Dispensing machines in higher education – what items can they contain?

Vending machinesin higher education – in schools and universities – can brilliantly benefit students and employees. And it’s not just machines with healthy food or devices that sell hot and cold drinks, because vending machines also help with health and hygiene, and even make it easier to organize classes and work. How? We explain in the article!

Why vending machines in higher education buildings?

Hundreds of students or students and employees use college and university buildings every day. The doors of university facilities open early in the morning and close sometimes late at night. Both employees and university students usually don’t have time to use the university’s warehouse or storage room to retrieve products or materials needed for classes. What’s more, technical staff or those who take care of the facility’s cleanliness work in a large area, and a single bulk storage room with necessary items is simply inconvenient.

Vending machines that provide hot and cold drinks, for example, are well known in higher education buildings, but in ASD Systems we offer slightly different, comprehensive solutions for various types of workplaces, organizations and universities. These include vending machines that act as a storehouse and facilitate the distribution of supplies to employees or people using the facility, such as just students. Such vending machines dispensing at universities can perform at least several functions!

What types of products can vending machines dispense in higher education?

More and more solutions for automating work and life are appearing on the Polish market – at ASD Systems we create machines for automatic distribution of products ranging from health and safety items to office gadgets. All the products that we need or want to supply to employees or users of the facility can already be enclosed in the machine. In this way, procurement is simplified, and the people who used to distribute them have less work and more time and energy!

Mask machines, hygiene machines, first aid supplies

On a daily basis, and especially during the infectious season or epidemics, such vending machines help take care of health and hygiene by dispensing protective products unattended. This makes employees and students feel safe! In case of lack of time, instead of looking for the nearest pharmacy, they will find most of the basic products in a vending machine located, for example, in the lobby or at the entrance to the halls and halls.

Such vending machines are often called “mask vending machines” and “hygiene vending machines”, and can dispense such products as:

• disposable and reusable protective masks,
• disinfectants or sterilizers,
• antibacterial preparations (e.g. gels),
• moistened wipes, toilet pads,
• hygiene products such as sanitary pads or tampons,
• basic medical products, such as bandages, plasters or gauze.

A dispenser container for disinfectant liquid can also be installed on this type of machine so that users can reduce the risk of pathogen transmission among their community.

Vending machines for employees of higher education buildings

Employees, such as those who maintain the facility’s cleanliness, can also organize their stock with the help of vending machines. ASD Systems machines dispense items of various sizes and purposes, including:

• health and safety items (e.g., gloves, masks, work clothes, goggles),
• tools and equipment (e.g., ropes and harnesses, helmets, technical items),
• supplies and auxiliary materials,
• cleaning products and accessories to enable housekeeping.

The advantages of such a solution are many. First of all, instead of one closed warehouse and people who handle stock releases, we have one or several automatic machines, available around the clock and “on hand”. The machines automatically keep records of withdrawals, to which the supply manager has constant access.

Vending machines can also be used to retrieve products and supplies needed by academic staff for research and classes – in this situation, each employee has his own employee card, which entitles him to dispense specific items, and does not have to waste time searching for a storeroom and person who can make the products available to him.

Automatic dispensing machines for stationery and office supplies

ASD Systems’ dispensing machines successfully “serve” offices, supplying their employees with office supplies and useful utensils – they can also serve the same purpose at universities. The daily life of a research worker or student can be highly unpredictable, and it is difficult to get, for example, a flash drive, calendar, notebook, folder, binder or a package of colored pens on the premises – and all such products can be dispensed by a vending machine, as well as paper and toner for printing equipment.

How do vending machines for higher education work?

Unlike vending machines that sell coffee or other beverages, vending machines from ASD Systems are used to distribute products – employees or students get their own cards and retrieve items. Simply approach the card and the vending machine “recognizes” the person; further it remains to select the product and collect it from the machine. The manager of the entire system can create groups and profiles of users, who will already be able to indicate the place where the cost was incurred during the download, which will facilitate subsequent billing.

In addition, to each person we can assign specific products and limits for their collection. In this way, we simultaneously provide the necessary products, or make a nod to employees or students by offering additional items, but still keep an eye on their flow and consumption.

Vending machines for higher education are a modern and convenient solution that serves the entire community, while reducing warehouse space, giving control over the flow of products and saving time and money. Feel free to contact ASD Systems – we will suggest how to tailor the vending system to your needs and expectations. You are welcome!

FAQ:

How are vending machines used in higher education?

In higher education buildings, vending machines are used, among other things, to distribute protective and hygiene products, as well as to provide storage for employees of these institutions (e.g. with health and safety products or supplies).

What are the benefits of using vending machines?

The entire distribution process takes place almost automatically, while at the same time the flow of products is controlled. The vending machine, which serves as a warehouse, does not take up a lot of space and is available around the clock, and its manager has constant access to the warehouse through a convenient application, which facilitates the organization of supply management.

Where to order dispensing machines for higher education?

For example, at our company ASD Systems – we have several models of vending machines on offer, which we can customize in terms of design and functionality.