Jofemar’s
commitment to the environment and its innovation capability has made possible
the development of the world first autonomously powered vending machine
that runs on hydrogen.
Jofemar uses the novel automatic
merchandise Vision Multiseller design to bring non traditional vending
products into the multimillion dollar vending channel. It is able to do
this thanks to two principal assemblies. The extraordinary flexibility
of Jofemar’s Smart Vend elevator delivery system travels vertically to
receive the chosen product and transport it to a waist level delivery bin.
Jofemar’s EasyFlex conveyor delivery system replaces the traditional spirals
allowing fast and flexible reconfiguration to handle a very diverse range
of products.
Now Jofemar has announced the launch
of the Vision Multiseller H2. Instead of using electricity the H2 uses
hydrogen to power the Vision. “The system created by our engineers allows
the “Vision H2” to be able to work with absolute autonomy and without connection
to the electric source” explains Felix Guindulain Busto, Jofemar’s General
Manager. This is the culmination of two years of dedicated research by
Jofemar’s R&D department. “This places Jofemar as the European Vending
machines company with highest technological innovation capacity and strengthens
its leadership on the development of new of new energy for vending machines”
added Felix Guindulain Busto.
Jofemar’s Vision H2 autonomous power
is provided by a hydrogen fuel cell that is fed with hydrogen from a portable
Ovonic Solid Hydrogen Storage canister. The fuel cell has a back-up battery
for when the portable hydrogen canister needs to be recharged.
Jofemar’s Vision H2 portability,
thanks to the new clean renewable hydrogen power, gives a large range of
applications. No longer will a machine placement depend upon an electrical
source. This means that machines may be located anywhere.
Jofemar takes the security aspects
of hydrogen very seriously indeed. The Ovonic canister utilizes low-pressure
metal hydride technology for hydrogen storage. Furthermore, the amounts
of hydrogen used in the chemical process are minute. Therefore there is
never any safety issue with the Vision H2.
Jofemar, as some of the large automobile
manufacturer, is betting that hydrogen is one of the renewable clean energies
of the near future.
Jofemar is prepare to work with cities,
governments and vending companies, based on projects, to provide a hydrogen
storage portable canister recharge program.
Jofemar , a family owned company,
is one of the world’s leading payment systems and vending machines manufactures.
Jofemar ‘s products are present in more than 50 countries around the world.
Everything from research and development, through fabrication and assembly,
to final quality testing is accomplished in-house. Jofemar maintains an
integral quality and environmental management system in accordance with
the international standards ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 at Jofemar’s state of
the art manufacturing facilities in Navarra, Spain.
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