Management - Smart Vend Corporation

Laundry ManagementMaximise your Laundromat potential, by offering cashlesscapability with the sophisticated Monitor Laundry Controller.The controller allows users to pay for laundry services with theirswipe card, removing the need for cash. The controller is on-lineproviding detailed monitoring and reporting to track & identifywashing machine and dryer usage. This information enablesyou to optimize your laundromat for maximum return on yourinvestment.Laundry Management IssuesMonitor understands the challenges associated with running a laundromat. Using coinoperated machines poses some unique limitations, that can be overcome using the MonitorTransaction Management System. These limitations include profit reducing issues such as:• Coins jamming and coin boxes filling to capacity, rendering machines unusable• Mechanisms miscounting coins• Collecting, counting and banking coins is both time consuming and can be a security risk• Customers who do not have enough coins reduce their spend with you• Pricing alterations have to be in coin value increments• Tracking machine usage for maintenance, deployment and replacement purposes is difficultBetter Laundry ManagementWith Monitor’s powerful superVISor net software and their Laundry Controller these problems can be eliminated. Profitability can be improved andthe service you offer to your customers enhanced. Coin mechanism’s in every machine can be replaced with one unit that controls all machines.A vending machine that dispenses laundry powder can be installed, increasing your revenue. All transactions are recorded enabling detailedreporting for better management. Switching to a card based system provides a number of benefits for both you and your customer.How it WorksUsing a standard Ethernet network the Monitor Laundry Controller communicates with superVISor net to control and report on your laundryfacilities. Each Laundry Controller controls up to 24 washers and/or dryers. It displays the status of each machine, showing whether it is ‘In Use’ andif so, the time remaining to complete the current cycle.Customers purchase a swipe card and create an account. Then they add value to their account using one of a number of methods. A wall mountedAuto Loader can dispense cards and add value to the users account by accepting cash. Your customer can use their debit or credit card to addvalue right in the Laundromat using the superVISor epay kiosk, or use their credit card and the internet to add value from home.Customers swipe their card at the vending machine to obtain their washing powder, then again at the Laundry Controller to select the machineand cycle they wish to use.Individual machine usage statistics are available in real time and full details of each transaction are recorded. This information includes:• whether the selected cycle was a wash, a dry or a dry top-off cycle• any discounts applied to that user.• the price paid for the cycle