Vending Machines with State of the Art Capabilities

Technology has allowed vending machines to keep up with new customer benefits with retrofit kits, controller boards and peripherals. There have been cases where vending operators such as Antares vending operators, have been able to win business because they offered a piece of equipment that has new features. These can be guaranteed product delivery, higher denomination bill acceptance or cashless transaction capability.

Purchasing a new machine that includes some of these features is quite hard for some vending operators, especially during this challenging economic period. The good news is that there are a host of kits, controllers and peripherals that will make the choice to stay with an older vender easier.

Most of the older vending machines can now be upgraded, to be DEX and MBD capable. They can also be upgraded to offer guaranteed product delivery, large bill acceptance and debit and credit card acceptance. As an Antares vending operator you can upgrade the vending machine to some of the new technologies.

Guaranteed delivery options

One of the most popular new capabilities is guaranteed product delivery. Most of the new vending machines like those offered by Antares Corporation, offer this feature. Today there are controllers and kits that offer this same functionality for many of the other older glass front vending machines.

Since Antares vending machines have the capabilities if guaranteed product delivery, they can be competitive with other companies offering brand new equipment. This is why this capability is a plus point in your vending machines. Guaranteed product delivery is a strong selling tool.

Retrofit kits have been used to extend the bill acceptance on changers, but the retrofit kit has to be compatible with the specific changer model. It can also reduce refunds and unnecessary service calls. The kit can re-establish credit in the Antares vending machine for a failed vend, thus allowing a second purchase attempt. After two failed attempts it can then refund the customer’s money.