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What are the advantages and disadvantages of common vending machines?

Time: 2019-10-26

Nowadays, there are many kinds of vending machines in China, and their functions are gradually complete.

They can be used to sell drinks, fruit juice, snacks, fresh fruits and vegetables, nutritious meals, etc.

The payment method also changes from traditional paper coin payment to more convenient mobile payment, advanced face recognition payment.

So what are the advantages and disadvantages of these common vending machine?


Different vending machines have their own applicable consumption scenarios and product categories.

What are the advantages and disadvantages of some common vending equipment? How to choose a machine?

This is a problem that every operator should think deeply when putting into the operation of vending machine equipment.

Vending machine belongs to the mode of paying first and then taking goods with high security.


1. Vending machine with spring spiral slots
This kind of goods Lane appeared on the vending machine earlier. This kind of goods lane has the characteristics of simple structure and many kinds of commodities that can be sold. It can sell common snacks, daily necessities and other small commodities, as well as bottled drinks.


Advantages: the price is relatively low, and various kinds of commodities can be sold,

such as common snacks, daily necessities and other small commodities and drinks;

the spring cargo way is generally equipped with large-size glass cabinet,

and consumers can see the commodities directly; the spring with different screw pitches is suitable for different sizes of drinks in bottles or cans and so on.

 
Disadvantages: the replenishment is troublesome and time-consuming,

so it is necessary to take out the goods lane and put them carefully one by one.

If they are not placed properly, they will increase the rate of goods stuck; the multiple failure rate of moving parts is high;

the large gap between drinks will lead to the low utilization rate of machine space;

the glass of the large exhibition cabinet has no thermal insulation layer,

so the thermal insulation is poor, and the power consumption is relatively high when the refrigeration is started.


2. Vending machine with Belt slots 


Belt slots  is the extension of spring slots, but there are many restrictions.

It is only suitable for selling goods with fixed packaging and stable "standing".


Advantages: it is suitable for commodities with certain weight and stable "standing",

such as boxed rice, boxed snacks, canned drinks and daily small commodities, etc.;

the commodities are arranged orderly and beautiful, giving consumers a good sense of vision.


Disadvantages: relatively high cost, trouble in replenishment,

need to take out the goods track and carefully place the goods one by one, time-consuming and laborious;

delivery is not accurate, only can sell "standing" stable goods; track life time is limited, need to regularly check and replace the track.


3. S-shaped slots vending machine

The delivery way specially developed for selling beverages is suitable for selling all kinds of bottled and canned beverages.

The beverage bottles and cans are placed one by one horizontally,

and the beverages are piled up layer by layer in the goods to form the most dense stacking state, and the products are dospensed by gravity.

Advantages: it can sell any size of goods (provided that it can be put into the grid),

which is simple in structure and low in cost,and is suitable for the scene with rich variety of goods and single demand.

Disadvantages: the space utilization rate is very low, and the quantity of goods is small.

According to the material difference of the equipment body, the cost is not the same.

 

4. Multi door lattice cabinet vending machine


Multi door lattice cabinet is a kind of cluster of lattice cabinets. Each lattice has its own door and control mechanism.

And Each lattice can put a commodity or a set of commodities.


Advantages: it can sell any size of goods (provided that it can be put into the grid),

which is simple in structure and low in cost, and is suitable for the scene with rich variety of goods and single demand.


Disadvantages: the space utilization rate is very low, and the quantity of goods is small.

According to the material difference of the equipment body, the cost is not the same.


The above vending machines have high security performance, so the operators just need to replenish goods on time and on demand.

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