Walking into the Stern Pinball Factory just outside Chicago was an experience that left me in awe. Stern Pinball, a company that dominates the market with their self-estimated 90% share of all pinball machines sold today, operates an incredible facility that blends offices, an assembly line, a testing area, a showroom, and more into one cohesive operation. Our tour guide for this fascinating journey was Joseph Marshfield, a member of the marketing department at Stern Pinball, whose passion for the industry shone through every word he spoke.
The Tour: Inside the Production Line We began our tour at the heart of the factory: the main production line. This is where the magic begins, with raw materials and components coming together to form the intricate playfields that will later be housed inside the pinball cabinets. It’s here …
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Jarrod Kailef does too much stuff, including voice overs and narration, computer network engineering, running a radio station, writing music, playing percussion, retro computing software development, and teaching martial arts. On rare occasions he might even get a few hours of sleep! In between all this, he still manages to write for Old School Gamer.
