How much does a health and safety vending machine cost?

Vending machine – the price of basic solutions

The cost of a vending machine for employees depends on many variables. The size and purpose of the automat is important, i.e. the number of chambers, the technology used and the operation of the machine. At ASD Systems, we design vending machines dispensing various types of products – health and safety articles are only one of the possible solutions. Our vending machines are equipped with special software that enables accurate monitoring of the product flow. In addition, thanks to the clever organization inside the machine, intuitive operation and simple servicing, our machines are downright reliable.

ASD Systems offer includes several types of vending machines. Their prices vary, but the cost of investment is always best analyzed in terms of the price of a single cell for products. In a standard machine, there are just over a thousand of them, which ultimately translates into a cost of only a few dozen zlotys for one cell. The investment in a vending machine for employees pays for itself very quickly. How? We already explain!

24/7 availability and self-service of safety machines

Most of the occupational health and safety articles are essential for safe work and therefore must be available at all times. If the workplace is open 24/7, night shift workers must also have access to the warehouse. In this case, the company must enable employees to “handle” the composition of health and safety articles on their own or hire suppliers who will be available regardless of the time of day or night, in order to properly (according to the position and type of work) and reliably dispose of protective measures.

An alternative to a full-time supplier are health and safety vending machines. Our ASD Systems machines impress with their payload. The dimensions of the chambers in the vending machine can be adjusted in nine configurations, adjusting them to the dimensions of the articles issued. Vending machines with health and safety equipment will successfully accommodate items such as:

  • work footwear
  • work overalls
  • goggles
  • gloves
  • Workwear
  • earplugs / earplugs
  • dust masks

The vending machine for employees is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The intuitive screen with a touch panel ensures simple, fast and efficient operation. Thanks to dedicated software, the vending machine minimizes the working time of people responsible for supplies, and therefore has a real impact on the company’s finances.

Efficient organization of health and safety supplies with the IDS system

Vending machines for ASD Systems employees are delivered with dedicated IDS (Integrated Distribution System) software. The application works independently of the device and the only requirement is internet access . Thanks to the software, those responsible for the organization of procurement can view detailed information on pickings and the stock level of individual products at any time. In this way, the efficiency of work of many departments increases: OHS, purchasing, controlling, production, accounting – basically all employees of the company.

In addition, the IDS application can be integrated with the company’s IT system – at ASD Systems we provide full substantive and service support as well as implementation of compatibility with the ERP system .

After purchasing the missing health and safety articles, it is enough to replenish them in the machine. This can be done in different ways:

  • through the open machine door
  • through the flaps in the door of the automat
  • using the drum scanning system

Minimizing the consumption of health and safety articles, i.e. download limits

IDS software allows you to personalize download limits for company employees. The person managing the system can limit the number of downloads for a specific user – depending on the position held or individual needs. Thanks to this, individual items will serve employees for a sufficiently long time and will not be thrown away before they are even properly used up. Our calculations show that thanks to this, the company can increase the service life of OHS products by up to 50% ! 

IDS also has the function of returning a product that was mistakenly downloaded. What’s more, the system manager can limit users’ access to individual articles – thanks to this, the employee will not use equipment that he does not need. Thus, the possibility of mistakes, which so often occur in a classic health and safety magazine, is reduced to zero.

Vending machines for employees – how does it work in practice?

The IDS system works on a server and provides vending machines with current information about:

  • products and their categories
  • inventory
  • specific users – access to products and limit of downloads

Communication between the server and the machine with health and safety equipment takes place via LAN, GSM or Wi-Fi. The machine saves specific parameters via a dedicated API and sends them to the IDS application. The connection is encrypted.

From the point of view of the employee, only the card issued by the employer is required to use the machine. The user identification interface is equipped with a reader that supports most proximity cards .

Vending machine with software – what are the benefits?

In turn, the person managing the system and responsible for health and safety supply, thanks to the IDS application, receives a number of benefits and improves his work. How?

  • creating user profiles, i.e. precisely defining groups of employees who will be assigned a limit of specific products for a given period of time;
  • filtering records – thanks to the simple and quick filtering of all results shown by the IDS system, the employee can display only the specific items needed at the moment (e.g. the number of product downloads by a specific user);
  • grouping and summing up transactions from a given period for a selected product, user or specific cost center;
  • by monitoring the current stock – in IDS the manager will define the minimum and maximum number of items of a given product, and thanks to ongoing control, he will fill the machine with items before they run out;
  • creating reports – the system allows you to create almost any report in connection with various settlements;
  • watching the machine drum mesh – in this way, the employee will locate the distribution of individual products and efficiently complete the machine;
  • managing all machines from one panel;
  • thanks to company settings – the manager can define specific cost centers, company departments and assign individual employees to them.

You already know the benefits of investing in vending machines. The price of the machines is attractive and the cost is one-off. Check out our catalog, choose the right solution and contact us – we will adjust it to the individual needs and requirements of your company.

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