Dirt Repellent Coating - Introduction to vending machines | Solutions | Business

Vending machines

I want to prevent dirt accumulating and significantly reduce the frequency of maintenance.

Background: The deterioration of vending machines not only leads to a decline in the image of beverage manufacturers, but also causes a variety of problems, such as a decline in product sales and claims from vending machine location owners. Due to this, beverage manufacturers and vendors are focusing on cleaning up products and regularly replacing vending machines.
However, the replacement of vending machines is expensive, costing around ¥300,000 per unit, with repainting alone costing about ¥10,000. The reduction of the maintenance cost was one of the major concerns of beverage manufacturers and vendors.

Solutions

H-7 Glass Coat for Vending Machines

SOFT99's "H-7 Glass Coat for Vending Machines" prevents dirt accumulation on vending machines. The coating performance greatly reduces the frequency and labor of maintenance.

H-7 Glass Coat
for Vending Machines

Diagram of dirt repellent layer formation (H-7 Glass Coat for Vending Machines): Conventional coatings; H-7 Glass Coat for Vending Machines
Just wipe with water.

Target materials: ･ Vending machine (painted surface)

Result: The application of SOFT99's H-7 Glass Coat for Vending Machines has not only increased the aesthetics of vending machines, but has cut maintenence time down significantly. Whereas before it took 20 to 30 minutes to carry out maintence, it now can be done in less than 5 minutes. In addition, cost of coating is very well recieved, as we can reduce the material and construction costs to about 3,000 to 4,000 yen per unit.

Advantages of H-7 Glass Coat for Vending Machines

Current State of Vending Machines	Advantages of applying the glass coating
The unit gradually becomes very dirty	Dirt does not accumulate
Owners often request to replace machine due to dirtiness	Just wipe it with a wet towel even if it gets dirty (can be completed in 2-3 minutes) and maintain a clean state for a long time
It is difficult to clean by hand and it takes a long time. 　 →Less units able to be cleaned in one period.	Significantly reduce the extra time of op-ed sales 　 →Significantly more units able to be cleaned in one period.
Decrease in sales volume due to dirtiness	Sales volume increases as the units are in a clean state all the time
Decrease in corporate image due to dirt	Because dirt does not accumulate on the vending machine, maintenance is easy and expenses are reduced → repainting is unnecessary
	Improving the company's image with clean vending machines
	Replacement of vending machines has decreased and expenses have been drastically reduced
	Differentiation from other vending machines in large locations
	Significant reduction in long-term vending machine maintenance costs

Performance verification results Verification start date: December 15, 2005

Criteria	Uncoated		Coating
Test points	Water marks	Gloss retention	Water marks	Gloss retention
1st test (2006.5.31)	○	○	○	○
2nd test (2007.5.16)	△～×	△	○	○

･ In the second examination, the resistance to water marks and retention of gloss on coated units outperformed the units without coatings.
･ In particular in terms of gloss, a clear difference was observed between coated and uncoated units.

Water marks (after 18 months outdoors)