Drum-Type Vending Machines

A drum‑type vending machine is a convenient and spacious equipment option for automatic inventory management, dispensing, and storage of items, as well as for selling various goods. Machines of this type take up little space and are suitable for installation in small shops and other premises. Another name for these systems is carousel‑type vending machines.

How the drum mechanism is designed and works

Drum‑type is one of the three types of vending machines classified by the method of product delivery to the recipient. Unlike spiral and lift‑type systems, they consist of a rectangular control unit and a product unit in the form of a cylinder on a rotating platform. It is divided into compartments, each of which is locked separately and becomes accessible after payment or access is granted.

Carousel vending machines are more convenient than lift and spiral machines because a failure of one compartment does not disable the entire system.

Technical parameters of vending machines

Violanta LLC is a manufacturer of modern carousel‑type vending machines. The standard parameters of the equipment are as follows:

• overall dimensions – from 187 to 200 cm in height, from 55 to 100 cm in width, and from 61 to 87 cm in depth; manufacturing to other sizes is also possible;
• the number of compartments ranges from 160 to 815 depending on the dimensions;
• various locking and unlocking methods: facial recognition, QR codes, ID cards, WeChat, Alipay, and some other technologies.

The machines featured in the catalog on the company’s website are equipped with an electronic display, a bill and coin acceptor, as well as a bank card reader, a Wi‑Fi access point, lighting, a fiscal receipt printer, and a video camera.

Where and how drum‑type machines are used

Carousel‑type vending machines can be used as regular vending systems for selling snacks, bottled water, and the like. However, this equipment is primarily designed for use in offices and production facilities:

• for storing and issuing documents, including passports at embassies;
• for accepting service payments and settling bills, for example, in hotels;
• for dispensing medicines, contact lenses, masks, and other personal protective equipment;
• for storing and issuing keys to hotel rooms, workshops, warehouses, etc.

A separate direction is industrial vending machines for dispensing workwear, tools, consumables, and other similar items. The rotating type of the item unit is extremely convenient under such conditions.

Such equipment simplifies control and inventory tracking of stored items, increases transparency – at any moment the system can generate a report. The use of vending ensures security and prevents unauthorised access to items.

Violanta LLC, as a manufacturer, maintains competitive prices for all models in the catalog and organises delivery of vending systems throughout Russia.