Manufacturing, installation and support of bowling facilities including own String Pinsetters and Nexus Scoring.
Funk Bowling
Two production sites (details not published)New on Amplifa
About Funk Bowling
Funk Bowling is a family-owned company (3rd generation) with over 100 years of experience in the manufacture and installation of bowling equipment; together with its sister company Spellman, the tradition goes back over 130 years. The company manufactures its own String Pinsetters as well as bowling lanes (Tenpin and Duckpin), Ball Returns, LED lighting, seating and the Nexus Scoring system with on-lane projection and interactive games. Its services span the entire project: design with technical drawings and planning documentation, manufacturing with newly produced equipment for each project, installation (including full-length Tenpin, Duckpin and In-Home facilities), as well as training and long-term support. With over 100 employees and two production sites with a combined total of more than 100,000 sq ft of production space, over 100,000 lanes have been installed worldwide, including in the USA, Germany, the UAE and Réunion.
- Site
- Two production sites (details not published)
- Processes
- Design of bowling facilities (technical drawings, planning documentation), In-house manufacture of String Pinsetters (proprietary manufacturing), Installation of bowling lanes (full-length/Tenpin), Installation of Duckpin bowling lanes (compact format), In-home bowling installations, Nexus Scoring: on-lane projection, arcade games, Training and maintenance/support of bowling facilities, Design & planning (technical drawings, planning documentation)
- Employees
- 100+
- Industries
- Bowling centers, Leisure & entertainment venues, Private customers (in-home bowling), Hotels / residential complexes / luxury amenities, Golf/entertainment chains, Community centers
- 01
Design & planning (technical drawings, planning documentation)
- 02
In-house manufacturing of String Pinsetters and facility components
- 03
Installation of bowling facilities
- 04
Nexus Scoring / on-lane projection / interactive games
- 05
Training & long-term support
Facility Components
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design of bowling facilities (technical drawings, planning documentation)Engineering | – | – | – | – | – |
| In-house manufacture of String Pinsetters (proprietary manufacturing)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Installation of bowling lanes (full-length/Tenpin)Assembly | – | 63 ft (1920 cm) lane from foul line × 11 ft 7 in (354 cm) for two lanes | – | – | – |
| Installation of Duckpin bowling lanes (compact format)Assembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| In-home bowling installationsAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Nexus Scoring: on-lane projection, arcade gamesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
| Training and maintenance/support of bowling facilitiesAssembly | – | – | – | – | – |
6 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| String Pinsetter (proprietary in-house manufacturing) | Funk Bowling | – | requires an additional 5 ft 3 in (160 cm) behind the lane | – | – |
| Bowling lanes (Tenpin/Duckpin) | Funk Bowling | 100,000+ | – | – | – |
| LED lighting | Funk Bowling | – | – | – | – |
| Seating | Funk Bowling | – | – | – | – |
| Ball Returns | Funk Bowling | – | above ground or underground | – | – |
| Nexus scoring system | Funk Bowling Nexus | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
History
Over 100 years of tradition in the manufacture and installation of bowling equipment; over 130 years including sister company Spellman; over 100,000 lanes installed worldwide