Vending machines are automated machines that provide items such as snacks, drinks, cigarettes and lottery tickets to consumers after money, credit cards, or custom designed cards are put into the machine. The first modern vending machines were developed in England in the early 1880s and postcards were distributed. Vending machines exist in many countries, and in newer times, special vending machines that provide less common products compared to traditional vending machine items have been made and delivered to consumers.
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Histori
The earliest known reference to vending machines is the work of Hero Alexandria, an engineer and mathematician in first century Roman Egypt. His machine received coins and then distributed holy water. When the coin is deposited, it falls on a pot attached to the lever. The lever opens a valve that allows water to flow out. The pan continues to tilt with the weight of the coin until it falls, where the balancing point takes the lever and turns off the valve.
Coin-operated tobacco-operated machines are operated as early as 1615 at UK taverns. The machines are portable and made of brass. A British book seller, Richard Carlile, designed a newspaper delivery machine for the spread of prohibited works in 1822. Simeon Denham was awarded the UK Patent no. 706 for its stamp engine in 1867, the first fully automated vending machine.
Modern vending machines
The first coin-operated vending machines were introduced in London, England in the early 1880s, handing out postcards. This machine was invented by Percival Everitt in 1883 and soon became a widespread feature at the railway station and post office, distributing envelopes, postcards, and notepad. The Sweetmeat Automatic Delivery Company was established in 1887 in the UK as the first company to handle primarily with the installation and maintenance of vending machines. In 1893, Stollwerck, a German chocolate producer, sold his chocolate at 15,000 vending machines. It set up separate companies in different areas to produce vending machines to sell not only chocolate, but cigarettes, lighters, chewing gum and soap products.
The first vending machine in the US was built in 1888 by Thomas Adams Gum Company, selling gum on the New York City train platform. The idea of ​​adding games to these machines as a further incentive to buy came in 1897 when the Pulver Manufacturing Company added small numbers, which would move whenever someone bought gum from their machine. This idea gave birth to an entirely new kind of mechanical device known as "trade stimulus".
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Mechanism
Once the payment is tendered, the product may be available with:
- the engine releases it, so it falls in the open compartment at the bottom, or into the cup, either first released, or entered by the customer, or
- unlock the door, drawer, or turn the knob.
Some products need to be prepared to be available. For example, tickets are printed or magnetized in places, and coffee has just been made. One of the most common forms of vending machines, snack machines, often uses metal coils that when ordered rotates to release the product.
The main example of a vending machine that gives access to all merchandise after paying for one item is a newspaper vending machine (also known as a seller box) found mainly in the US and Canada. It contains a stack of identical newspapers. After the sale, the door automatically returns to the locked position. Customers can open the box and pick up all newspapers or, for the benefit of other customers, leave all newspapers out of the box, slowly return the door to an unlocked position, or block the door from completely closing, each of which is often not recommended , sometimes by security clamps. The machine's success is based on the assumption that the customer will be honest (hence the nickname "honor box"), and requires only one copy.
General vending machines
Change machine
The change machine is a vending machine that accepts large currency denominations and returns the same amount of currency in smaller bills or coins. Usually these machines are used to provide coins in exchange for paper currency, in this case they are also often known as a bill changer.
Non-smokers
In the past, cigarettes were generally sold in the United States through these machines, but this is increasingly rare because of concerns about underage buyers. Sometimes fitting should be put into the machine to prove someone's age before a purchase can be made. In Britain, the law prohibiting it goes into effect on October 1, 2011. In Germany, Austria, Italy, the Czech Republic and Japan, cigarette machines are still common.
Since 2007, however, age verification has been mandatory in Germany and Italy - buyers must be 18 years of age or older. Various machines installed in pubs and cafà © s, other publicly accessible buildings and on the street receive one or more of the following as proof of age: buyer identity card, bank debit card (smart card) or EU driver license. In Japan, age verification has been required from 1 July 2008 through Taspo card, issued only to persons aged 20 years or older. Taspo cards use RFID, save money, and without contact.
Birth control and condom vending machine
Birth control machines are vending machines for the sale of contraceptives, such as condoms or emergency contraception. Condom machines are often placed in public toilets, subway stations, airports or schools as a public health measure to promote safe sex. Many pharmacies also store one outside, for access after hours. A rare example exists a female condom or the morning contraceptive pill.
Food and snack vending machines
Various types of vending machines and snacks exist in the world. Vending machines that provide shelf-stable food such as chips, cookies, cakes, and other snacks are common. Some food vending machines are refrigerated or frozen, such as for cold soft drinks and ice cream, and some machines provide hot food. Some of the unique vending machines are special and less common, such as French fried vending machines and hot pizza vending machines, such as Let's Pizza.
Bulk candies and vending gumball
Profit margins in the mass candy business can be very high - for example, candy can be purchased in large quantities for about 2 cents per piece and sold for 25 cents in stupid machines in the US, and other countries. Gumballs and sweets have a relatively long shelf life, allowing vending machine operators to manage multiple machines without too much time or cost. In addition, machines are usually not expensive compared to soft drinks or snack machines, which often require power and sometimes cooling to work. Many operators donate a percentage of the profits to charity so the location will allow them to place the machines for free.
Bulk sellers can be a more practical option than soft drinks/snack sellers for individuals who are also working full time, as restaurants, retail stores, and other locations suitable for bulk sellers may be more open during the evenings and on weekends than in places where, a place like an office that hosts soft drinks and a snack machine.
Automatic Vending Machine currently provides many different vending options with customizable gumball and candy wheels. The adjustable gumbal wheel allows the operator to not only offer traditional 1-inch gumballs, but can also carry larger toy capsules, ball bounces, and gumball. The adjustable candy wheels on the other hand allow the operator to offer a variety of pressed candy, jelly candy, and even beans.
Full line seller
A complete vending company can arrange several types of vending machines that sell a wide range of products. Products may include candy, cookies, chips, fresh fruit, milk, cold food, coffee and other hot beverages, bottles, soda cans, and even frozen products like ice cream. These products can be sold from machines that include hot coffee, snacks, cold food, 20-oz. bottle machines, and windshield vending machines. In the United States, almost all machines receive bills with more machines receiving $ 5 bills. This is an advantage for vendors as it virtually eliminates the need for a billing modifier. Large companies with cafeterias will often ask the seller full of food with food service.
New newspaper vending machine
A newspaper vending machine or a newspaper rack is a vending machine designed to distribute newspapers. Newspaper vending machines are used worldwide, and they can be one of the major distribution methods for newspaper publishers. According to the American Newspaper Association, more recently in the United States, circulation through newspaper vending machines has dropped significantly: in 1996, about 46% of the best-selling newspapers were sold in newspaper boxes, and by 2014, only 20% newspapers are sold in boxes.
Photo booth
A photo booth is a vending machine or a modern kiosk that contains an automatic camera and film processor, usually operated with coins. Today, most of the photo booths are digital. Traditionally, the photo booth contains a chair or bench designed to accommodate one or two photographed customers. Chairs are usually surrounded by a kind of curtain to allow privacy and help avoid outside interference during photo sessions. After the payment is made, the photo booth will take a series of photos and the customer is then printed. Older photo booth vending machines use film and involve the process of film development using liquid chemicals.
Vending Machine stamp
A stamp vending machine is a mechanical, electrical or electro-mechanical device that can be used to automatically send stamps to a user in return for a specified amount of money, usually in coins.
Ticket
The ticket machine is a vending machine that generates tickets. For example, the ticket machine gives train tickets at the train station, transit tickets at the metro station and tram tickets at several tram stops and on several trams. A typical transaction consists of a user using a screen interface to select the type and number of tickets and then choose a payment method in either cash, credit/debit cards or smart cards. The ticket or ticket is then printed and distributed to the user.
Custom special seller
From 2000-2010, the specialization of vending machines became more common. Vending is extended to non-traditional areas such as electronics, or even artwork or short stories. This new category engine is generally called an auto retail kiosk. When using an auto reseller engine, consumers choose products, sometimes using touch screen interfaces, pay for purchases by credit or debit card and then the product is provided, sometimes through the internal robot arm of the machine. The specialization and proliferation trend of vending machines is probably the most obvious in Japan where vending machines sell toilet products to hot and pornographic foods, and there's 1 vending machine per 23 people.
Vending machines
In November 2013, Carvana's online automotive retailer opened the first US vending machine located in Atlanta.
At the end of 2016, Autobahn Motors, a car dealer in Singapore, opens a luxury 15-storey luxury car vending machine that contains 60 cars, distributes Ferrari and Lamborghini vehicles.
Feeding vending machine
The feed machine is a vending machine that distributes live fishing baits, such as worms and crickets, to fishing.
Booksellers
Vending machine expense books, which may be full-sized. Some libraries use booksellers. GoLibrary is a book lending vending machine used by libraries in Sweden and the state of California in the US.
French fryer
The french fry vending machine is a vending machine that dispenses french fries, also known as chips. The first known fried vending machine was developed in about 1982 by Precision Fry Foods Pty Ltd. which is no longer working in Australia. Some companies have developed and produced French fry vending machines and prototypes. Furthermore, prototype machines were also developed at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
Pizza vending machine
Let's Pizza is the name of a vending machine that keeps the pizza fresh from the start. It was developed in 2009 by the Italian company Sitos srl. This machine combines water, flour, tomato sauce, and fresh ingredients to make pizza in about three minutes. This includes windows so customers can watch pizza as they are made. Pizza is cooked in an infrared oven. The device was created by Claudio Torghele, an entrepreneur in Rovereto, Italy. The vending machines started in Italy and now spread to the UK and became popular there.
Life insurance
From the 1950s to the 1970s, vending machines were used in American airports to sell life insurance policies that included deaths, in the event that the ship's plane crashed. However, this practice has gradually disappeared because of the tendency of American courts to strictly interpret the policy against their sellers, such as Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York (later part of CNA Financial).
Marijuana vending machine
The marijuana cannabis machine is a vending machine for selling or removing marijuana. In 2010, they were used in the United States and Canada. The main challenge faced in selling limited or controlled merchandise such as marijuana is to verify the identity of the user in front of the vending machine making the purchase, which is overcome by the application of biometrics and smart seller software technology.
Mold-A-Rama
The Mold-A-Rama is the brand name for this type of vending machine that makes blow-molded plastic sculptures. The Mold-A-Rama machine debuted in late 1962 and became famous at the 1964 New York World Expo. The machines can still be found operating in dozens of museums and zoos.
Social networking vending machine
With the advent of social networking, vending machines have been integrated into social media to develop vending machine interactions with users from physical machines to social networking. A common application of network vending machines is that users can connect their social accounts to specific social media designated by vending machines, users will be rewarded in return, usually in the form of free gifts issued from the vending machines.
Popularity in Japan
Vending machines are a common sight in Japan. There are more than 5.5 million across the nation. This is the highest ratio for any country with one machine for every twenty-three people.
Automatic vending machines
Apparently similar to the development of traditional cell phones into smartphones, vending machines are also progressive, albeit at a much slower pace, evolving into intelligent vending machines. New technologies with lower adoption costs, such as large digital touch screens, internet connectivity, cameras and various types of sensors, more cost-effective computing power, digital signage, advanced payment systems and a variety of identification technologies (NFC, RFID , etc.) have contributed to this development. This smart vending machine enables a more interactive user experience, and reduces operating costs while improving the efficiency of sales operations through intelligent back-end management and back-end analytics. Integrated sensors and cameras also represent data sources such as customer demographics, purchase trends, and other location-specific information. It also enables better customer engagement for brands through interactive multimedia and social media connectivity. The # 79 smart point vending machine by JWT Intelligence on a list of 100 Things to Watch in 2014. According to market research by Frost & amp; Sullivan, global shipments of smart vending machines are expected to reach about 2 million units by 2018, and then to 3.6 million units by 2020 with a penetration rate of 20.3 percent.
See also
References
Further reading
- Krug, Bryon. (2003). Vending Business-in-a-Box . BooksOnStuff.
External links
- In Praise Vending Machines - slideshow by Life magazine
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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