Coca-Cola to start introducing vending machines with LED lighting
Technology ( 5 )
TOKYO —
Coca-Cola (Japan) Co Ltd, its 12 bottling partners and other affiliates of the Coca Cola system in Japan plan to install vending machines employing LED lighting in product displays for all new purchases of machines for beverage products in cans and PET bottles, starting from 2012.
Compared to the conventional fluorescent lighting, LED lighting reduces energy usage by 70% on an average. The Coca-Cola system has cooperated with voluntary action plans of the soft drink industry, and through various measures to improve energy-saving functions and the introduction of new technologies, annual power consumption for vending machines has been reduced by approximately 66% over the last 10 years. Now with the energy saving from these lighting changes, the system is aiming for even greater reduction of electric energy.
Order by Time Order by Popularity
5 Comments
Login to comment
-2
some14some
oh...next Christmas, can't expedite?
0
John Becker
@some14some: 2012 begins in 3.5 months. It doesn't look to me as though they're dragging their feet.
0
rainman1
@some14some: Once again, a negative pointless comment from you. This is another company offering some positive developments and as John above says it very nearly IS 2012.
0
illsayit
I wish theyd do something positive like say theyd stop selling diet-coke, or something real like that.
0
BuzzB
Should not have to wait to make a whole new machine. There are many products already available that can replace the fluorescent lamp directly with LED. One for the home is available in my local hardware store that uses the fixture's circuitry to light a tube of LEDs with no modification needed. Shouldn't be that difficult to make them in varying lengths for the vending industry.
Back to top