Fastenal’s industrial vending solutions provide point-of-use access to supplies, while generating detailed usage reporting to drive consumption reduction. The machines are provided, installed, maintained and replenished by local Fastenal personnel. There are no long-term commitments or capital expenses, only a low annual software hosting fee and a minimum monthly spend requirement.
A successful vending solution takes more than a machine. It requires hard work and human ingenuity to keep that machine filled, functioning and fully optimized to drive your business goals.
This essential value is lost when companies buy their own devices or choose vendors that don’t have a local presence. The lack of support leads to outages, inventory build-up, technical issues, and mounting frustrations – until all that’s left is a machine, under-utilized and gathering dust.
It takes service to unlock the real value of vending. The key: a reliable local relationship to manage your inventory needs, make sure your machines are perpetually filled, and handle any maintenance issues – all while garnering feedback, analyzing trends, and presenting ideas to make the program better over time. Vending without service is a down payment on disappointment.
With tens of thousands of devices currently installed at customer sites, this is the most widely used industrial vending device in the world – a simple, versatile solution to track and control items ranging from PPE to general maintenance items. The FAST 5000 and the more compact FAST 3000 can function as stand-alone solutions or be used in conjunction with our standard lockers.
Our asset lockers are used to vend larger-sized consumables and automate asset management. They can be used with a stand-alone controller or in conjunction with a FAST 5000 or 3000 to control consumables and prevent loss of tools, instruments, gauges, scanners and other assets.
This technology extends the benefits of vending to tough-to-dispense shapes like boxes, cylin-ders/cans, ‘floppy’ items (Tyvek suits, slings, etc.), and loose components. The machines automatically sense and report the exact quantity taken by each user, providing per-item traceability and a frictionless ‘grab and go’ experience with no RFID tagging required.
The combination of scale modules behind secure locker doors creates virtually limitless vending opportunities. Simply put, if it fits in a locker cabinet, you can make it accessible and traceable at the point of use. Unlike our standard lockers (which rely on the user to report the quantity taken), this technology automatically senses and reports the number of items removed by each user, eliminating discrepancies.
Designed to dispense and track inserts and round tools, either individually or in pre-deter¬mined quantities. The compact design (com¬bined with the low cost of our vending program) makes it practical to install multiple point-of-use machines throughout the shop, eliminating bottlenecks for improved productivity.
Supported user access:
Embedded sensors confirm each vend transaction
Special delivery bay design prevents damage
Wall mount (standard)
Bench mount
Column mount (available with FAST 2000CT only)
Freestanding pedestal
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