The report of the biggest European vending exhibition Venditalia 2008.

Yesterday one of the biggest Europe vending exhibitions VENDITALIA 2008 has finished its work. It occupied 20 thousand square meters of the stand area with more than 250 of box scenes and accepted more than 10 thousand visitors per 4 days.

Thus we can call the 2008 a year of design as the major vending machines producers have concentrated on the design sphere.  So the Bianchi company has attracted our attention by making the rebranding   (adding the word LOVE to the company name) and totally changing the design of the machines. Nothing is left from former dark colors which prevailed in design of the machines and even became familiar to the Russian vending operators. All the colors have become light and the mysterious Italian girl turned in to the fair haired girl with ingenious face of Central European appearance.

The visible design alterations did not entail substantial shift in the technical input of the machines. Only the FAS company could be considered as an exclusion. The company as one may say has committed the technical breakthrough in the production of coffee machines.  FAS introduced the brand new line of coffee machines beginning with the PERLA model for 300 portions of loading. Floor standing coffee machines for 500 portions of loading and compatible for installation together with snack machines of the same design are ahead of the line. The new coffee machines have not only the modern exterior but also some technical know-how.

The design of the access to the technical panel of the machine is carried out in a challenging way. It is located on the inner side of the rack for containers with ingredients and coffee block. The   rack is easily pulled forward and turned 180 degrees. All the main technical joints of the machine and the boiler are located here. They are fulfilled with appliance of the latest modern technologies.  Such a simple access to the panel will ease the service maintenance.

The coffee block mechanism has also technical difference. Its millstones are covered with diamond spray. FAS engineers explained that it was done for operation nets in Spain. Only solid sorts of coffee beans are used for Espresso in this country. So such technology will prevent the millstone from wear. 

26.05.2008