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1892
The new company
Wayne granted the first patent for the auto-dispensing pump
which is attached to a larger tank.
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1924
This year, a
man by the name of Jacob Ljungman establishes a company in
Sweden for the manufacture and development of apparatus for storing
and distributing inflammable oils.
The picture shows
FATOS, which is Ljungman's first petrol pump. It had a five-litre
volumetric gauge and a draining valve in the base. FATOS was also
the world’s first coin-operated automat. You could purchase approximately
five litres of petrol for 1 SEK.
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1927
With VICI
you could choose any number of litres you liked. The 25-litre volumetric
gauge gave fixed measurements and was marked off at 5-litre intervals.
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1950
STAR 76.
The fashion of manufacturing shorter pumps spread from the U.S.A.
The Star 76 was the product of this trend. It was later fitted with
a swingarm, a great innovation at the time.
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1965
The STAR 167
had an even more modern design. It has been Ljungmans’ most widely
sold pump throughout the years.
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1967
Selfo 1967 The
age of change has arrived and Ljungmans introduces a system which
allows for automatic payment by credit card. The system, which is
one of the first in the world, is named Selfo.
Automatic bank
note terminals also make their entry onto the petrol market and make
refuelling easier 24 hours a day.
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1970
Dresser Wayne
AB takes in 1970 a leap into the American group of companies Dresser
Industries Inc., a part of a world-wide group with its head office
in Dallas, Texas.
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1972
STAR ULTRA
U20 is the first electronic petrol pump in the world. It is controlled
by an electronic computer at the petrol station. There were many features,
such as price pre-setting and buttons for octane selection.
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1977
STAR ULTRA
77 marks the beginning of the use of microprocessers in petrol
pumps. The pump works with modern computer communication both to the
selfservice equipment as well as to the bank note/card automats. Only
three octane grades are available on the market at the moment.
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1982
The STAR ULTRA
850 marks the complete take over of computer-controlled electronics.
Octane mixing is electronically controlled. The nozzle switch contains
no movable parts. The numbers are of the LCD-type.
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1985
This year the
Star Ultra 800- series is launched. Amongst other features
it is designed to allow two vehicles to refuel from the same pump
individually and at the same time.
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1987
Things become
much more simple for everyone working at petrol stations. With the
introduction of System Marketer 2000, and later ISM 3000, (see picture)
a completely new bank note and card system is presented for the sale
of both fuel and customer goods.
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1989
The Ljungman
name disappears and the company’s name is Wayne.
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1990
At
this time the combined payment terminal PT2000CB is launched
catering for both credit cards and bank notes. (The picture shows
PT 2000C).
This
is later followed by the credit card terminal PT3000C which
is integrated in the pump. Can also be delivered stand alone with
only card or combined with bank note.
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1997
Star
Ultra 500, Star Ultra 600, Star Ultra 700. (SU700 on picture)
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2001
Global
Century™
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![Global Star](img/global_star.gif) |
2002
Global
Star™
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2012
Wayne
Helix™ fuel dispenser
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