Can vending machine be outside?

I guess many people will wonder whether vending machines can be placed outside when considering putting some into business. This thinking is reasonable as the application scenarios of vending machines could be various and there is even a possibility to encounter a perfect outside location that you really want to get, so it may become important to have a vending machine that can be put outside.

Secondly, most of the vending machines that are being used by operators at the moment are smart vending machines with cloud base intelligent software, which mostly feature in using touch screen and android boards. The touch screen may be the most vulnerable part of a vending machine, the constant contact of rain and long time direct solar radiation can be harmful to the machine and reduce the extend life of the screen. Though the high quality touch screen can protect itself from sunshine and rain way better than the mediocre one, however, it’s highly recommendable to put up a shelve or a roof on top of the machine if it really needs to be standing outside.

Thirdly, the heat dissipation capacity of a vending machine can be as important as the material that makes them. A good vending machine manufacturer will think before you and consider all the factors of the surrounding environment that may cause damage to the machine and design a solution to solve them. In normal practice, manufacturer will drill some holes around the area where laying the main parts of a vending machines such as the android board and motherboard to let the inner tank have an air flow in order to keep the temperature stable. By doing so, the machines can be running stably.