Water Vending Machine

Safeguarding Public Drinking Water Safety-Water Vending Machine

Public water vending machine provide convenient drinking water, yet ensuring the safety of the "last mile" of output remains a challenge. While filters remove impurities, they can't eliminate all microbes. UVC LED disinfection technology effectively addresses this gap, creating a reliable "invisible shield" for water safety.

The Invisible Threat

Safety Blind Spots in Traditional Water Dispensers

Although most water dispensers are equipped with multi-stage filtration systems, such as RO reverse osmosis and activated carbon, which effectively remove suspended solids, heavy metals, ions, and organic matter from water, three major potential hazards cannot be overlooked:

Safety Blind Spots in Traditional Water Dispensers

Microbial Growth

The purified water, after filtration, loses the protection of residual chlorine. This makes storage tanks, pipelines, and internal chambers ideal breeding grounds for bacteria (e.g., E. coli, Legionella) and viruses (e.g., Norovirus, Rotavirus).

Secondary Pollution

The damp, dark internal environment of the machine, combined with potential contaminants introduced during filter replacement, maintenance, and servicing, can lead to the water being secondarily polluted before it reaches the user's container.

Performance AttenuaAtion of Filter Cartridges

Over time and with usage, the filtration performance of filter cores, including the RO membrane, inevitably declines. This reduced efficacy can lead to a gradual decrease in water purification effectiveness, potentially allowing impurities and microorganisms to pass through, thereby posing a hidden risk to water quality safety.
Water Treatment Solutions: UVC LED Integration in Water Dispensers

Building a Comprehensive Safety Defense

Modern UVC LED solutions go beyond basic disinfection, combining key advantages into a smart, efficient, and safe system that ensures holistic water safety protection.

The water flow process of water dispensers usually follows the logic of "pre-treatment → advanced treatment → storage → final disinfection".

UVC LED sterilization path in vending machine

Terminal Instant Disinfection

A micro UVC LED module is integrated at the final stage-the water outlet. As water flows through, it is instantaneously irradiated by high-intensity UVC light, ensuring every single drop is thoroughly disinfected. This is the most direct and effective safety guarantee.

Internal Circulation for Bacterial Suppression

UVC LED modules are installed within the machine's internal water storage system or circulation pipelines. They periodically or continuously irradiate the stored water, effectively inhibiting bacterial growth inside the machine, thereby preventing secondary contamination at its source.

Intelligent Monitoring & Alerts

Advanced systems integrate UV intensity sensors to monitor the output performance of the UVC LEDs in real-time. When the light intensity falls below the effective disinfection threshold due to lamp aging, the system automatically sends replacement alerts to the operator's platform or the user, ensuring the disinfection efficacy never "goes offline."

UVC LED water disinfection module integration diagram for vending machine: Deep UV sterilization + chemical-free direct drinking system

Products Applied in the Solution

Safe: Mercury-Free UVC LED Technology-Environmentally friendly, non-toxic, and compliant with global regulations.

Effective: Achieves up to 99.999% Pathogen Reduction (5.0 log) against bacteria, viruses, and microbes.

 Efficient: Up to 90% energy savings with low power operation, reducing costs.

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UVC LED Water Disinfection

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Efficient Disinfection

Advanced UVC-LED chips and compact optics achieve 99.999% disinfection. Complies with ISO 9001/13485.

Energy-Saving & Eco-Friendly

90% less energy than mercury lamps (reducing costs); chemical/mercury-free physical disinfection, no secondary pollution.

Safety Protection

Built-in sensors trigger an immediate water shut-off if UVC LED failure is detected, preventing the dispensing of unsafe water.

Smart IoT

Empowering proactive management with Smart IoT, our system offers remote monitoring and predictive maintenance.

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Principle of UVC LED Disinfection Technology

UVC LED technology represents a major breakthrough in the field of ultraviolet disinfection. Its core principle involves irradiating water flow with short-wavelength ultraviolet (UVC) light at a specific wavelength (typically 270nm-280nm).

Efficient Destruction of DNA/RNA

When microorganisms (including bacteria, viruses, spores, and protozoa) are exposed to UVC light, the DNA and RNA in their nuclei absorb the photon energy. This causes molecular bonds to break, specifically forming lethal thymine dimers. This process instantly destroys their ability to rep

"Photochemical" Disinfection

This is a purely physical sterilization process. It does not add any chemicals to the water, thereby producing no harmful by-products and completely avoiding any alteration to the water's taste, color, or pH.

Value Embodiment

End Users

Ensure safe drinking water and enhance consumer trust.

Manufacturers

Increase product competitiveness and align with environmental sustainability trends.

Operators

Reduce maintenance frequency and lower operational costs.

Societal Level

Support public health and promote green, sustainable

Certified Performance

Our UVC LED disinfection module's efficacy is validated by a series of stringent independent tests.

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UVC LED water disinfection module certifications: SGS / CE / ISO
UVC LED water disinfection module certifications: SGS / CE / ISO
UVC LED water disinfection module certifications: SGS / CE / ISO
UVC LED water disinfection module certifications: SGS / CE / ISO

Core Journal Paper

Our confidence comes from our published, authoritative studies. They provide concrete proof of our technology's reliability.

You're selecting more than a solution—a rigorously verified system.

UVC LED sterilization
Eason Liao1,*, Xiaoxiao Wang1, Qing Zhang1, Shuzhong Li1,Jiancheng Wang1
1MASSPHOTON LIMITED Hong Kong, Hong Kong, HK1100
Eason Liao1[1] , Xiaoxiao Wang2[1], Qing Zhang[1], Jiancheng Wang[1], Shuzhong L[1]
1 MASSPHOTON LIMITED Hong Kong, China, HK1100

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