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DEX (data exchange) is a format for collecting audit and event data from vending machines. DEX was introduced in the late 1980s by bottlers who provided product to vending machines. It was intended to improve auditing of vending machines, simplify inventory management. DEX records cash in/out, product movement and other audit data.
MDB originated as a proprietary bus used by CoinCo for their coin-acceptors in the late 1980s and was deployed in high volume in vending machines for Coca-Cola.Coke forced CoinCo to open-source it in 1992 to increase competition, and NAMA released the first version of the standard in 1995, allowing other vendors to compete for the coin-acceptor portion of the vending machines (CoinCo and Mars ...
A reverse vending machine (RVM) is a machine that allows a person to insert a used or empty glass bottle, plastic bottle, or aluminum can in exchange for a reward. After inserting the recyclable item, it is then compacted, sorted, and analyzed according to the number of ounces, materials, and brand using the universal product code on the bottle ...
Carvana continued business in Raleigh from other sites in the area and the vending machine was allowed to resume business in January 2022. [25] For two weeks from May 10, 2022 through May 25, 2022, Illinois suspended Carvana's business license due to customer complaints, effectively banning the company from conducting business in the state.
Envipco offers reverse vending machines. Reverse vending machines collect customers' empty beverage containers. In certain cases, they issue a voucher redeemable for cash. In the United States, Envipco machines are most common in the 10 states that require bottle deposits. In states that do not have bottle deposits (as well as outside of the ...
A full-line vending business sets up several types of vending machines that sell a wide range of products, such as soft drinks and snacks. Soft drinks are usually sold in 12 fl. oz. (355 ml) and 20 oz. (591 ml) in the United States and sometimes Australia , or 330ml and 500ml in Europe , Canada , and other areas.
A snack food vending machine made in 1952 Gashapon vending machines Newspaper vending machines in Munich, Germany An automobile parking ticket machine in the Czech Republic. A vending machine is an automated machine that dispenses items such as snacks, beverages, cigarettes, and lottery tickets to consumers after cash, a credit card, or other forms of payment are inserted into the machine or ...
Bulk vending machines are susceptible to fraud. Unlike other vending machines, most bulk vending machines do not read coins' "metallic signature," and a worthless token of the same size as a coin (e.g. a wooden nickel or a washer) can, in most cases, operate a bulk vending machine equally as well as a coin can.