Using vending machines and safety

Automation is not a new process, but today it is changing the picture of the world more boldly, more widely and on different levels. Because of the pandemic, as a society we have come to appreciate more those technologies whose base is autonomy – such as vending machines. Safety has become this priority issue, and how do the dispensing machines “take care” of it?

Vending machines – safety through autonomy!

Unmanned dispensing machines and other contactless technologies have been implemented for years, while we have not all appreciated their potential. Like many aspects of life, this one was heavily altered by a pandemic reality – when contact with another human being became a real threat to our health. In such a difficult situation, any unmanned solution became an ally in the fight – for human life and health.

Today, vending machines are no longer associated with the sale of snacks, coffee and cold drinks. They are also increasingly appearing in workplaces, where they serve as automated, intelligent warehouses that simultaneously streamline work and ensure safety by minimizing physical contact between workers.

We specialize in creating such vending machines at ASD Systems – we develop machines and systems that turn an enterprise into not only a more efficient, but also a safer workplace. What do we offer, how does it work, how does it affect safety and other aspects of work?

How do our vending machines work?

The employer equips individual employees with, for example, proximity cards or barcodes (or we use yet another identification solution). After using the card, the employee retrieves the needed product from the machine in a few seconds, and the system records the retrieval in real time.

Thanks to the vending machine application, the system manager organizes efficient, fast and error-free distribution, which in this traditional form would require the time, labor and availability of many warehouse employees at any time of the day or night.

ASD Systems’ vending machines are automated warehouses that employees use independently. What can vending machines dispense? Health and safety, tools, materials, personal protective equipment, office accessories – everything that generates costs in a company and should be precisely controlled.

Vending machines dispensing personal protective equipment

With the needs of companies and institutions in the reality of the epidemic in mind, we have developed machines that dispense a package of essential personal protective equipment, such as:

• protective masks,
• disposable gloves,
• disinfection preparations,
• medical tests,
• first aid supplies.

Such a machine is called a mask machine or hygienomat and is used to distribute all these products that take care of people’s safety. This is a solution for medium and large enterprises, public institutions and medical facilities – and for individual employees and their employers.

Employees have PPE at their disposal and retrieve it without contact whenever they need it, so they have a sense of security and work peacefully and efficiently. An avalanche of sick leave is less likely.

Employee vending machines – health and safety, tools, office supplies

Health and safety vending machines and machines for tools, supplies, consumables or office supplies replace traditional distribution of products, without which work is impossible, without which also downtime is often necessary, and the company incurs losses. Vending machines equip employees with health and safety items, tools or office gadgets unattended and “on-demand,” so the amount of interaction between employees, or the spread of epidemics , is reduced .

One such vending machine replaces the work of several procurement personnel – one person is enough to manage the entire system, who:

• has access to inventory in real time,
• gets notifications about the minimum number of products,
• can generate and automatically send statements to other departments (e.g. controlling, accounting),
• manages access of groups of employees to individual products,
• quickly replenishes machines (e.g., through flaps in the vending machine door).

Non-obvious use of vending machines in the workplace

ASD Systems vending machines are created in different variants, we also combine them with ERP systems in companies or expand functions – we adapt to individual customer needs. Thanks to the configuration of cells, dispensing machines can distribute products of various types, including those of larger dimensions.

Increasingly, companies are also using vending cabinets in unusual ways, such as as caches for documents, tool rooms or lockers for banknotes.

Vending cabinets mean safety, convenience and savings!

• Safety. Employees have access to the products they need, but this does not require physical contact with others, touching items or signing for documents. Machines dispensing health, safety and security products ensure safe work during epidemics and infectious seasons.
• Convenience. A few seconds and the needed item is in the hands of the worker. A health and safety vending machine or mask dispenser placed close to employees saves time, and gives comfort. Also, the person who manages the system works conveniently, as he obtains all the necessary and error-free information remotely, in the application.
• Savings. Employees can be limited to access only the products needed in relation to their position, and a download limit can be given. Their consumption is therefore reduced, leading to savings of up to 50% of the money spent on supplies. The warehouse is under constant control!

FAQ:

How do vending machines provide security during an outbreak?

COVID-19 and other viruses require coordinated action! So, on the one hand, vending machines ensure safety by dispensing protective measures (such as masks and disinfectant preparations), while on the other hand they limit physical contact between people.

What can vending machines dispense in a company?

From dispensing gloves, masks and other PPE and health and safety products, to tools and supplies, to distributing office accessories – everything a company needs and must have under control!

Is it worth investing in vending machines in a company?

It’s definitely worth it, as they not only provide safety for employees, but also give 50% savings on supplies, make work easier and more efficient. And the investment in a vending machine for employees pays for itself in no time!