If you were thinking "It's getting really chilly ..." it should be.
In the season when winter becomes more common day after day of winter, which marks the beginning of winter.
Then, it ’s the “Hot ~” HOT drinks that make you miss!

I noticed here suddenly.
A drink vending machine, HOT and COLD = hot and cold live together?

Although I didn't mind as usual, sales floors and cases are different at convenience stores and supermarkets. Is this really amazing ?!

This time, we will be approaching the <Vending machine hot / cold switching> scene that is hard to see!

During the summer, I've been healing your thirst with a cold drink ＜ acure ＞ The vending machines are also changed for cold winter.

身も心も温めてくれるHOTドリンクが並ぶ“秋冬仕様”へとチェンジしていきます。

今回、温冷切り替えの作業を行う自動販売機がこちら。
商品はすべて、まだ“つめた〜い”＝COLDです。

By the way, are you familiar with this logo on the back?

The person wearing this uniform is working ＜ team acure ＞ A vending machine operator. This is the “Vending Machine Changer”.

例年、11月中にはすべての自販機を秋冬仕様にチェンジできるよう、9月中からスケジュールを組んで徐々に進めていくのだそう。

通常の補充作業と並行して行うため、衣替えできる自販機は1日に1台あるかないか。ということは、この現場をのぞけるのは、かなりレアといえそう！

When you open the vending machine door, there is a rack for refilling drinks.

You store drinks in each rack, but don't you think, "Does the heat mix in and makes the drinks slim?"

Of course not!

Hot drinks and cold drinks can coexist in one vending machine thanks to heat pumps and vacuum insulation.

"Heat pump" is a mechanism that uses the heat generated when cooling a cold drink into a kinkin as heat to warm a hot drink.

さらにHOTとCOLD、それぞれを適温を保つために、庫内には「真空断熱材」が使われています。

* Reference: Fuji Electric Vending machine (cooling system) "" Contribute to society through “energy and the environment”. Vending machine " In the figure above, the “compressor” refers to the function of compressing the refrigerant and exhausting heat, and the “capillary” refers to a cylindrical glass tube made of glass.

アキュアの自販機も、この「ヒートポンプ」技術を採用。今回入れ替えをする機体は、ラックが３つのブロックに分かれており、1台のなかで温冷の切り替えができるというわけです。

こちらが、温度設定のコントローラー。
温度設定のインジケーターが点灯した「中」のブロックがHOTに設定されたことがわかります。

If you set it, hot air will blow out from HOT if you hold your hand, cold air will blow out from COLD, you can warm or cool the drinks stocked on top.

The blocks are tightly partitioned, so the hot and cold air mixes to make the drinks warm.

By the way ＜ acure ＞ In vending machines, HOT is set to 55 ℃ and COLD is set to 5 ℃.

わたしたちが「これこれ！」「おいしい！」と感じる“飲み頃温度”のドリンクを楽しめるのは、こんな“熱のフル活用”技術のおかげというわけです。

自販機の温冷設定が終わったら、HOTの設定に変更したブロックにHOT用のドリンクを格納。写真では伝わりにくいのですが、とにかく素早い！

ekinaka, safety first and work must be done speedily.

急いでいたら、間違えてHOTのブロックにCOLDの商品を入れてしまいそう……なんて心配はもちろんご無用。スピーディかつ慎重に、どこに何のドリンクが入っているか分かるように確認しながら進めていきます。

If you look closely, some product samples have been removed ... this is a rare shot!
This is the work of exchanging product samples as products are replaced.

ここを間違えると、違う商品が出てきてしまうので大問題！ですが、当然間違えるはずもなく、次々チェンジ……まさに“早着替え“！

By the way, the sign of “Tsumitai” and “Wait ~ ai” in the price display can actually be changed just by switching up and down like this (*).

※自動販売機の機体の種類により異なります。

Check all the buttons to make sure that they are not misplaced, whether the buttons and products match, and that the correct price is displayed.

As you can see in the photo, all tasks are always “pointing”. this is ＜ team acure ＞ It seems that all of the operators are thorough.

今回ももちろん、入れ間違いなどもなく、パーフェクト！

Now, changing clothes to HOT is complete!
More than half switched to HOT drinks.

暖色系のカラーリングが多いHOTドリンクが並んで、自販機の顔もすっかり秋冬仕様に！

今回の取材に協力いただいたのは、この道10年目のサイトウさん 。
その手際の良さも納得です。

“ acure's vending machines have lots of drinks from different brands, so it ’s fun to choose.

After all soup in winter! The number of types has been increasing year by year, but we have arranged the line-up so that we can understand the selection and enjoy it at a glance so we can enjoy the selection itself. ''

Saito always tastes herself when new products come out.

“The featured drink is“ Asahi Wanda Lateric Caramel Nuts. ”It seems to be popular with a taste that can be drunk in a cafe.

ちなみに、ご自身のお気に入りは『永谷園 1本でしじみ70個分のちから』。アキュアの自販機でも、もはや秋冬の定番ドリンクです。

Japanese technology called "heat pump" and Saito-san ＜ team acure ＞ The vending machine of acure is packed with ingenuity.

This “someone's work” makes it possible to choose “one cup of cold tea for lunch and a warm soup on the way home from work” in one.

The vending machines you often use are already in the fall / winter specification?
Check it out and find your favorite fall / winter drink.

広告主名：株式会社JR東日本ウォータービジネス
広告主連絡先：東京都品川区大崎1-2-2 アートヴィレッジ大崎セントラルタワー9階
媒体名：アキュアラウンジ