K6 | Design Group

Getting a good cup of coffee has never been easier, quality coffee in the workplace is as much a necessity as anything else. We were asked to design and develop a suitable mechanism for the vending and dispensing of coffee capsules, ranging in various strengths and flavours. To be incorporated into a single machine suitable for modern offices and relaxation areas.

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The mechanism was designed for both semi automatic and fully automatic actions. Dispensing the chosen capsule via a shuttle which drops the capsule into a tray for the user to collect and use.

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The vending mechanism also features a series of coffee cartridges that can be swapped over when empty, allowing for super fast reloading of the machine. Each cartridge is colour coded to avoid confusion.

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The concept was digitally designed and developed in CAD to ensure a working reliable mechanism, developed within budget.

The rendering above highlights that the project is still in development, for more information please contact us directly.

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Keywords

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• Coffee capsule vending

• Vending machine mechanism

• Product design & development

• Concept generation

• Vending machine controller

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Services

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• Custom vending machine design

• Prototype manufacture

• Vending controller

• Test rig development

• Intellectual property

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Link

• http://www.k6.co.uk