Unplugged Gas

Unplugged Gas locker

Fully fledged wireless pick-up / drop-off points - even for extreme conditions

Punta Gas is an economic way to tackle several challenges faced in gas retail selling business. It reduces human work while improving customer experience.

Punta Gas eliminates the need for a salesperson to hand over gas cylinders in the store yard and manually keep track of sold, returned and exchanged cylinders. The locker provides a safe and easily accessible storage for cylinders while the software keeps track of the inventory and makes refilling the lockers easy and swift.

Support for in-shop and webshop integration brings the sale and delivery together for a seamless customer experience. After the purchase the customer can exchange an empty cylinder for a full one as soon as they arrive to the locker.

Punta manufactures robust steel gas cylinder lockers and develops safe and secure software to operate them. Punta Smart Lockers have been tested in the extreme weather conditions in Northern Finland.

Unplugged Gas Locker

Key features

Battery operated
Battery lifetime of 1-2 years, can be prolonged with solar panels
Effortless user experience
Multilingual (symbol-based) customer UI operated with reliable keypad and monochromatic display
Easy installation
Drop-off to location with a pallet truck and is ready to use straight away
Tamper-proof and secure
Robust locker stands on a stable concrete base with optional easy clean coating, locker sign in based on two-level authentication utilizing HOTP
Customizeable
Door amount and colours can be tailored to fit the brand image and the location’s needs
Each locker works independently
Makes delivery networks easy to scale up or down

Locker technical information

Door structure: Double-walled
Steel material: Galvanized, 0,75 mm thickness
Battery lifetime: 1-2 years, can be prolonged with solar panels
Security level: RC2
Adjustable feet (adjustment range 70 mm)

Multiple retail solutions

Support for webshop, an existing shop system or physical shop with Punta Gas locker management. Integration to third-party systems is easy, as all information is always available via Punta API.

Easy installation and low starting costs

As there is no need for electrical or data connections or other infrastructure, the locker only needs solid ground on which to stand on its concrete base and it is ready to use in minutes. Everything is pre-configured and the onsite initialization takes under 5 minutes.

Compared to fully automated robotic lockers the starting costs are remarkably lower.

Reliable even in extreme weather conditions

The locker, its locks and UI are designed to work even in -30 – -50 C temperatures with minimal energy usage and upkeep. The built-in screen and physical buttons are easier to use than a touchscreen UI in varying weather conditions. The battery-life of 1-2 years can be prolonged with solar panels. The locker is made of durable steel to withstand harsh outdoor conditions, including rain, snow, wind, and UV exposure.

Reduces human work

Lots of time and work is saved as the salesperson doesn’t have to stop doing customer service to go outside and manually open a locker to exchange gas cylinders, and manually keeping track of every exchanged and returned cylinder.

Locker refill process is managed by software that works in all mobile devices without application installation. The process has been streamlined to be efficient and error-free, including easier keyless access to the locker and automatic inventory tracking.

Low life cycle costs

No backend or cloud solution is needed for the locker so there are no software updates. Not affected by phone or PDA technology, the seller-refiller application supports almost any handheld Android device with QR-scanner, and Punta API allows for third-party integration. Durable hardware lowers maintenance costs and re-locating the locker is easy if the location proves unideal.

Enhanced customer experience

Self-service lockers allow customers the flexibility to pick up their parcel at any time, day or night. The PIN code-based access works even if mobile network is not temporarily available and the code can be delivered to the customer via SMS, email or printed out at the salespoint.