Fresh Orange Juice Vending Machine

What it does

The machine holds whole oranges in a refrigerated drawer, and squeezes them only when somebody pays. Between two and four oranges go into every cup depending on cup size and fruit (our own machines use two to three), the cup is sealed with film as it is dispensed, and the juicing head runs an automatic wash cycle between service intervals.

Because nothing is pre-made, there is no concentrate, no added sugar and no dilution — which is exactly why these machines do well in hospitals, corporate lobbies, gyms and premium retail, where a visible fresh-squeeze process is most of the sell.

The machines pictured here are ours. We run a fleet of them ourselves under our own Squeeze Station brand, in hospitals and co-working spaces in Bengaluru, which means the advice you get on siting, fruit supply, cup costs, wash cycles and service intervals comes from operating these machines daily — not from a specification sheet. See where they operate.

Ordering options: Three juice platforms — whole-orange squeeze, apple and mixed fruit, and a four-flavour chilled juice machine — each ordered with your choice of exterior wrap, payment module and screen content.

Key features

• Squeeze-to-order extrusion headPresses whole fruit only after payment. Even pulp, full-bodied juice, nothing held in a tank.
• Three-layer refrigerated fruit storeChilled drawer with three feed channels working together, so fruit loads evenly and does not jam.
• Cup sealing filmSeals each cup as it dispenses. Cheaper per cup than lidded cups, and customers can carry several away at once.
• Automatic wash cycleThe juicing path rinses itself on a schedule, which is what keeps a fresh-juice machine viable in an unattended location.
• Drawer-based service accessRefrigeration and fruit loading are on pull-out drawers, so restocking and maintenance do not need a technician.
• Apple and mixed-fruit platformA second platform presses apples and mixed fruit rather than only oranges, with the same 22-inch touchscreen and payment options.
• Four-flavour chilled juiceA third, lower-cost platform serves four chilled juice flavours from concentrate with compressor cooling — no fruit handling, no wash cycle, far lower running cost where fresh-squeezed is not the point.