Will a Vending Machine Fit Through My Door? Sizes for 20 Machines
A vending machine goes through a doorway on its depth, not its front width, and that one fact settles most of the panic. Ten of our twenty machines are 810 mm (31.9 in) or narrower on that face, which clears a common 32-inch interior door. Height is the constraint people miss: most of these cabinets stand 2,050 mm or taller against a door opening that is often 2,032 mm, so they arrive tilted on a dolly rather than walked in upright. Every figure below is from the factory spec sheet for the machine itself, without its shipping crate.
The full size table
Footprint is given as it is printed on the spec sheet: the front width first, then the depth. The fourth column is the number that matters at the door, which is whichever of those two is smaller.
| Machine | Footprint (W × D) | Height | Narrowest face | Doorway |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perfume Station | 888 × 210 mm (35.0 × 8.3 in) | 670 mm (26.4 in) | 210 mm (8.3 in) | Any door |
| AI Case Print MP | 900 × 410 mm (35.4 × 16.1 in) | 360 mm (14.2 in) | 410 mm (16.1 in) | Any door |
| Cotton Candy Truck | 980 × 590 mm (38.6 × 23.2 in) | 1160 mm (45.7 in) | 590 mm (23.2 in) | 32 in: yes |
| ChocoArt MP | 754 × 641 mm (29.7 × 25.2 in) | 1987 mm (78.2 in) | 641 mm (25.2 in) | 32 in: yes |
| Popcorn Bot | 819 × 644 mm (32.2 × 25.4 in) | 2154 mm (84.8 in) | 644 mm (25.4 in) | 32 in: yes |
| Boost Protein Shake Bar | 870 × 670 mm (34.3 × 26.4 in) | 2050 mm (80.7 in) | 670 mm (26.4 in) | 32 in: yes |
| Boost Smart Beverage Bar | 870 × 670 mm (34.3 × 26.4 in) | 2050 mm (80.7 in) | 670 mm (26.4 in) | 32 in: yes |
| Cotton Candy Robot | 1421 × 727 mm (55.9 × 28.6 in) | 2084 mm (82.0 in) | 727 mm (28.6 in) | 32 in: yes |
| Massage Chair | 755 × 1400 mm (29.7 × 55.1 in) | 1070 mm (42.1 in) | 755 mm (29.7 in) | 32 in: yes |
| FutureClaw | 800 × 830 mm (31.5 × 32.7 in) | 2060 mm (81.1 in) | 800 mm (31.5 in) | 32 in: tight but yes |
| Candy Beast | 1370 × 830 mm (53.9 × 32.7 in) | 2350 mm (92.5 in) | 830 mm (32.7 in) | 36 in door |
| Lucky Blind Box | 1750 × 850 mm (68.9 × 33.5 in) | 2550 mm (100.4 in) | 850 mm (33.5 in) | 36 in door |
| Snacks Bot | 1570 × 880 mm (61.8 × 34.6 in) | 2070 mm (81.5 in) | 880 mm (34.6 in) | 36 in door |
| Mega Can | 1280 × 910 mm (50.4 × 35.8 in) | 2180 mm (85.8 in) | 910 mm (35.8 in) | 36 in door |
| AI Case Print | 1440 × 920 mm (56.7 × 36.2 in) | 1900 mm (74.8 in) | 920 mm (36.2 in) | Double door |
| Candy Palace | 1100 × 920 mm (43.3 × 36.2 in) | 2230 mm (87.8 in) | 920 mm (36.2 in) | Double door |
| ChocoArt Printer | 1140 × 930 mm (44.9 × 36.6 in) | 2220 mm (87.4 in) | 930 mm (36.6 in) | Double door |
| AI Photo Booth | 1640 × 1040 mm (64.6 × 40.9 in) | 2171 mm (85.5 in) | 1040 mm (40.9 in) | Double door |
| Ice Cream Truck | 1600 × 1050 mm (63.0 × 41.3 in) | 2400 mm (94.5 in) | 1050 mm (41.3 in) | Double door |
| Balloon Magic | 1180 × 1120 mm (46.5 × 44.1 in) | 2030 mm (79.9 in) | 1120 mm (44.1 in) | Double door |
Two footnotes on the table. The Cotton Candy Truck figure is the cabinet alone, without its stand. The AI Photo Booth figure is the single-printer version. Measure your own opening rather than trusting a nominal door size, because hinges, frames and thresholds routinely take 20 to 30 mm off the number in the building plan.
Height is the constraint, not width
A common commercial door opening is around 2,032 mm (80 in). Thirteen of the twenty machines above are taller than that standing upright. In practice that is normal and handled by the installers, who bring the machine in tilted on a dolly. What it does mean is that you need to check two things nobody thinks about until delivery day: whether the route in has a low soffit, a sprinkler head or a light fitting that a tilted 2.5-metre cabinet will meet, and whether the ceiling at the final position is high enough to stand the machine back up with clearance above it.
If your route is genuinely tight, tell us the opening dimensions before you order rather than after. We will tell you whether that model goes through as it is, whether it has to be tilted, or whether a different machine in the lineup does the same job in a smaller cabinet.
The weight question, answered honestly
We do not publish a weight figure per model on this page, and the reason is deliberate. Weight varies with configuration and crating, and a rounded guess is actively dangerous when someone is booking a tail-lift, a pallet truck or a lift with a load limit. The crated weight for your exact machine is on the packing list, and we will give it to you before you order if you ask. Ask early enough that the venue can confirm the floor and the lift, because that is a question a shopping centre facilities manager will ask you and not the other way around.
Footprint is not the same as space needed
The number in the table is the machine. The space it actually consumes in a venue is larger, and getting this wrong is a more common problem than the doorway. You need standing room in front for the person using it and for the one or two people waiting, which on an experience machine like a cotton candy robot is a real queue rather than a passing glance, since a serving takes three minutes to spin. You need access to open the machine for refills, which may be the front or a side depending on the model. And you need the socket within reach of the machine's own cable, not across an aisle.
Power is the other venue conversation. A Cotton Candy Robot draws 2,488 W, which is 23 A at 110 V or 11 A at 220 V, and a Popcorn Bot draws 2,000 W. Those need their own circuit and a landlord who knows about them. At the other end, a Perfume Station draws 25 W, which is less than a desk lamp. Choosing by venue rather than by product is covered in the venue-fit guide, and location selection in where to put a vending machine.
Five measurements to take before you order
- Narrowest point on the route in, measured at the frame rather than the wall: doorways, a turnstile, a lift car, a corridor turn.
- Lowest point on the route, including door heads, soffits and anything hanging from a ceiling.
- Ceiling height at the final position, with clearance above the machine.
- Floor space plus queue room, marked out on the floor with tape before the machine exists.
- Distance to the nearest suitable socket, and what else is on that circuit.
If the machine has to arrive smaller
The lineup has genuine small options, and they are not consolation prizes. The Perfume Station is 210 mm deep and draws 25 W, which makes it viable in a bar corridor or a restroom lobby where nothing else fits, and it holds over 1,000 doses per fill. The Cotton Candy Truck cabinet is 1,160 mm tall and sits on a counter or a stand. The ChocoArt MP is a two-metre machine on a 754 × 641 mm footprint. Prices for all of them, and every other model, are in the published price list, and the specs sit on each product page: the Perfume Station, the Cotton Candy Robot and the Popcorn Bot among them.
Dimensions are also question 5 on the pre-payment checklist, and worth asking any supplier for in both machine and crate form before money moves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Will a vending machine fit through a standard door?
Through the width, usually yes. Machines go through on their depth, not their front width, and ten of our twenty models are 810 mm or narrower on that face. Height is the harder constraint: most are 2,050 mm or taller, which is above a common 2,032 mm door opening, so they go through tilted on a dolly.
How much floor space does a vending machine need?
Take the footprint and add clearance. Our machines run from 888 × 210 mm for the Perfume Station up to 1,750 × 850 mm for the Lucky Blind Box. Then add room for a queue in front and access behind or to the side for refills and servicing, which venues routinely forget.
How much does a vending machine weigh?
It varies by model and we do not publish a single figure, because a guessed weight is worse than no weight when someone is booking a lift. The crated weight for your exact model comes with the packing list, and we will give it to you before you order if you ask.
What is the tallest machine you build?
The Lucky Blind Box at 2,550 mm, followed by the Ice Cream Truck at 2,400 mm and the Candy Beast at 2,350 mm. Any of those needs a ceiling check as well as a door check, especially in a basement or a converted retail unit.
Do the dimensions include the crate?
No. Every figure here is the machine itself, as printed on the factory spec sheet. Shipping crates add to all three dimensions, which is why the crate size matters for the loading dock and the machine size matters for the doorway.
What if my doorway is too narrow?
Tell us the opening width and height before you order and we will tell you whether that model works, whether it needs to come through tilted, or whether a smaller machine does the same job. That conversation is free. A machine stuck in a lobby is not.
Send us your doorway
Give us the opening width, the lowest point on the route and the ceiling height, and we will tell you which machines fit before you order anything.
