For PPE & safety gear management
Streamline safety gear and PPE with industrial vending machine solutions for manufacturers, distribution centers, utilities, and field service organizations.
Client Testimonials
Uncontrolled safety and PPE inventory can lead to stockouts, line shutdowns, and a lack of data and documentation that makes reordering driven by guesswork. A lack of critical PPE shouldn’t dictate how much you get done.
Our complete inventory control system is built to distribute gloves, safety shields, safety glasses, earplugs, and other critical safety equipment through:
IDS’s industrial vending machines help you reduce PPE waste, improve accountability, increase uptime, and gain visibility into your safety gear inventory.
Employees scan a badge that unlocks lockers or dispensers, allowing them to retrieve specific PPE and safety gear.
Set PPE usage limits based on employee role and get automatic low-stock alerts to prevent waste and stock-outs.
Every transaction logs who took what supplies, with real-time visibility into your inventory.
Detailed usage reports keep employees accountable, managers in control, and your ordering accurate.
Our iQ technology sets us apart, turning your access to more information into action that drives your business decisions.
IDS support goes beyond just a piece of equipment. We combine 95 years of vending manufacturing experience, smart inventory technology, expert in-house technical support, thousands of deployed systems, logistics, and real-time reporting into a complete managed solution. From implementation through ongoing support, IDS is a partner committed to your operational success.
One of the most rewarding parts of my job is helping customers overcome challenges and find solutions that fit their unique needs. Every business is different, and I enjoy working with customers to think creatively and make their dispensing program as successful as possible."
- Wanda, Support Specialist
IDS offers a complete industrial inventory management ecosystem combining PPE control, tool tracking, smart lockers, cloud analytics, nationwide service, financing, and enterprise program support. We have offered dispensing expertise since 1931 and are backed by an established vending manufacturer.
Discover how manufacturers are cutting waste, reducing shrinkage, and gaining complete visibility into inventory usage with IDS smart lockers, vending machines, and virtual tracking technology.
Connect with our team to explore service offerings. If you’re interested in seeing how these machines work, your rep will schedule a live demo so you can see the vending equipment in action.
Our team will curate a solution designed to meet your facility’s specific needs and help you track the PPE inventory metrics that matter most. We’ll help install, implement, and optimize the data you need.
Get a solution that improves efficiency, reduces costs and shrinkage, and centralizes your PPE management with the insights you need.
An industrial vending machine is a machine that contains key equipment required for employees in industrial and manufacturing settings. These machines allow companies to better track, stock, and control data.
IDS vending machines can distribute a variety of PPE supplies, including but not limited to:
Point-of-use means supplies are available right on the floor where your employees work. Many large warehouses and manufacturing floors have one central supply location, which can mean time is wasted when employees have to walk across the building to get what they need. By putting PPE and safety gear in multiple points-of-use locations around your facility, you can cut down on these trips and ensure the right items are controlled and just a few steps away.
Most installations are quick and cause little disruption to your operation. After an initial consultation, we’ll create a solution that fits your needs. IDS will handle delivery, setup, stocking, and employee training. While timelines may depend on your specific solution, your rep will provide a clear schedule to keep you informed.
Yes. IDS PPE vending machines can dispense a wide variety of protective gear, including safety glasses, gloves, earplugs, respirators, hard hats, and high-visibility vests. Each item is tracked to the employee who took it, which means you have an accurate record of who received which PPE and when. This can help later on when your facility undergoes safety compliance reviews and audits.
Yes. IDS offers PPE control and locker systems for items that need to be checked out and returned. This allows for better tracking of this equipment and provides an additional layer of accountability.
Pricing depends on the type and number of machines and what equipment you plan to dispense, so IDS builds a solution scoped to your facility rather than a one-size-fits-all price. Many customers find the equipment pays for itself quickly through reduced waste, fewer stockouts, and lower supply spending. Your rep can run an ROI projection based on your current usage before you commit to our solutions.
A PPE vending machine can help manufacturing and industrial companies reduce costs by enabling greater oversight of equipment distribution.
Every single PPE supply is accounted for, down to the last glove.
You can order the exact amount of supplies you need based on actual usage data.
Employee productivity isn’t slowed down by waiting or searching for PPE.
The exact savings depends on your current spend and how much of it you can’t account for today. Your rep can run an ROI projection using your existing usage data before you commit. Many customers find the equipment pays for itself within the first year.
Every time an employee retrieves an item, that “transaction” is logged. You’re able to see exactly what each department uses, which allows you to reorder based on real consumption data. iQ can also feed this data into your existing purchasing or ERP system through enterprise integrations.
Supplies stay locked and secured inside the machine and are only released to authorized employees who scan their badge, which tracks every transaction to a specific person. You can also limit how many supplies certain employees can take within certain timeframes to ensure that employees aren’t stockpiling supplies or overusing high-value items. Many companies simply see consumption and loss drop because these machines provide a level of visibility.
Access is tied to the employee’s badge and their role. When someone scans their ID, iQ programs your machine to only open to the supplies determined for their role. A machine operator and a maintenance tech will see different options at the same machine. You set the permissions once, and iQ enforces them on every transaction without a supervisor having to be involved.
Yes. Limits are set per item and per time period, so high-value or frequently hoarded items can be restricted more tightly than everyday consumables. A pair of safety glasses might be available weekly, while a specialty item may be limited to employees in specific roles.
Every transaction logs the employee, the item, the quantity, the machine, and the time it was taken. That record is what turns inventory from an estimate into a documented history. It’s the same data that powers your usage reports, replenishment alerts, and compliance documentation.
Yes. IDS allows you to set equipment controls so employees can only take a certain amount of PPE and safety gear based on their role. This improves inventory accountability among your employees and helps create accurate data when it comes time to reorder supplies.
You can set controls over how employees use and access the equipment. Access is role-based, so employees can only take the items approved for their job, and you can set limits on how much anyone pulls in a given period. This keeps stockpiling in check, protects high-value items, and gives you clean data on who’s using what.
