Vending

Renetec honored for touch-free vending solution

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October 1, 2020

Renetec Inc., a Sunnyvale, California, based provider of smart display modules, recently won the National Automatic Merchandising Association's 2020 People's Choice Award in the vending/dispensing equipment and business services category for its touch-free vending solution.

Renetec's retrofit kits allow consumers to select and purchase products form vending machines by scanning QR codes using their smartphones. The customer first scans the QR code from a small paper like screen behind the glass using their smartphone, according to a video on the company website. They then follow the link to an interface to view the machine's products. The customer then selects a product and pays from the phone or on the machine and activates the vend.

The software, which does not require the user to install an app, provides telemetry, prekitting, real-time inventory information, machine health status and a service schedule.