/or Customer Service.

Starship Fantasy carries the same commitment to the production of Quality Ramps that are better than NOS at a reasonable price point. Starship Fantasy is looking forward to serving the pinball hobby with Ramps of a high caliber and Customer Service that its customers have come to expect.

Starship Fantasy carries all the items you need to restore your pinball machine. Playfields, Plastics and Backglasses from Classic Playfield Reproductions, New Reproduction Ramps, PinCab Protectors, Plasma DMD Displays along with many other products.

Happy Flippin'

Larry Rosenthal, President
Starship Fantasy
6607 W Vista Bonita Dr
Glendale, AZ 85310-5740
http://www.starship-fantasy.com
larry@starship-fantasy.com
cell: 602-228-7333

 

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Re: Pinball Inc. sells manufacturing to Starship Fantasy Pin

Figured this would happen, there was no chance in hell James was just going to ride off into the sunset.

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