Consumables and PPE vending
Dispensing equipment issues stocked consumables and PPE to an identified employee, replacing an open shelf with a recorded point of use.
Industrial Vending & Asset Control
Industrial Vending & Asset Control
Vysix designs vending, locker, and asset-control programs, then connects the resulting activity to your ERP and Vysix BI so the data is usable.
What Vysix connects and controls
From point-of-use control to enterprise reporting
Tool and serialized asset control
High-value tools and serialized equipment are issued and returned against a specific user or job, with overdue and shortage visibility where the equipment supports it.
Lockers and controlled issue/return
Locker systems handle bulkier or shared items with the same custody model: issue to a person, expect a return, flag exceptions.
Program design and equipment selection
Item mix, site layout, and accountability needs drive which dispensing, locker, and crib equipment gets deployed.
ERP, Vysix-hosted data, and Vysix BI
Issue, return, and replenishment records move into a Vysix-hosted data platform and are reported through Vysix BI, and can feed ERP workflows once scoped.
Practical integration and security
Where the Vysix Integration Engine is used, connectivity is initiated outbound over TLS 1.2 on port 443, with no inbound listener required.
What a program can control and record depends on the equipment and platform selected; Vysix does not manufacture vending or locker hardware.
Vending and crib equipment can work together: consumables move through dispensing cabinets while higher-value tools stay on a checkout record. See the point-of-use inventory guide and tool control in an MRO maintenance operation.
How the engagement works
From site review to reporting
Three phases, each with a defined output before equipment goes on order.
- 01
Operational review
Walk the sites, the item mix, the trades supported, and today's issue process. Identify where accountability and usage data are weakest.
- 02
Equipment and program design
Select vending, locker, and crib equipment against the item mix and access-control needs. Define user groups, planograms, and restock ownership.
- 03
Connection and reporting
Confirm which platform runs the equipment, scope the ERP and reporting connection, and set up the Vysix BI views the program will use.
Before we talk
Is this a fit?
Bring these seven details to the first conversation and we can tell you what is standard today, what gets configured, and what needs integration discovery.
Where vending programs go next
Point-of-use control is one part of a wider automation and compliance picture.
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The reporting layer where issue, return, and replenishment records become operational dashboards.
Learn moreQuestions we get
Industrial vending questions
- What does industrial vending actually control?
- It controls physical access to items at the point of use. Consumables, PPE, tools, and serialized assets are stored in dispensing equipment or lockers and released to an identified user, turning an open supply area into a recorded issue point.
- What's the difference between vending and locker systems?
- Vending equipment dispenses discrete items like consumables, PPE, and small tools, typically without a return step. Locker systems are built around issue and return, which suits shared or high-value equipment.
- Does Vysix replace the inventory management platform?
- No. The vending or inventory platform, such as Arcturus or the AutoCrib inventory management platform, remains the system of record for floor activity. Vysix designs the vending program and connects its data to your ERP, a Vysix-hosted data platform, and Vysix BI.
- How does vending data reach an ERP or reporting?
- Issue, return, and replenishment records move from the vending or inventory platform into a Vysix-hosted data platform, then are reported through Vysix BI. Sending records onward into an ERP is scoped case by case, since available fields and interfaces vary by platform. Explore our inventory-to-ERP integration services and the verified Arcturus and AutoCrib data integration path.