H-TECH Build Journey: Machines We Have Built in Kenya
Dated photos and videos from our workshop in Ruiru and from customers' shops: milk ATMs, cooking oil ATMs, water refilling stations and stainless steel work, from 2018 to today. Every one is our own work.
2015: Where H-TECH started: our first machine and fabrication work.
2018: Our first cooking oil vending machines built, tested and placed in shops; milk ATM cabinets branded for customers (September 2018).
January 2019: Branded milk ATMs finished in the workshop; salad oil ATMs installed in a supermarket; stainless tanks with motorised stirrers.
September 2021: Milk ATMs and cooking oil ATMs selling side by side in customers' shops.
December 2021: Stainless steel salad oil ATMs built and tested; a complete RO water refilling station built, delivered and installed in four days; a second station and its treatment room installed.
January 2022: A walk-in refilling station enclosure with the RO plant inside, tall salad oil ATMs, a combined milk and cooking oil ATM, stainless kitchen work tables and a commercial gas cooker.
February–June 2022: Compact and new-design cooking oil ATMs, single and double-door milk ATMs (one for a funded dairy project), controller electronics assembled in-house, a stainless refrigerated counter, a liquid soap ATM and many shop installations.
June–October 2022: Budget and tall cooking oil ATMs, a paraffin ("mafuta taa") ATM, a fruit juice ATM, more milk ATMs and water refilling stations, stainless RO purifiers, and new controller housings made in-house.
Today: Milk ATMs, cooking oil ATMs, water vending and RO systems, pasteurizers, chillers and stainless kitchen and dairy equipment, delivered across Kenya and East Africa.
All build photos
The cooking oil ATM installed in the customer's shop.An H-TECH salad oil ATM installed.A cooking oil ATM, wrapped and ready for delivery.A milk ATM ready for delivery.A machine and its stainless tank loaded for delivery.H-TECH milk ATMs in our showroom.A blue H-TECH milk ATM.An H-TECH paraffin ("mafuta taa") ATM.A large H-TECH milk pasteurizer with its agitator motor.Checking an immersion heating element before fitting it to a milk pasteurizer.A milk pasteurizer with its stirrer motor and control box in our workshop.The milk pasteurizer control box with heating and stirrer switches.Finished H-TECH controllers with keypads and displays.Controller housings with displays and switches fitted.Our team welding a stainless steel enclosure frame.The enclosure with its stainless panels fitted.A double cooking oil ATM.A branded water refilling station.A batch of controller housings being finished.Pressure gauges on a water station front panel.A stainless RO water purifier on its frame.A stainless cabinet RO purifier with flow meters and controller.Bench-testing an H-TECH controller with a dispensing pump.Fitting a water refilling station in a shop.A stainless water station before its branding panels go on.A cooking oil ATM in a shop.An H-TECH milk ATM selling in a shop.The milk ATM before delivery.The milk ATM installed at the customer's shop.A branded H-TECH milk ATM.The milk ATM's top cabinet with controller and dispensing bay.A cooking oil ATM installed in a customer's kiosk.UV sterilizer, filter housing and pipework inside a water station.The same station after branding.A stainless water vending cabinet fresh from fabrication.An orange-branded cooking oil ATM, finished.The dispensing bay and controller of the orange cooking oil ATM.The cooking oil ATM installed in a shop.A branded water refilling station with three refill bays.A liquid soap ATM and a cooking oil ATM outside our workshop.Fitting the stainless oil tank inside a cooking oil ATM.A tall branded cooking oil ATM finished in the workshop.A water refilling station installed in a shop.The budget salad oil ATM in brushed stainless steel.The same machine branded "Budget Salad Oil ATM".Testing the controller on the budget salad oil ATM.Salad oil, liquid soap and cooking oil ATMs lined up in our showroom.An H-TECH fruit juice ATM next to a milk ATM in our showroom.A breadboard prototype of a new vending controller.Relays, switches and indicator parts laid out for a batch of H-TECH controllers.A salad oil ATM next to an H-TECH liquid soap ATM.Prototyping controller electronics in our workshop.Two cooking oil ATMs ready in our showroom.Cooking oil ATMs ready for delivery.Dispensing cooking oil into a measuring jug to check the measure.A salad oil ATM in a customer's shop.A yellow cooking oil ATM selling in a market shop.The milk ATM installed in the shop.A milk ATM arriving for installation.The same milk ATM before it goes into the shop.Handing over a cooking oil ATM to its new owner.A branded milk ATM in a customer's shop.A new-design cooking oil ATM: "as low as 10 ksh".A double cooking oil ATM in a shop.Inside a double-door milk ATM: two stainless milk tanks and dispensing bays.A salad oil ATM installed in a customer's food shop.The installed machine, branded for the shop.A stainless steel refrigerated counter under fabrication.A single-door H-TECH milk ATM ready for its owner.A double-door milk ATM with its stainless milk tanks.An H-TECH batch milk pasteurizer: jacketed stainless vat, stirrer motor, outlet valve and control box.The same milk pasteurizer close up, still in its protective film.Delivering a double-door H-TECH milk ATM.Rolling and welding the stainless body of a milk pasteurizer.A compact cooking oil ATM loaded for delivery.H-TECH milk ATMs and a liquid soap ATM in our showroom.A double-door H-TECH milk ATM built for a funded dairy project.A white H-TECH Salad oil ATM, finished.Side view: "mafuta halisi ya kupika".The controller circuit board, wired and soldered in our workshop.A compact H-TECH Salad cooking oil ATM in the workshop.The compact cooking oil ATM, finished.The combined milk and cooking oil machine with its two controllers fitted.Fitting the stainless storage tank above the refilling station.The walk-in refilling station installed in the customer's shop.A compact stainless steel work table with a lower shelf frame.The compact prep table from the side.A combined H-TECH machine that sells pasteurised milk and cooking oil from one cabinet.Milk on one side, cooking oil on the other: four dispensing bays.Side branding of the combined machine: "quality pasteurized homogenized milk".The cooking oil side: "mafuta halisi ya kupika".The combined machine from behind, before the service panel goes on.Welding the frame of a water refilling station enclosure in our workshop.The finished, branded refilling station enclosure with refill bays.Front of the refilling station: "purified drinking water".The "welcome" side panel of the refilling station.Inside the enclosure: FRP vessel, RO unit and pipework.The refilling station loaded for delivery.The treatment side of the station on its way to the customer.The finished salad oil ATM in daylight.The salad oil ATM ready for delivery.A tall H-TECH Salad oil ATM finished in our workshop.The side branding: "as low as 10 ksh".A stainless steel work table with a back upstand, made in our workshop.Long stainless steel work tables for a commercial kitchen.The stainless tables still in their protective film.A finished stainless work table: welded frame, under-rail and top.A stainless steel commercial gas cooker being finished in our workshop.The burner top and controls of the commercial gas cooker.The treatment room: RO unit, booster pump and jumbo filter housings plumbed in.RO unit, pressure tank and pre-filters installed on the wall.A branded refilling station front with refill bays and control buttons, installed in a customer's shop.The same refilling station during installation.A stainless UV water sterilizer for a refilling station, checked on arrival.Sediment filter cartridges for the pre-treatment stage.Flow meters that show the product and reject water flow on an RO plant.Automatic control valves for softener and media filter vessels.A chemical dosing pump for a water treatment plant.A stainless steel ozone generator for water disinfection.FRP pressure vessels for the softener and carbon filter stages.Solenoid valves that open and close the refill points.The installed station: control panel, refill points and storage tank.Final check of the installed refilling station.A salad oil ATM branded "Mafuta halisi ya kupika", ready for its owner.The same machine from the front: customers buy from as little as KSh 10.The finished RO refilling station loaded for delivery to the customer.Installing the RO refilling station inside the shop.Fitting the branded front panels to the refilling station.Plumbing, pumps and filter housings before the final panels go on.Building an RO water purification and refilling station: filter housings, softener vessel and stainless frame.A stainless steel cooking oil ATM body fresh from fabrication, protective film still on.The stainless cabinet with its dispensing bay and controller cut-out.The stainless steel cabinet before branding.The same cabinet branded as an H-TECH Salad oil ATM.Controller fitted and powered up for workshop testing.Testing the finished salad oil ATM before delivery.An H-TECH milk ATM selling pasteurized milk next to a cooking oil ATM in a customer's shop.Two H-TECH salad oil ATMs finished and branded in our workshop.A branded H-TECH milk ATM in our Ruiru workshop before delivery.Side view of the finished milk ATM cabinet.The milk ATM with its keypad controller and dispensing window.The salad oil ATM selling between supermarket shelves.Placement of the salad oil ATM next to the cooking aisle.Our team setting up the salad oil ATM for the supermarket.A cooking oil ATM branding panel: "as low as 10/=".A stainless steel container with handles, made in our workshop.A stainless steel tank with a motor-driven stirrer.The stirred stainless tank with its outlet tap.An H-TECH salad oil ATM in a supermarket, with its stainless drip box.Milk ATM cabinet panels being branded for a customer in our workshop.An H-TECH milk ATM installed in a customer's shop.
Build and installation videos
Cooking oil ATM installedThe cooking oil ATM installed in the customer's shop, October 2022.Salad oil ATM installedAn H-TECH salad oil ATM installed, October 2022.Cooking oil ATM deliveryA cooking oil ATM on its way to the customer, October 2022.Milk ATM ready for deliveryA milk ATM and its stainless tank ready for delivery, October 2022.Milk ATMs in our showroomH-TECH milk ATMs in our showroom, October 2022.Blue H-TECH milk ATMA blue H-TECH milk ATM, October 2022.Paraffin (mafuta taa) ATMAn H-TECH paraffin ATM next to other vending machines, October 2022.Controller housingsController housings with displays and switches, September 2022.Water station control panelThe wiring inside a water station control panel, September 2022.Fitting a stainless water stationOur team fitting the plumbing of a stainless water station, September 2022.Cooking oil ATM in a shopA cooking oil ATM selling in a shop, September 2022.Oil and milk ATMs in one shopA cooking oil ATM beside a milk ATM in a shop, September 2022.Milk ATM walk-aroundA walk around a branded H-TECH milk ATM before delivery, August 2022.Controller on the breadboardDeveloping an H-TECH vending controller on a breadboard, July 2022.Orange cooking oil ATMA walk around an orange-branded cooking oil ATM, July 2022.Soap and cooking oil ATMsA liquid soap ATM and cooking oil ATMs outside our workshop, July 2022.Welding a stainless cabinetWelding a stainless steel machine cabinet in our workshop, June 2022.Budget salad oil ATMA compact "budget" salad oil ATM in stainless steel, June 2022.Vending ATMs in our showroomSalad oil, liquid soap and cooking oil ATMs lined up in our showroom, June 2022.Controller prototype boardA prototype controller board being tested in our workshop, June 2022.Controller parts for a new batchRelays, switches and indicators laid out for a batch of H-TECH controllers, June 2022.H-TECH liquid soap ATMUsing the keypad on an H-TECH liquid soap ATM, June 2022.Liquid soap and cooking oil ATMsAn H-TECH liquid soap ATM next to a salad oil ATM, June 2022.Cooking oil ATM in our showroomA yellow cooking oil ATM in our showroom, May 2022.Dispensing into a measuring jugA salad oil ATM dispensing into a measuring jug to check the measure, May 2022.Oil ATM in a market shopA yellow cooking oil ATM in a market shop, May 2022.Salad oil ATM walk-aroundThe compact salad oil ATM in daylight, May 2022.Compact salad oil ATMA compact H-TECH Salad oil ATM, May 2022.Milk ATM beside a bulk milk tankA double-door milk ATM installed beside a bulk milk tank, April 2022.Stainless refrigerated counterA stainless steel refrigerated counter with shelves, April 2022.Double-door milk ATM at a dairyThe double-door milk ATM set up next to the dairy's milk tanks, March 2022.Milk pasteurizer body fabricationThe rolled stainless body of a milk pasteurizer in our workshop, March 2022.Testing controller electronicsBench-testing vending controller electronics in our workshop, March 2022.White salad oil ATM walk-aroundA walk around a finished white H-TECH Salad oil ATM, March 2022.H-TECH controller circuit boardThe circuit board of an H-TECH vending controller, made in our workshop, March 2022.Fitting a compact cooking oil ATMFitting out a compact cooking oil ATM in our workshop, February 2022.Salad oil ATM in daylightThe finished salad oil ATM in daylight before delivery, January 2022.Tall salad oil ATM walk-aroundA walk around the tall H-TECH Salad oil ATM finished in our workshop, January 2022.RO treatment roomThe installed treatment room: RO unit, pumps and filter housings, December 2021.Treatment room: softener and storageSoftener, storage tanks and pipework in the treatment room, December 2021.UV sterilizer for an RO stationA stainless UV water sterilizer for a refilling station, checked when it arrived, December 2021.RO plant loaded for deliveryThe RO treatment section of a refilling station loaded for delivery, December 2021.Securing the RO plant for deliverySecuring the RO plant on the vehicle before delivery, December 2021.RO water system control panelOpening the stainless control panel of a 500 LPH RO water system to show the wiring, December 2021.500 LPH RO system PLC panelThe PLC display, conductivity meter and switchgear of a 500 LPH RO water system, December 2021.Stainless oil ATM body after fabricationThe stainless steel body of a cooking oil ATM straight after fabrication in our workshop, December 2021.Branded H-TECH Salad oil ATMThe same machine after branding as an H-TECH Salad oil ATM, December 2021.Salad oil ATM controller testPowering up and testing the salad oil ATM controller before delivery, December 2021.Cooking oil ATM dispensing testEntering an amount on an H-TECH cooking oil ATM keypad and dispensing into a cup, September 2021.Cooking oil ATM cabinet walk-aroundA walk around a branded H-TECH cooking oil ATM cabinet, September 2021.
How every H-TECH machine is built
Plan: tell us what you will sell
What you sell or treat, how many litres a day, where, power and budget. You can do this yourself in the project planner.
Design: we size the machine
Tank, pumps or treatment stages, controls and layout, sized to your volume and site, with easy cleaning and service in mind.
Quote: everything in writing
Your quotation states the model, materials (including the steel grade), branding, delivery, installation and warranty terms.
Build: fabrication in Ruiru
Cabinets, tanks and frames are cut, bent and welded in our workshop; pumps, valves, pipework and the controller and payment system are fitted.
Brand: your name on the machine
Cabinets are finished and branded with your business name and colours when ordered.
Test: before it leaves the workshop
Dispensing accuracy, temperatures for chilled machines, water quality readings for treatment systems, leaks, and every control and payment function.
Deliver and install
We deliver and install across Kenya, and in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda; other countries on request.
Operate: training and service
We train you and your staff to run, clean and price sales, and stay on call for service and spare parts.
Frequently asked questions
Does Herritech make its own machines?
Yes. H-TECH milk ATMs, cooking oil ATMs, water refilling stations and stainless steel equipment are designed, fabricated, wired, branded and tested in our workshop on the Eastern Bypass, Kamakis, Ruiru, Kenya.
How long has Herritech been building machines?
Our build archive starts in 2015 with our first machine and fabrication work; the first cooking oil vending machines were built and tested in 2018, and the range has grown since.
Are these real photos?
Yes. Every photo and video on these pages was taken in our workshop or at a customer's site, and is dated from the original camera file.
Can you build a machine to my own design?
Yes. Tell us what you want to sell or treat, your daily volume, space and power, and we will design, quote and build it.
Where do you deliver and install?
Across Kenya, and in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda; other countries on request.
How We Build a Milk ATM in Kenya: the H-TECH Build Journey40 dated photos
How We Build a Cooking Oil ATM in Kenya: the H-TECH Build Journey66 dated photos
How We Build and Set Up a Water Refilling Station: the H-TECH Build Journey40 dated photos
How We Build a Milk Pasteurizer in Kenya: the H-TECH Build Journey7 dated photos
Commercial Kitchen Equipment Made in Kenya: Our Build Journey9 dated photos
