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Sunstate Vending Equipment Company is a full-line vending equipment distributor of new and used/refurbished equipment headquartered just north of Orlando on US 441 in Central Florida.
Sunstate is the exclusive Florida distributor for USI (U-Select-It) and also is an authorized distributor for other manufacturers, including Royal Vendors and Coin Acceptors.
Since April 2004, most Royal Vendors equipment manufactured for use in the USA and Canada is ENERGY STAR® qualified. Click the link below to find out more about ENERGY STAR.
The Right Equipment
+The Right Product
= SUCCESS
You want to avoid buying from vending machine companies which make claims that you will start making a large income right away. Buy from reputable companies, so you don't end up with substandard equipment and poor service. Sunstate Vending Equipment Co. is here to help you select the right equipment for the product you wish to market. Our knowledgeable staff are experts in this aspect of the industry.
VENDING
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
2009 - $42.9 BILLION DOLLAR INDUSTRY
Sunstate
Vending Equipment Co.
2158 S. Orange Blossom Trail
Suite 103
Apopka, FL 32703
(407) 886-VEND
8363
Liitle Known Facts
First known history of vending machines was in the first century. This machine dispensed holy water. It had a slot to drop a drachma coin through in which the coin fell onto a pan that was attached to a lever. The lever was attached to a valve which when opened would dispense the holy water. The weight of the coin would tilt the pan downward until the coin would slide off the pan. The pan attached to the lever would rise after the coin fell off closing the valve, which turned the flow of water off.
Recent Innovations
The most recent innovations include changes in coin changers and bill validators. Many manufacturers have installed sensors that let the machines know when the product does not fall. Most vending machines will try three times to make the product fall. At this point if product has not fallen into the delivery tray and has not broken the sensors beam, the money will be returned to the customer.
Wireless technology is slowly coming into the vending business. Many bill acceptors will now take a debit or credit card. Many colleges have what is called precharged cards. This is where the student receives a card and will deposit funds to be applied to the card. They normally will only be able to use the card on campus. Embracing technology is a great way to pick up new accounts. A wise man once said he always wanted to be the second person to embrace new technologies. Another way of putting this is don’t become the guinea pig for every new item that comes along.
Other new innovations are hand held devices that allow the driver to communicate with the equipment from the parking lot of the customer. This allows the driver to pull the order before entering the account saving time to refill the equipment.
Another new form of technology is transferring a machines statistics to a remote computer. This enables the company to monitor their equipment remotely. When enough products have been sold an order is pulled at the warehouse. A driver is then dispatched to that location to fill the equipment. The driver only makes one trip in and never has to write an order.
These new technologies are done through cell phone technology. The United States is behind Europe in this field. In many other countries a customer can even use their cell phone to make purchases from equipment. The cell phone is then charged and the customer pays for it when they receive their cell phone bill.
This Month's
Featured
Machine
Alpine VT5000 with Del Monte Graphic Package
Fresh Del Monte Produce has unveiled a new line of fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables specifically designed to work in refrigerated vending machines in the US mid-Atlantic and south-east regions.
