New retail technology innovation, intelligent upgrade of vending machines

Manufacturing service company Jabil Inc. has launched a connected smart vending platform based on the Internet of Things, which aims to simplify and speed up the process of adding advanced digital technology to vending machines. These smart upgrade solutions are designed to integrate the hardware, software, user interface, payment system, wireless communication and remote management of the vending machine into a comprehensive interconnected platform. With its fully integrated market support solutions, traditional vending machines can be transformed into networked smart machines, using touch screens to control video, audio, smell, gesture-based interaction and cashless payment. In particular, mobile and cashless payments are gaining attention through the use of Near Field Communication (NFC) solutions. Smartphone applications that utilize artificial intelligence (AI) can also streamline purchasing by providing real-time inventory updates, thereby improving the customer experience. Jabil worked with Intel to provide reference designs for Intel's smart vending machines, including processor-based designs and application programming interfaces (APIs) for accessing machine peripherals. Jabil's end-to-end capabilities, global footprint, and innovation partner ecosystem simplifies the installation of new smart vending machines while simplifying the upgrade of traditional machines. Jabil said the platform will also provide the ability to collect large amounts of data by installing sensors that capture vending machine inventory, customer purchasing patterns and preferences, as well as key performance indicators for temperature and other key functions. Sending and receiving real-time notifications through the cloud can also allow operations staff to understand inventory levels, so as to automatically replenish goods and speed up repair services, while reducing maintenance costs. Frederic McCoy, senior vice president of Jabil Retail, said: “Making vending machines more intelligent requires cross-domain technical expertise, real-time data visibility, and actionable insight into customer buying patterns.” With the innovation of new retail technology, traditional The all-round intelligent upgrade of vending machines has created unprecedented value for vending machine owners and operators, as well as product distributors and owners. The above information is shared by the vending machine. Please mark the reprint. Previous post: Resource recycling The vending machine reversely recycles beverage bottles