Laundry
iAmecs laundry controllers eliminate the need for bill changers on the
wall or coin acceptors on the washers and dryers. Your students use
the machines more because they don't have the hassle of needing
change. Your laundry operator likes the system because he doesn't have
the hassle of coin collection.
Controls 4, 10 or 20 machines, depending on model
- Accepts smart, protected memory, or magnetic stripe cards
- Compatible with multi-application, dual-stripe cards
- Programmable cost per cycle
- Discounting by user group, time of day, or both
- Creates safe, cashless environment
- Eliminates coins
- Increases revenues
Centralized Machine Control
The iAmecs laundry controller provides convenient IC chip-based smart
card, protected memory card, or magnetic stripe card (credit account or
debit) access to up to 20 machines - washers and/or dryers. In fact, the
only other thing required for some installations is an internally
mounted washer or dryer interface (LMI). Combined, iAmecs laundry
controller and LMI activate the machines, record machine activity, and
relay timely status information - such as the
number and types of machines available for use.
Cashless Convenience & Security
By bringing the security and convenience of card-access technology to
today's laundry facilities, the LCU II eliminates the need for coins.
The resulting cashless environment greatly reduces the threat of theft
and vandalism - as well as provides peace of mind for patrons, who no
longer need to carry substantial amounts of change.
The programmable cost per cycle can be set in increments of 1, from 1 to
$9.99. Separate pricing can be set for each washer/dryer - along with
discounting by user group, time of day, or both.
When used with electro-mechanical dryers, users also have the option of
adding "top-off" time beyond the normal cycle length.
Resettable and non-resettable counters record total cycles and total
dollar value for each and for all machines - along with totals by user
group and individual credit account totals. With the addition of the
optional communications capability, data collection, reporting, and
setup tasks can all be handled from a central PC.
Features
- Controls up to 20 washers and/or dryers
- Accepts: stored value protected memory cards or microprocessor smart
cards credit account (stores up to 5000 accounts) or stored value debit
magnetic stripe cards. Compatible with iAmecs dual-stripe
SingleCard Systems.
- Cashless convenience modernizes facilities, increasing revenues by up to
10% - 20%
Eliminating coins reduces service calls, nearly 60% of which
are coin-related
- Card access benefits everyone:
- For patrons, it eliminates the need to
carry large amounts of change - increasing security and convenience
- For building managers, it eliminates the lure of easy cash that's
so attractive to vandals - increasing security
- For laundry service providers, it
eliminates coin handling problems
- Allows users to select multiple machines without having to reinsert the
card, as well as add "top-off" time beyond the normal cycle to
electro-mechanical dryers
- Programmable cost per cycle from $0.01 to $9.99 in increments of 1
- Discounting by user group (up to 32), time of day, or both
- External communications port - combined with optional communications
kits - allows all configuration, collection, and reporting tasks to be
handled from a PC. Provides cycle and $ totals for all machines, for
each machine, by user code, and for each account.
Vending
Convenient card access to food, beverage, and specialty vending
machines, these readers can accept Smart Card Applications, Propriety
Magnetic Off-Line Debit Cards, or ABA Magnetic Stripe On-Line Cards
directly to iAmecs. Can be used with most existing coin and bill
mechanisms. Compatible with most single-price, multi-price, and
International Multi-drop BUS (IMDB) machines. If you are contemplating
starting a self-operated vending operation we can supply top, name-brand
vending machines with readers already installed.
Card Vending Control Units bring convenient - and secure - card
technology to the cash-based vending world. Going from
cash to card increases revenues, reduces costs, and simplifies audit
procedures. In particular, card acceptance eliminates the need for
"correct" change, one of the leading causes of lost sales.
Fewer cash vends mean reduced money handling problems and costs. Card
readers further simplify this process by electronically recording all
coin, bill, and card purchases (interface dependent). The resulting data
can then be downloaded using a smart collector card, hand held PC,
management cards or remote communications (all without opening the
vending machine). This reduces the number of people with access to the
machine's interior and, in doing so, lessens the potential for theft.
For Use with New & Existing Venders
Designed for use with most single-price, multi-price, and IMDB
(International Multi-drop Bus) interface machines, featuring variable
pricing - plus the ability to offer sales-generating discounts and
promotions or discounts buy group. The unit mounts easily in the machine
door and can be used alone or in conjunction with a coin or bill
mechanism.
Features
Allows for card-based purchases from food, beverage, and specialty
machines using ISO, contact style smart cards, propriety magnetic
off-line debit cards, or ABA magnetic stripe on-line cards directly to
iAmecs.
- Compatible with most single-price, multi-price, and IMDB (International
Multi-drop Bus) machines
- Easy-to-read, two-line display shows the beginning card balance, vend
price, and ending card balance
- Interfaces with - or can be used in place of - most existing coin
changers and bill acceptors
- Records coin, bill, and card totals, avoiding the need for two separate
audit system (Interface dependent - records all 3 in NAMA I/NAMA II
modes; records just cash and card totals in single-price mode)
- Easy, on-the-door mounting via slide-in bezel
- Variable pricing capability in 1 cent increments for card transactions
- Programmable group codes allow for multi-level pricing, plus ensure that
cards can only be used at their intended location
- Automatic card return at end of transaction
- Resettable, non-resettable, and site totals ensure accounting accuracy
and data security
- Battery-backed memory for data protection
- Enhanced communications option allows all reader setup, collection, and
reporting tasks to be handled from a portable laptop or
centrally-located PC
- External data collection reduces access to the machine's interior and
risk of theft
Specifications
- Weight: 5 lbs (2.327 kg)
- Power Source: 115 VAC, 60 Hz
- Pwr Consumption: 20 watts
- Environment: 0ƒ to 45ƒ C, 10-95% relative
humidity (non-condensing)
- Battery: 5-year data retention
- Display: 2 line, 16-character LCD
Off-Line Card Readers For....
Copiers, Microfilm Reader-Printers, Laser Printers, Fax Machines,
and Similar Equipment
- Safe, card-only, "cashless" environment, or "Y" connect to exiting coin
or bill acceptance
- Enhanced communications capability allows configuration, collection, and
reporting activities to be handled from a PC.
- Off-line use accepts four types of cards:
- Debit Cards. Values are deducted ($.001 to $9.999 per copy) from a
preloaded value (see CVC,CSC).
- Limit Cards, restrict, or limit, users to specific number of copies.
As the user makes copies, the total is deducted from the card in
units until "0" is reached.
- Debit-Limit Cards are encoded with both a debit and a limit field.
Deductions are made from the card based on whichever field has been
preselected at the unit
- Credit Cards allow users to charge copies. 5000 prestored 6 digit
accounts are available.
Five types of Credit Cards can be used:
- Standard Credit. Encoded with an account number.
- Credit with Pin. Encoded with an account number and a
Personal Identification Number.
- Credit with Expiration Date. Encoded with an account number
and expiration date.
- Credit with Limit. Encoded with an account number and a point
limit.
- Debit/Credit. Allows a single card to be used for debit or
credit functions.
- Battery backed memory for data protection.
- Restore and Recover feature insure that no data will be lost in the
event of a power failure.
- Two channels allow additional pricing for special features such as
over-sized paper.
- Resettable and Non-resettable Totals maintain accounting accuracy and
data security.
- Alphanumeric display allows administrators and users to view operating
prompts
- Encoding and Add value capabilities allow unit to program cards and add
value to cards.
- Various Models to handle a wide variety of equipment.
- Standard Off-Line Debit, Limit, Debit-Limit, Credit Card Acceptance.
- Encoder/Reader Off-Line Debit, Limit, Debit-Limit, Credit Card
Acceptance, Create new card, add-value and re-encode.
- Tower Off-Line Debit, Limit, Debit-Limit, Credit Card Acceptance.
- Tower Off-Line Debit, Limit, Debit-Limit, Credit Card Acceptance
with paper storage compartment.
- Tower Off-Line Debit, Limit, Debit-Limit, Credit Card Acceptance,
w/Coin and /or Bill Acceptance and add value to cards.
- Tower Off-Line Debit, Limit, Debit-Limit, Credit Card Acceptance
with paper storage compartment,. w/ Coin and /or Bill Acceptance and
add value to cards.
- Various On-Line Models also Available