What are the latest technologies and innovations for dispensing machines in the airline industry?

Vending machines are increasingly being used today by manufacturing companies in a wide range of industries – treating them as automatic and “intelligent” employee warehouses. A good example is the vending machines in the aviation industry, which optimize plant operations thanks to new technologies and numerous innovations. In what way? Check it out!

How are vending machines used in the aviation industry?

Vending machines in the aviation industry are used primarily in medium and large manufacturing and assembly companies, but also in body and paint shops and service stations. Airports also join this group, but we do not mean machines that dispense drinks and snacks, but solutions for service and employees. These types of dispensing machines – although used for different purposes – have one common task: to equip the people employed at a given company with the materials, parts, tools and equipment, protective articles or office and computer accessories needed for their work.

Industrial dispensing machines are perfect for the production floor in the form of an automatic warehouse, where parts or materials and health and safety articles are available “on the spot”. Such a system of dispensing machines replaces the traditional warehouse and the process of supplying employees – it gives huge savings in time and labor, reduces human errors and facilitates optimization of warehouse management in terms of reducing costs, but at the same time increasing the efficiency of the company.

At airports, on the other hand, dispensing machines often turn into so-called hygiene machines, providing staff with protective measures and hygiene items, or are used to distribute basic tools and work materials or office supplies. In this way, a network of storerooms is built up over a gigantic area, to which – regardless of location – every employee has quick access.

How do vending machines for distributing supplies work?

At ASD Systems, we have developed just such specialized machines for distributing health and safety supplies, MRO materials, equipment, tools and protective gear. They combine the advantages of traditional vending machines – compact size, fast and intuitive self-service, 24/7 availability – with new technologies: innovative solutions for those managing this system, which translate into numerous benefits for the company.

One industrial vending machine even holds more than a thousand completely different products. An employee is given a proximity card to use the machine. He indicates the cost center and the product he needs and – if he is authorized to retrieve it – picks it up after a while. The machine automatically records the retrieval, and the center of its command is the IDS application: an integrated distribution system, which is our proprietary software available from the company.

What new solutions do industrial dispensing machines have?

IDS: Integrated Distribution System allows you to comprehensively and remotely manage the product flow and distribution process – in conjunction with the machine, it automates most of the release handling activities .

• User accounts and profiles. The system manager creates accounts and profiles of employees in the application, to whom he assigns specific permissions. He can, for example, assign specific products to a person or group – while blocking access to others – and set a limit on downloads of a given item over time.
• Real-time inventory. All you need is a phone or tablet with internet access to check current inventory levels. The machine records releases in real time and provides comprehensive information about them. Alerts can also be set for a minimum number of products.
• Access to a gigantic database. Detailed intake data is a goldmine of knowledge that helps optimize procurement. The manager can filter them in many ways to more easily find the ones needed at a given moment. Predefined cost centers are also a big help.
• Automatic report generation. The application automatically creates reports and statements on the basis of individually defined indicators, e.g. of a specific cost center, employee or product. They can also be sent from its level with one click to all interested parties.
• Practical vending machine loading schemes. The administrator in the application will also set machine loading schemes, assigning default contents and number of products to cells. Color coding or displayed transaction histories make it easier and faster to refill machines.

What are the benefits of vending machines for a manufacturing company?

Vending machines that dispensehealth and safety, MRO materials, parts or tools are a proven way to optimize warehouse management and the procurement process, resulting in an increase in the quality of work for both production and warehouse, purchasing and controlling, while reducing the company’s financial investment in these processes. The warehouse and procurement are the responsibility of one or several people, rather than a whole staff of employees. Automation, and therefore the products needed for work, are available around the clock, regardless of the presence of the employees responsible for their distribution – they do not get sick or take vacations. Automated record-keeping reduces the risk of human errors and mistakes, which often lead to costly work stoppages.

By limiting employees’ access to only the necessary products or setting limits on downloads, the consumption of materials, tools and health and safety items is significantly reduced, because employees use them more responsibly – and there is no possibility of unauthorized downloading, use and misappropriation of property. And access to qualitative data and automatic processing of this data in the form of reports and statements facilitates the formation of a conscious and quality-oriented purchasing policy.

Feel free to contact ASD Systems specialists – we will talk about your needs and ideas, advise and tell you about solutions for your company.

FAQ:

• What are the applications of dispensing machines in the aviation industry?

Aerospace dispensing machines are used in manufacturing and assembly plants, as well as at airports – to distribute products such as MRO materials, health and safety items, parts, tools or equipment, and hygiene and safety products.

• What are the benefits of using dispensing machines in a company?

Automatic dispensing machines for distributing supplies provide numerous benefits, such as reducing the consumption of products, reducing the number of activities involved in handling dispensing, but also reducing inventory and warehouse space itself.

• How to order a dispensing machine for your company?

We encourage you to take advantage of solutions on the Polish market and contact ASD Systems specialists. We develop automatic dispensing machines and their software, and adapt these solutions to the needs of the company – from design to implementation and ongoing technical support.