While the term ‘period’ is a taboo for many in our society, it is a natural phenomenon for a woman. The normal time limit for a menstrual cycle is 28-35 days. That means a woman usually has her period after 28-35 days, with a period of 2-8 days. Also, menstruation can sometimes be delayed. During the period, a woman has to use at least 10-15 sanitary napkins or pads.
This time is very challenging for a woman. She has to fight with a variety of physical problems, including unbearable abdominal pain. At the same time, she has to carry on with other household work, office work or have to be persistent in school-college-university studies. A woman must change her sanitary napkin every 6-7 hours. But if for some reason the pad is exhausted or there is no extra pad then that’s really a vexatious occurrence for a woman. According to a study, 5 percent of teens do not change their pads while in school, which means that they use the same pad for more than 6-7 hours which is a serious threat to their health. The images of different offices or garments are very similar.
A sanitary vending machine is a pioneer for this which can elucidate the problem. Water filters are just as necessary in every establishment, as well as a sanitary napkin vending machine in women’s washrooms or common rooms. Because she does not need anyone else’s help in case of an emergency, she is able to buy herself a sanitary napkin from her favorite vending machine. If the vending machine becomes handy at all institutions it can further reduce the health risks that she is likely to face in an emergency.
Now this vending machine has some weaknesses, such as when you needed to buy a pad from a vending machine in the case of an emergency and saw that the pad was finished, but it was not refilled. Or you do not have the coins/money note required to purchase from the machine.
These issues can be solved by IoT or the Internet of Things. If the vending machine automates the IoT, the inventory will automatically know if the pad has expired and it can refill the pad as needed. Besides, you can use mobile banking (bKash/ Rocket/Nagad) or credit card instead of money or coins to buy pads. In addition, students of different educational institutions or employees of the workplace will be able to purchase a certain number of sanitary napkins even by punching their ID cards.
Vertical Innovations Limited strives to create a product that will meet all of the above requirements. They will be marketing their new product ‘Jyoti’ soon. Jyoti is an IoT enabled sanitary napkin vending machine from which a customer can purchase a product at any time. If a customer wants to buy the product using mobile banking (bKash/ Rocket/Nagad), credit card, RFID card or his company’s ID card. In any case, the continuous Help Line will be maintained. The specialty of this device is that the product will be able to report everything to its inventory automatically. The product refill will be trouble-free, easier and more modern. ‘Jyoti’ will make a customer’s life easier, better and healthier.