Abstract: A treatment solution supply apparatus supplies a treatment solution to a solution treatment apparatus which applies the treatment solution to a substrate to perform a predetermined treatment. Plural solution treatment apparatuses are supply destinations of the treatment solution. The treatment solution supply apparatus includes: a sending unit common among the solution treatment apparatuses, the sending unit sends the treatment solution stored in a treatment solution supply source to each of the solution treatment apparatuses; and a control unit that controls the sending unit. The sending unit includes pumps that suck the treatment solution and load the treatment solution thereinto and send the loaded treatment solution. The control unit controls suction timing of each of the pumps so that one (or more) of the pumps becomes in a state capable of sending the treatment solution to the solution treatment apparatuses at all times.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a film thickness test apparatus and method, and a vapor deposition device. The film thickness test apparatus is arranged for one process cavity, and the film thickness test apparatus comprises: a test assembly; a transport assembly configured to, when moving towards the process cavity, drive the test assembly into the process cavity so that the test assembly is vapor deposited in the process cavity to form a test film, and, when moving away from the process cavity, drive the test assembly out of the process cavity; and a drive assembly configured to drive the transport assembly to move along a direction towards/away from the process cavity.

Abstract: A device for coating seeds with a liquid dressing solution, including a housing delimiting a chamber for accommodating the seeds, a rotating system for mixing the seeds and the dressing solution, an air duct for feeding hot air into the chamber and a separating unit which is permeable to the hot air and separates the air duct from the chamber. According to this invention, the separating unit includes at least one perforated metal sheet that has an inner face facing towards the chamber, an outer face facing towards the air duct and a plurality of projections, wherein a projection rises obliquely in the direction of the outer face and forms an opening inlet, which is inclined to the metal sheet plane, on the outer face. This invention further relates to a method in which the device is used.

Abstract: A system for coating an interior surface of a heat exchanger includes a tank for storing the coating solution, a pump, a source line for supplying the coating solution to the heat exchanger, and a return line for returning the remainder of the coating solution to the tank. The system can include a pre-treatment line for supplying a pre-treatment solution to the heat exchanger and a water line for supplying water to the heat exchanger. An air compressor can be coupled to the heat exchanger to force the coating solution, the pre-treatment solution, or the water from the heat exchanger.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for applying a sealant to a structure. The method comprises scanning a surface of the structure with a vision system to form scanned data. The method further determines a sealant application path for the structure using the scanned data. The method also controls movement of an application tip along the sealant application path using a controller.

Abstract: Disclosed are a coating apparatus and a coating method. The coating apparatus includes a chamber, a support located in an interior space of the chamber and configured to support a substrate which is to be coated, an ejection nozzle configured to eject a coating material toward the support, and an electric field forming unit configured to form an electric field in a movement path of the coating material to provide kinetic energy for the coating material.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a coating apparatus includes an application head, a first moving device, a second moving device, a feeding device, and a suction device. The application head is opposed to a coating surface of a target with a predetermined distance, and forms a meniscus pillar of a coating material between the application head and the coating surface. The first moving device moves the application head. The second moving device moves the application head. The feeding device feeds the coating material between the application head and the coating surface of the target. The suction device sucks the coating material. A distance between the application head and the coating surface is made greater than the predetermined distance, and the coating material is sucked from the meniscus pillar by the suction device.

Abstract: An apparatus for depositing an extrudable substance onto a surface. The apparatus comprises a bracket, comprising an opening that has a central axis, and a tubular sleeve, coupled to the bracket via the opening and rotatable relative to the bracket about the central axis. The apparatus further comprises a valve assembly, comprising a valve body, fixed to the tubular sleeve and rotatable relative to the bracket together with the tubular sleeve, and a valve, internal to the valve body. The apparatus also comprises a linear actuator, configured to position the valve relative to the valve body. The apparatus further comprises a nozzle, fixed to the valve body and rotatable relative to the bracket together with the valve body.

Abstract: A die head apparatus is provided with a front blade, a rear blade, a center blade, and an internal impurity removal space. The front blade and the center blade are configured to form a pool of a slurry. The internal impurity removal space is positioned between the center blade and the rear blade. A distance separating the rear blade and the substrate is set to be smaller than the distance separating the center blade and the substrate.

Abstract: A technique to have precise materials deposition in the micro and nanometer scale relating to 3D printing. A microfluidic pipette and an atomic force microscopy (AFM) needle are used to position the pipette a distance from a working stage to avoid surface tension physics associated with droplet formation of pipette excreted material, “ink.” The combination provides greater control over both the amounts of placement of the ink. In practice, both the AFM needle and the pipette are lowered to a work stage (or the stage is raised to the AFM needle). The pipette excretes a pool of ink onto the stage and the AFM needle is placed into the pool. A unit of ink from the pool adheres to the AFM needle. The AFM needle then moved to a work space on the stage and deposits the ink in the work area through a predetermined printing technique. The system is capable of printing photoresist, polymers, nanomaterials, DNA, proteins, stem cells, semiconductors, metal, plastic and almost anything imaginable.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a processing chamber with a top, a bottom, and a sidewall coupled together to define an enclosure, a gas distributor around the sidewall, a substrate support disposed in the enclosure, the substrate support having a central opening and a plurality of substrate locations distributed around the central opening, a pumping port below the substrate support, and an energy source coupled to the top or the bottom. The energy source may be a radiant source, a thermal source, a UV source, or a plasma source. The substrate support may be rotated using a magnetic rotator and an air bearing. The gas distributor may have a plurality of passages distributed around a circumference of the gas distributor.

Abstract: A surface treatment support structure assembly for treating a contoured surface includes a support structure array formed from a plurality of base structures, each base structure being operably coupled with respect to one another and configured to slide along a longitudinal axis and rotate about a laterally translating axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. The support structure array further includes at least one applicator head coupled to each base structure of the support structure array, each of the at least one applicator head being configured to treat the contoured surface. Additionally, a base structure actuator is operatively coupled to and configured to manipulate each base structure along the longitudinal axis and the laterally translating axis such that the support structure array is adjusted relative to the contoured surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for accumulating cross-aligned fiber in an electrospinning device, comprising a multiple segment collector including at least a first segment, a second segment, and an intermediate segment, the intermediate segment positioned between the first and second segment to collectively present an elongated cylindrical structure; at least one electrically chargeable edge conductor circumferentially resident on the first segment and circumferentially resident on the second segment; a connection point on the first segment and on the second segment, the connection points usable for mounting the elongated cylindrical structure on a drive unit to rotate around a longitudinal axis; the elongated cylindrical structure holding electrospun fiber substantially aligned with the longitudinal axis when the edge conductors are excited with a charge of opposite polarity relative to charged fiber, and attracting electrospun fiber on to its surface around the longitudinal axis at least when the edge conductors are absent

Abstract: A device for imaging and/or varnishing the surfaces of objects or vehicles, etc. includes adapting a time lag between an application of fluid and further treatment thereof, such as drying ink or varnish, to a spreading behavior of the fluid during the application thereof. The fluid may be applied to the surface of the object in sections, firstly drying the fluid in individual sections before applying it to the next section.

Abstract: An apparatus for the intermittent application of a liquid to pasty medium onto an application surface, comprising an application valve which can be switched between an open and a closed state and is intended for dispensing the medium onto the application surface, a volumetric delivery pump for metering a volume of the medium to be passed on to the application valve, and a drive for operating the volumetric delivery pump is, inter alia, described and illustrated. The characteristic feature consists in that the apparatus has an electronic controller which, in each case cyclically, activates the drive and the application valve in dependence on each other.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for fabrication of objects retaining nano-scale characteristics. A composition is provided comprising grain growth inhibitor particles in solution with a binding agent in a molten phase. An electric field and a magnetic field are generated with a combined extraction electrode. The composition is electrosprayed from a nozzle with the electric field to form a stream of droplets. The electric field drives the droplets toward a moving stage holding an object comprising successive deposition layers. The magnetic field limits dispersion of the stream of droplets. The stage is moved laterally as the stream of droplets impacts the object to form a current deposition layer of the object. The stage is moved vertically as necessary to maintain a target stand-off distance between the nozzle and a previous deposition layer of the object, based on profile data of the previous deposition layer.

Abstract: A coating system includes a support fixture sized to be partially inserted into one or more openings of a component and a spray nozzle segment device comprising a housing configured to receive a slurry. The device is disposed radially outward of a central axis of the component and is shaped to extend circumferentially about at least part of the central axis of the component. The housing comprises plural delivery nozzles configured to spray the slurry onto a surface of the component. The device is operably coupled with the support fixture such that the fixture maintains a position of the device within the component when the support fixture is partially inserted into one or more openings of the component.

Abstract: An apparatus for depositing an extrudable substance comprises a bracket and a sleeve, comprising an inner tubular sleeve wall and an outer tubular sleeve wall. The sleeve is coupled to the bracket and is rotatable relative to the bracket. The apparatus also comprises a cartridge, comprising an inner tubular cartridge wall and an outer tubular cartridge wall. The cartridge is configured to be positioned between the inner tubular sleeve wall and the outer tubular sleeve wall. The apparatus also comprises a valve, configured to be communicatively coupled with the cartridge, a nozzle, configured to be communicatively coupled with the valve, a linear actuator to control flow of the extrudable substance from the valve to the nozzle, an annular plunger, positioned between the inner tubular cartridge wall and the outer tubular cartridge wall, and a push-lock pressure cap, configured to be hermetically coupled with the cartridge.

Abstract: An apparatus for depositing an extrudable substance comprises a bracket and a sleeve, comprising an inner tubular sleeve wall and an outer tubular sleeve wall. The sleeve is coupled to the bracket and is rotatable relative to the bracket. The apparatus also comprises a cartridge, comprising an inner tubular cartridge wall and an outer tubular cartridge wall, wherein the cartridge is configured to be positioned between the inner tubular sleeve wall and the outer tubular sleeve wall. The apparatus additionally comprises a valve, configured to be communicatively coupled with the cartridge, a nozzle, configured to be communicatively coupled with the valve, a linear actuator to control flow of the extrudable substance from the valve to the nozzle, an annular plunger, positioned between the inner tubular cartridge wall and the outer tubular cartridge wall, and a twist-lock pressure cap, configured to be hermetically coupled with the cartridge.

Abstract: PROBLEM: To provide a large device and a method which is advantageous for forming a large-area amorphous film. SOLUTION: A device of the invention sprays a flame including a particulate material with a spraying machine toward a substrate, melts the material with the flame, and cools the material and flame by cooling gas before they reach the substrate to form an amorphous film. The spraying machine has particulate material spraying ports and flame spraying ports such that the flame including the material has an oblong cross section. Inert gas spraying ports are successively placed on both sides across the ports of the material and flame. Mist spraying ports are successively placed on both sides across the ports for the material, flame and inert gas. A skirt is attached/detached depending on a combustion gas or a film width to restrain film width narrowing and increase of film thickness deviation.