Resource Library
- "Telemetry FAQ" - June 2008
- Answers to commonly asked questions about telemetry technology
- "Vending Operations: Reaping the Benefits of Telemetry Technology " - June 2008
- The article discusses how telemetry technology works and its advantages for operators -- reducing operating costs by tracking and predict producting movement, cash inventory and machine conditions.
- MEI Telemetry 101 - June 2008
- This powerpoint presentation shows MEI telemetry technology in action in a vending environment. It discusses applications, technology configurations and integration with the MEI Easitrax vending management system.
- "Push-Button Solutions: Vending focuses on convenience features to compete with retail" - Beverage Industry, January 2008
- Beverage vending operators are adding new convenience features to vending machines to compete with c-stores. Adding cashless vending (powered by telemetry technology) is one way for operators to raise the price of products to that offered by c-stores. This becomes even more important as the industry offers more and more products over $1 in value such as waters, energy drinks, coffee drinks and sports drinks.
- "Education-Business Synergy Drives Solid Growth for Courtesy Vending" - Vending Times, April 2007
- Portland's leading independent vending operator, Courtesy Vending, uses its founder's business education and MEI telemetry-driven vending management technology to gather sales data and revamp his approach to purchasing, category management, menu planning and inventory control. Handheld route computers connect management to vending machine data, which improved turns 50 to 60 times per year, prevent internal theft, and resulted in a marked improvement in overall sales.
- "Vendors Exchange, MEI Develop Cashless System For Games" - Vending Times, January 2007
- MEI teamed with Vendors Exchange International to market a new cashless payment system for the amusement industry. The system uses telemetry technology to increase impulse purchases by accepting both cash and credit card to activate games.