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VendGuard  1000 On-line Vending Machine Controller
Product Overview
Advanced Technologies (TekVend) is pleased to introduce the VendGuard  1000 on-
line vending machine controller. This new product represents a quantum leap in the
vending machine industry.
No longer are vending machines merely money-based dispensers of candy bars, soft
drinks and the like. Instead, they are used as on-line terminal dispensers of - and
accounting mechanisms for - any motor drivable product needed by employees to do
their jobs.
With the VendGuard 1000 Controller, employees can receive any item they need at
any time: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Plus, they are held
accountable for every item they receive. Further, the server that the vending
machine communicates with (is a terminal to) determines which items an employee
is authorized to receive.
With the VendGuard 1000 system, which includes TekVend's controller installed in a
pullout drawer and connected to from one to three vending machines:
• Employees receive items needed to do their jobs at any time, including
weekends and graveyard shift
• Employees are held responsible for every item dispensed to them (no
hoarding or shrinkage can happen)
• Employees receive only the items they are authorized to receive
• There is no labor cost associated with dispensing these items
• There is essentially no labor cost associated with receiving these items
• Liabilities related to accidents associated with needed items not being
available after hours is reduced essentially to zero
Keep in mind that each item dispensed is date-time stamped at the server as
dispensed to a particular employee. On-line vending machines can therefore be
refilled on a replacement only basis, significantly reducing inventory stock.
One obvious application for VendGuard 1000 controller equipped vending machines
is the dispensing of personal protection equipment and daily consumables in a
factory environment: gloves, sweatbands, safety glasses, batteries, Kevlar sleeves,
tapes, tape measures, knife blades, lubricants, touchup paints, locks, lockout tags,
etc.
Another obvious application is office supplies in a shared environment, specifically
inkjet cartridges and other expensive consumables. A third applications would be
hospital consumables such as bandages, gauze, syringes, suture kits, surgical
gloves, antiseptic hand lotion, etc.
The VendGuard 1000 controller installs easily in a vertical pullout drawer designed to
fit into a Fawn / USI Snackmart vending machine. The vending machine in turn is
connected on-line to a remote server hosted by Transentric Corporation. The entire
package is assembled and marketed by VendGuard of Spokane, WA. Advanced
Technologies (TekVend) manufactures the terminal electronics and hardware that
controls the vending machine.
If you are interested in this product, including new applications, please do not
hesitate to contact VendGuard directly.