COVID-2019 epidemiological emergency
17 Mar
2020

Coges informs that our production, warehouse and product quality control departments are regularly operating on site, maintaining all essential services, the reception and the shipment of the goods in Italy and abroad included. The other company departments have been organized in smart working mode to continue ensuring the efficiency of the work.

The Customer Service service remains operational at 0039 0445 502811 (1).

The company is seriously  engaged in the protection of his employees, Customers and Suppliers and the public health with a full respect of current regulations.

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Coges’ MyKey becomes “smart” and takes you to the web
24 Feb
2020

Coges is proud to present the new generation of MyKey rechargeable cashless keys, already available for purchase. With the new version, Coges intends to transform MyKey into a point of contact between the physical media and the Internet of vending, without sacrificing the solidity of proprietary technology and the simplicity of use that make this product an indispensable element of the coffee break. The evolution of MyKey passes through the unprecedented possibility of connecting to a “showcase” on the web (product pending patent), which also represents a communication platform between the Operator and his customers.

“This is an important technological innovation for the world of vending.” Mario Majo, commercial director of Coges says “The web showcase connected to MyKey allows the user not only to read the information on his key, but also to send information directly to the Operator, a service previously impossible for a physical token. Thanks to the integration with our Nebular connectivity service, the Operator now has a tool to get in direct contact with end users of the vending machine without leaving their office, send refunds on a specific fob and analyze habits of consumption of his customers in greater detail. These are just some of the functions currently implemented: the development potential is extended.”

MyKey is a small electronic memory, ideal for holding a credit and making purchases on unattended points of sale such as vending machines. With over 30 million tokens on the European market, MyKey has been for over fifteen years one of the most known and loved rechargeable media for vending machines in Italy and abroad. The novelties of the new series are not limited to integration with the Cloud world: the physical token has also changed, with a new design and 5 brilliant colours that will not fail to attract attention. The new MyKey is compatible with all Coges Key readers of the second and third generation. Thanks to the new technology adopted for the key manufacturing, moreover, it is possible to print the Operator’s logo directly on the key with a personalized, accurate and long-lasting laser engraving.

The connection between MyKey and the web showcase is immediate. On one side of the new MyKey there is a QR code, a simple technology known by everyone: by framing the QR code with your smartphone, the user will be directed to a page already personalized with the logo, colours and contact information chosen by the Operator. The MyKey web showcase can do even more for Operators who use Nebular, the connectivity service provided by Coges. In this case, the user registered on the web showcase has access to exclusive functions such as reading their credit on the key, sending feedback, contacting the Operator and viewing their purchasing history. Registered MyKey users and their messages are automatically integrated into the Nebular platform: in this way the Operator will be able to view the feedback received, respond to requests, check all transactions (purchases and top-ups) made on the connected vending machines and even send a refund to the user, remotely topping-up the credit on MyKey.

“Being close to the customer is essential for a service like this.” confirms Alberto Conte, Site Director of Coges “The web showcase extends to the key the typical advantages of mobile solutions, but at the same time offers the Operator a dedicated and customized space: a way to make your business known and give importance to your brand. Each web showcase is, in practice, a page distinct from the others, of which the Operator is the protagonist. It is also a service that could make a difference in the case of public or private tenders.”

Practical, lively and ever smarter: in 2020 MyKey continues to be the symbol of Coges, a bridge between electronic technology and innovation more and more driven towards connectivity and software solutions.

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The Absolute Vending Experience welcomes you at Vendibérica 2019
21 Oct
2019

With the Engine system, Coges increasingly aims to meet all the needs of the Operator, integrating cashless with the other products in its range to offer the most complete business experience in this industry. At the Vendibérica exhibition in Madrid, a fundamental event for European Vending, Coges will present Nebular, the new connectivity service that expands the functionality of Coges Engine.

Nebular is an integrated hardware and software solution that allows information to be transmitted bidirectionally to and from the payment system, including real-time sales data and allowing the updating of prices, parameters and firmware. Nebular also allows you to send credit refunds directly to the end user, manage a product database through an intuitive planogram and remotely update the firmware and databases. Connectivity can simplify our lives and improve our work: you can count on Coges’ experience to effortlessly connect your entire machine park to the network with Nebular.

Together with the Pay4Vend application for purchase with a smartphone in the vending machine, these innovations demonstrate how the potential of Coges Engine allows an increasingly rapid evolution for automatic distribution.

The Madrid event will also include the presentation of the other products of the Coges range, including the new Creos banknote reader. Creos has been redesigned in some key components to bring its reliability and safety to even higher levels, while maintaining mechanical and software compatibility with the previous version.

Coges continues to innovate to offer you all the advantages that technology can bring to Vending. We invite you to discover with us the Absolute Vending Experience at stand 7C08 in Vendibérica!

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Bonus and benefits for end users thanks to Coges Engine
08 Oct
2019

Enhance the buying experience of your customers with numerous bonus and benefits and optimize sales of all your products.

The bonus are prizes payable in the cashless purchase mode and they allow the crediting of a recharge value or the delivery of a free sale.
There are numerous types of bonus, all of which are programmable from a PC through the Visual Programmer. Some of them are also settable through the E.C.S. Programmer.
The main bonus available for Coges Engine are:

Recharge Bonus: the credit can take place on a daily, weekly or monthly basis.

Free sale: it grants a free product after a certain amount of purchase.

Banknotes top-up: the credit takes place when a banknote is inserted.

Start your journey in the Absolute vending Experience with this brief video or read the flyer to learn more!

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Coges awaits you at the 2019 EVEX event
04 Oct
2019

Organized on the 16th and 17th of October in the elegant setting of Lake Maggiore, the EVEX event will once again represent an unique opportunity for vending companies to show their products, to close the distances between their customers and to take part at the traditional EVA conference, the European Vending Association that celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.

Coges will wait for you in the halls of the Grand Hotel Dino for the presentation of all the innovation of Nebular, the most complete connectivity solution on the market. The new specifications of this solutions are numerous and involve all the most essential elements of a vending company, from the payment systems programming to over the air refunds, coins and banknotes database update, the online management of alarms, products and much more. For more information, visit our website or come and meet us at the EVEX event.

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Coges Engine: a multi-media system
25 Sep
2019

Managing a location is never easy due to the many variables that has to be taken in consideration. The increased competition or the changes that affect consumption habits are just a few examples but they make it clear that the operator must always be up to date and ready to change the procedures of his own vending company. To get closer to the consumers’ needs, Coges Engine is therefore characterized by an increasingly higher level of flexibility thanks to the possibility of coordinating various cashless media. Depending on the reader connected, Coges Engine supports MyKey, Mifare, Legic and – thanks to an optional Bluetooth module – Pay4Vend, an App designed by Coges for the purchase via smartphone. The management of several alternatives of cashless media makes this electronic system the best ally to face all the challenges of vending and it guarantees great usability to your machine for years, savings on management costs and allowing a potential increase in the number of consumers.

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The Happy Break of Coges Engine
19 Sep
2019

To guarantee a quality service and to make your customers even more loyal, Coges Engine can offer a series of bonus programmable directly from a PC. Among these, Happy Break encourages the final user to purchase a combination of products thanks to a bonus credited directly to his cashless media. All selections made by the user are then automatically recorded by the system which, if it identifies products belonging to the Happy Break menu, will provide a top-up bonus at the end of the purchase. The credit will be made directly to the consumer’s key only if the purchase ends within a certain pre-set amount of time. Do you want to offer a discount on breakfast or coffee break? Or encourage the purchase of some particular products? With Coges Engine you can do this by simply associating the price lines of the concerned products with the specific menu table. In this way you can reward your most loyal customers and promote your location in a smarter way.

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Coges Engine: Absolute Vending Experience
05 Sep
2019

The Vending world is becoming increasingly mature and evolved thanks to the presence of more demanding customers, new legislative opportunities and a constantly changing market. Fortunately, there are technological innovation that allows the Operator to satisfy new consumption trend, increase profits and improve its competitive strenght.

For forty years Coges has been dedicated to the design of advanced and performing payment systems for vending, with a range that goes from cashless media such as the MyKey rechargeable keys to change-givers and banknotes readers. Today our flagship product is Coges Engine, a multiprotocol cashless system (Executive, MDB, BVD) compatible with both MyKey keys and Mifire or LEGIC media.

Coges Engine applications go beyond cashless payment to invest the entire vending machine ecosystem. Engine act as the central brain of the system interfacing with cash payment peripherals: it collects all the accounting data, it manages programming parameters and puts everything in communication with the outside, through technologies such as the Nebular platform.

To allow you to know more about what Coges Engine can do to improve your clients satisfaction and to make your vending company more competitive, we have decided to gather under the label “Absolute Vending Experience” some insight on the strenght offered by the versatility and the completeness of this payment system.

If the vending machine is the main technological resource of a vending company, it is often the payment system that makes the difference: a foundamental interface between the vending machine and the user. A professional payment system such as Coges Engine contributes to the excellence of the service provided and, at the same time, represents an essential tool for a correct management of accounting data. Start your journey in the Absolute vending Experience with this brief video by clicking here and find out what makes this system the most suitable for those who want to get the best from the vending potential!

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Nebular is even on Youtube
04 Sep
2019

Coges has always been attentive to the quality of your Vending service and, for this reason, it has recently launched on the market some new functions for Nebular, the most intelligent and complete connectivity solution in the vending sector. In this regard you can find, on the company’s Youtube channel, a series of video tutorials created to let you know more about this technology and to help you make the most of all its new potential. Find out how to remotely update the payment system’s firmware, how to make remote refunds through simple clicks and how to manage alarms, prices, products, cashless payment media and much more. Do not miss the opportunity to renew and make your vending company even more technological, take a look at our Youtube channel by clicking here and read the article dedicated to all these new features here. With Nebular 2.0 Coges wants to innovate in a continuous way the vending sector and guarantee to its customers not only a cutting-edge product but a real competitive advantage.

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Fulfill environmental requests with Coges Engine and its Eco-recycle functions
25 Jul
2019

The recently published European Directive on plastic has made the environmental responsibility and the correct waste disposal two high priority topics even for the Vending world. Regarding the P.E.T. plastic bottles there aren’t drastic prohibitions, but EU will impose ambitious recycling targets and new manufacturing requirements. EU member states will also be required to take measures able to raise awareness about the correct recycling of this material, such as deposit and bail systems.

The problem of storing waste in the location and the correct start of the treatment process therefore become a necessity for Vending, a need that can be satisfied through compactors and shredders already in the market. These tools offer a great added value thanks to the integration with Coges’ systems: indeed, our company has been offering for some time a technological solution capable of transforming the plastic into an important resource for the vending company through an incentive for final users. In this way they will be stimulated to make a correct recycling process.

The integration between compactors or shredders and the Coges Engine cashless system, compatible with MyKey and Mifare media, makes it possible to satisfy the EU Directive by crediting a bonus to the final users’ cashless wallet for each product recycled in a correct way. The credit that is “refunded” to the user acts as a deposit for the product’s packaging, engaging the consumer in an increasingly ecological behavior and in a smarter management of waste disposal. The integration between cashless readers on the compactors and the Coges Engine payment system present in the Vending machine of the same battery also allows you to credit a bonus only for the waste coming from the same location.

The Eco-recycle functions is already active in Coges Engine systems: use it to reduce space, time and costs dedicated to the waste collection and sorting, to make your location cleaner and tidier and to respond in an efficient way to location and public tenders’ environmental needs.

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