In the current thriving era of smart retail, vending machines, as a crucial part of it, are undergoing unprecedented changes and innovations. Since its entry into the vending machine field in 2017, Zhigou Technology has risen with remarkable speed, quickly establishing a firm foothold in the industry and becoming a key driving force for its advancement.
Although Zhigou Technology is relatively a "rising star" in the industry, its development pace is astonishing. In just a few years, it has successfully set up 22 branch offices across the country, building an extensive sales and service network to ensure that customers can receive timely and professional support. The company owns a large-scale production base covering an area of 300,000 square meters, equipped with 5 fully automatic production lines and multiple final assembly lines. With an annual production capacity of 100,000 vending machines, its annual output value has exceeded 840 million yuan. These impressive figures demonstrate the strong corporate strength of Zhigou Technology and provide a powerful guarantee for the excellent quality of its products and market supply capacity.
Image Recognition: Zhigou Technology's vending machines are equipped with high-precision image recognition technology, relying on advanced image sensors and powerful algorithm models. The image sensors can quickly capture the appearance of products. Whether it's the shape, color, packaging pattern, or brand logo of the product, they can be recorded with high resolution. Through deep learning, the algorithm is trained on a vast amount of product image data, enabling it to accurately distinguish between different brand beverage bottles, potato chips with various flavor packages, and chocolates with different shapes and brand designs. It can quickly determine the products selected by consumers, accurately calculate the price, and dispense the goods, greatly improving the accuracy and efficiency of shopping.
Weight Sensing: To further enhance the recognition accuracy, high-precision weight sensors are installed under each product channel of the vending machine. After consumers select a product, the weight sensor monitors the weight change in real-time during the product's sliding process and transmits the data to the control system for comparison with the image recognition information. If the two match, the product is dispensed without error; if the weight is abnormal, the system immediately initiates an error correction mechanism, either re-dispensing the product or notifying the operation and maintenance personnel, effectively avoiding misjudgments and reducing shopping disputes.
Radio Frequency Identification (RFID): RFID technology is applied in some vending machines, especially suitable for scenarios with high requirements for product management. The RFID tags attached to the product packaging contain detailed information, and the radio frequency identification device of the vending machine emits radio waves to read the tag information and store it in the system. During sales, the products are quickly identified by radio frequency signals, priced, and dispensed. At the same time, in terms of inventory management, the system can monitor the inventory quantity in real-time, accurately grasp the product replenishment and shelf life situations, and assist operators in optimizing the inventory structure and reducing costs.
Stability is the key to vending machines. When designing and manufacturing, Zhigou Technology regards it as a core element and carefully optimizes the internal mechanical structure of the equipment, selecting high-quality and high-wear-resistant components to ensure that the equipment can operate stably even after long-term and high-intensity use. The unique product channel design fully considers the characteristics of various products. Whether it's thin-packed snacks or large-volume bottled beverages, they can all be dispensed accurately, and the jam rate is far lower than the industry average. The equipment shell is made of sturdy, durable, and corrosion-resistant materials, capable of adapting to harsh environments such as outdoor squares under the scorching sun and humid and dusty underground shopping malls, providing consumers with a stable shopping experience and ensuring the operating profits of merchants.
Convenient and Diverse Payment Methods: Keeping up with the development of payment technology, it fully supports mainstream payment methods such as WeChat Pay, Alipay, UnionPay QuickPass, and face recognition payment. Consumers can scan the code or use face recognition when shopping and complete the payment within a few seconds, significantly improving the shopping efficiency. According to surveys, more than 85% of consumers are more willing to choose Zhigou Technology's vending machines for shopping due to the convenient payment methods.
Intelligent Operation Management: With the help of the Internet of Things technology, merchants can remotely monitor the operating status of the equipment in real-time through the mobile APP or computer management system. Key information such as inventory balance, equipment temperature, and sales data is all within easy reach. The big data analysis function helps merchants gain insights into consumers' purchasing preferences, consumption time patterns, and other behavioral characteristics, so that they can adjust the product inventory and promotion strategies accordingly to increase sales. When the equipment malfunctions, the system automatically alarms and feeds back the cause of the failure. Technical personnel can remotely diagnose and repair common problems, shortening the downtime and ensuring the continuity of operations.
Campus Scenario: Fully considering the diverse and immediate consumption needs of students, in addition to regular beverages and snacks, it also provides stationery, sports goods, etc. The payment system is seamlessly connected with the campus one-card system, and students can quickly complete the payment by swiping their campus cards. After entering universities, the average time cost for students to purchase stationery has been reduced, and the sales volume has significantly increased.
Office Building Scenario: Aiming at the fast-paced and high-quality demands of office workers, it increases offerings such as freshly ground coffee, nutritious light meals, and energy supplements. In the morning, a fragrant cup of coffee paired with breakfast starts a vibrant day; at noon, a rich selection of light meals meets the pursuit of a healthy diet; during overtime work, instant noodles and energy bars replenish physical strength. The equipment can also intelligently adjust the inventory according to the consumption peaks at different times to ensure the timely supply of products.
Scenic Area Scenario: In addition to providing food and beverages, it integrates local cultural elements and launches characteristic cultural and creative souvenirs, such as refrigerator magnets printed with the iconic landscapes of the scenic area and handmade ornaments containing folk cultural stories. The appearance of the vending machine echoes the style of the scenic area, becoming a unique landscape, effectively promoting the cultural dissemination of the scenic area and the upgrading of tourism consumption. The sales volume of cultural and creative products accounts for a relatively high proportion in some scenic areas.
Community Scenario: It provides daily necessities such as fresh vegetables, fruits, and daily groceries. When residents find it inconvenient to go out at night or in adverse weather conditions, they can simply go downstairs to make purchases, achieving "zero 跑腿" shopping. By analyzing the consumption habits of community residents, the vending machine can achieve personalized product configuration. For example, on weekend evenings, the inventory of beer and snacks is increased according to the residents' demand, increasing the sales volume.
Vending machines have the advantages of small floor space, low operating costs, and 24-hour operation, with flexible investment. Zhigou Technology provides investors with comprehensive support, covering equipment installation, debugging, maintenance, and product supply, helping investors to start their entrepreneurial journey with ease. Many investors have obtained considerable return on investment after placing Zhigou Technology's vending machines in schools, communities, office buildings, and other places.
For enterprises and merchants, introducing Zhigou Technology's vending machines is an effective measure to expand business channels, enhance brand image, and increase customer stickiness. Enterprises can place the vending machines in factories, enterprise parks, shopping malls, hotels, and other places to provide convenient shopping services for employees and customers, improving service quality and customer satisfaction. At the same time, based on the sales data collected by the vending machines, enterprises can have a deeper understanding of consumers' needs, providing a powerful basis for market decision-making and promoting the sustainable development of the enterprises.
Zhigou Technology's vending machines stand out in the vending machine industry with their strong corporate strength, outstanding product advantages, rich application scenarios, and comprehensive service support. Looking ahead, Zhigou Technology will continue to innovate, bring more high-quality experiences to consumers, create greater business value for partners, and lead the smart retail industry to new heights.
