Change Language :

Products for vending machines

Linear and plain bearing technology, e-chains, gears, and gearbox solutions for vending machinery

Snack vending machines in busy squares, coffee vending machines at petrol stations, ticket machines at train stations or cigarette vending machines at supermarket checkouts. The variety of vending machines in our everyday lives is huge. However, many of the requirements placed on the moving components that make the smooth functioning of vending machines possible in the first place are the same.
Spindle and lead screw nuts, linear rails, plain bearings, gears or cable guides should primarily work reliably, avoid maintenance work and save costs. This is where our motion plastic comes into play.

Vending machines

The most common vending machines are lift, spiral, flap and drum vending machines.

IGUS_3DSTILL_vending_machines_overview_IA_1.tif

NEW: sampling service for vending machinery

Are you planning a new vending machine series and would like to get to know our products? Please don't hesitate to contact us - we will help you with everything from individual advice to the design of e-chains, linear technology, bearings and more.

Send a sampling enquiry now

Selected motion plastic for vending machines

Applications for motion plastics in vending machines

Topics and trends regarding vending machinery
E2 micro e-chain

e-chains E2 micro

To product overview E2 micro
drylin E linear robot

drylin E linear robots

Information about flat, line and room linear robots
Gears

iglidur gears

  • Tribo-optimised material for a long service life
  • No need for any kind of lubricant
  • 3D printing service for customised gears
More about gears
apiro

drygear Apiro gearbox

  • Simple and modular gearbox system
  • For connection to lead screw and drive technology
  • Lubrication-free and cost-effective, made of solid plastic
More about Apiro gearboxes
drylin N

drylin N low-profile guide system

  • Very lightweight
  • Low installation height, 6 to 12mm
  • Numerous carriage options
Go to drylin low-profile linear guide shop
Vending machinery white paper

White paper:

Linear robot systems for maintenance-free 24/7 operation

"Build or buy": tips on designing vending machines
In recent years, vending machines have become increasingly popular. Manufacturers have to decide how to store, present and make the products available to the buyer - and how to design the inner workings of the movable product dispenser. One option is lift systems combined with preconfigured linear robots, but there are other concepts. The white paper outlines what is possible and what design engineers should consider during project planning to achieve the right vending machine for a given application.

Download now

Successful in use in vending machinery

Spice vending machine

Lubrication-free linear guides for maintenance-free spice machines

Learn more
Automatic beverage machine

Linear bearings and energy supply systems for sustainable vending machines

Learn more
Various customer projects from vending machinery

... and other success stories

Discover now

igus blogs: Topics and trends relating to vending machinery

Compact and light

How do you build compact and lightweight vending machines?

While ticket or snack vending machines are often installed at eye level and designed to be as eye-catching as possible for the advertising effect, every centimetre of installation space counts, especially for privately used vending machines such as coffee machines. Components must also be as lightweight as possible to minimise energy consumption. Find out how our motion plastics can help.

  • More information about this in the blog article
    • Bread baking vending machine

    How do you comply with hygiene requirements in vending machines?

    Not all goods stored and dispensed in vending machines are securely packaged. Sensitive products are stored and moved in vending machines for baked goods, coffee, and pizza. For such applications, it is important to be familiar with the key standards for the food sector. The blog article will tell you what those standards are and how our bearing technology can help.

  • More information about this in the blog article
    • Vending machines

    How do vending machines become maintenance-free and reliable?

    We encounter a wide variety of vending machines in our everyday lives. However, they all have one thing in common: They have to work reliably at all times. Operational disruptions not only irritate the customer. Time-consuming maintenance measures mean high costs that could have been avoided. Find out more about our completely lubrication-free, maintenance-free bearing technology here.

  • More information about this in the blog article
    • Vending machines

    Many more interesting blog posts

    That is not all - you can find further interesting articles on vending machinery in our blog archive.

  • Overview of all blog articles

    • Lab-tested products

    Test laboratory
    More about the igus test laboratory

    The motion plastics sample box

    igus corner
    Order now free of charge for your office

    Products for coffee machines

    Coffee machines
    Discover now

    Consulting

    I look forward to answering your questions

    Andrej Schmidt
    Andrej Schmidt+49 2203 9649 9850Write e-mail

    Shipping and consultation

    In person

    Monday to Friday: 8 am – 8 pm
    Saturday: 8 am – 12 pm


    Chat-Service
    Monday to Thursday: 8 am – 6 pm
    Friday: 8 am – 5 pm
    (not available from December 24 to January 4)

    WhatsApp-Service
    Monday to Thursday: 8 am – 4 pm
    (not available from December 24 to January 4)