Abstract: An adhesive label production device has an ejection mechanism that is easy to maintain. A printer 100 used as an adhesive label production device has a conveyance mechanism 8 that conveys continuous recording paper (recording medium) P; a recording head 5 that prints on the recording paper P conveyed by the conveyance mechanism 8; an automatic cutter 4 that cuts the recording paper P; and an inkjet head (ejection mechanism) 15 that ejects adhesive 18 onto the recording paper P that was cut by the automatic cutter 4. The inkjet head 15 has a plurality of nozzles (ejection holes), and ejection by each of the nozzles can be individually controlled.

Abstract: The present invention provides a spray nozzle, configured with left and right halves, at least one of the left and right halves being defined with a mating surface in which a recess defining width of a linear opening of the nozzle is defined, each end of the nozzle being mounted with fenders jointly define the linear opening of the nozzle along with the recess, wherein the mating surface in which the recess is defined further includes with a N number of partitions dividing the recess into a N+1 number of individual ejectors, wherein N is a positive integer. The present invention is to divide a single mouth of a spray nozzle of larger dimension into a plurality of individual ejectors with smaller dimension. During the acceleration or reduction of the spray nozzle, each individual ejector will deliver a homogeneous and even quantity of working liquid at central and end portions.

Abstract: Disclosed is an optical connection component manufacturing apparatus that manufactures an optical connection component in which a refractive index matching body is attached to a front end face of an optical fiber. The optical connection component manufacturing apparatus includes: a holding unit that includes a holding face holding a refractive index matching liquid including the refractive index matching body; a dispenser that supplies the refractive index matching liquid to the holding face; and a static electricity generating device that charges the optical fiber so that the refractive index matching liquid held on the holding face is adsorbed onto the front end face of the optical fiber, wherein the holding face has an outer peripheral edge connected in a curved line.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods for cold spraying with a spraying unit, a particle supply, a gas supply, and at least one heating unit. The heating unit contains a graphite felt that can be heated with an electric heater current, through which a gas stream can flow, wherein the at least one heating unit is arranged separately and/or in a pressure tank through which the gas stream can flow.

Abstract: An applicator for spraying an elastomeric material comprises an applicator body having an internal bore and a fluid inlet for receiving a supply of the elastomeric material. A nozzle is coupled to the applicator body and has a discharge end with a spray outlet in fluid communication with the fluid inlet via a fluid passageway. A needle valve is slidably mounted within the internal bore for movement between a closed position for closing the fluid passageway, and an open position for opening the fluid passageway so as to spray the elastomeric material. An air cap is coupled to the applicator body adjacent the nozzle for providing an atomizing airflow and a fan control airflow. The needle valve has a tip portion shaped to extend through the nozzle so as to be substantially flush with the discharge end of the nozzle when the needle valve is in the closed position.

Abstract: A marking device incorporates a pair of legs secured at one end to each other for pivotal movement with respect to each other and wherein one of the legs includes a pivot member for positioning at a pivot point located on a surface to be marked. A weight is secured to the other of said legs for contacting the surface and wherein a paint can retainer is positioned at that end of the leg for receiving a spray paint can. A hinge is secured between the paint can retainer and the leg to permit pivotal movement between the paint can retainer, the spray paint can contained therein, and a marking cane secured to said paint can retainer and paint can. A pivoting support rod is attached to the marking cane and one of the legs of the marking device and a spacer bar is pivotally secured between the two legs of the device wherein the two legs may be pivoted towards each other and the marking cane may be pivoted toward the legs to provide a collapsed marking device for convenient transportation and storage.

Abstract: An tank such as an electroless copper plating tank 200, includes a liquid squirting part 4 having a squirt port 6 for squirting the processing solution Q from the squirt port 6 toward the treatment object obliquely upward to a horizontal plane, and hitting the processing solution Q on the upper area of the plate-like work 10 so that the processing solution Q runs down the plate-like work 10.

Abstract: A laser cladding device for applying a coating to a part comprising a laser which can generate laser light, which is adapted to heat the coating and the part, a main body defining a laser light channel adapted to transmit the laser light to the part, a coating channel adapted to transmit the coating to the part, and a vacuum channel and a nozzle having an exit. The nozzle comprises a delivery port at one end of the laser light channel, a coating port at one end of the coating channel, and a vacuum port at one end of the vacuum channel, wherein the vacuum port is positioned generally adjacent the delivery port In operation the vacuum port draws a vacuum, pulling the coating towards the part.

Abstract: A device configured to dispense material at two locations on an electronic device separated by a distance may comprise a controller and first and second material dispensing units comprising, respectively, a first body portion terminated by a first needle portion that defines a first longitudinal axis and a second body portion terminated by a second needle portion that defines a second longitudinal axis. The first and second needle portions may be configured to dispense material onto the electronic device. A positioning assembly may be configured to position the first and second material dispensing units, under control of the controller, such that the first and second longitudinal axes intersect (or appear to intersect from one or more points of view) and such that the material dispensing free ends of the first and second needle portions are spaced away from one another by the distance separating the two predetermined locations.

Abstract: Overspray collection apparatus comprises an extraction duct (54) between two sloped floors (50, 52) with unobstructed inlet slots (88, 90) on either side thereof. The extraction duct (54) comprises two moveable panels (56, 58) pivotally mounted to the sloped floors (50, 52). Each moveable panel (56, 58) pivots about an axis that is offset from a lower portion of the moveable panel and a lower portion of the sloped floor. In another embodiment, the pivotal mount comprises an offset hinge. The overspray extraction duct (54) comprises a duct floor (60) and an air diffuser assembly (100) that extends at least partially across the duct floor. The air diffuser assembly (100) receives pressurized air and directs pressurized air into the extraction duct (54), whereby the pressurized air may be pulsed. The overspray extraction duct (54) comprises a suction hood (62) that includes moveable panels (56, 58).

Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a paint applicator robot is provided. The robot may include a robotic arm including a hollow joint and a paint applicator, a color tree disposed between the hollow joint and the paint applicator, and a dual-lumen line extending through the hollow joint to the color tree. The dual-lumen line may include a paint supply path to the color tree and a paint return path from the color tree. The robot may include a plurality of the dual-lumen lines, for example, up to 48 dual-lumen lines, each providing a paint color to the color tree. The robot may be included in a robotic paint station and may be configured to receive paint from and return paint to a drop box connected to a paint recirculation system.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a spray coating system with constant pressure and stirring function. The spray coating system comprises a stirring barrel containing a mixture material, a stirrer stirring the mixture material, a control valve used for controlling a spray rate of the packaging material, a nozzle connected to the control valve for spouting the packaging material in spray form, a circulation pipe line connected between the stirring barrel and the control valve and a peristaltic pump mounted at the circulation pipe line. Thereby, the spray coating system is applied to the dispensing process of the LED to stir the packaging material and spout the packaging material in spray form, and can transmit the packaging material remained back to the stirring barrel by the peristaltic pump for avoiding the extraneous entering to the packaging material and blocking the nozzle to advance the spray coating quality and efficiency.

Abstract: An installation for dip coating articles, which are movable up to and away from at least one dip tank with the aid of a transport system. In order to be dipped and removed, they are moved onto a rotary platform of at least one stationary rotary station and are dipped into and removed from the treatment liquid by rotation of the rotary platform. Each article is fastened with the aid of a fastening device to a skid which interacts with the transport system. The fastening device has a holding structure for the article and at least two rockers which are U- or V-shaped and are fastened in a pivotable manner to the holding structure at their vertex. The two arms of the U or V have a slot into which one guide pin fastened to the skid engages and slides in the corresponding slot upon rotation of the skid.

Abstract: Provided are an enamel coating method and apparatus. The enamel coating method includes (a) preprocessing a surface of a conductive coating object by feeding the coating object into a preprocessing chamber by an in-feed conveyor, (b) coating the surface of the coating object with an enamel glaze supplied from an enamel glaze supply nozzle provided inside a coating chamber by feeding the preprocessed coating object into the coating chamber, and (c) firing the coated coating object by feeding the coated coating object into a firing chamber, wherein the firing chamber in the (c) firing includes a firing chamber conveyor having at least two transport rollers, and the firing chamber conveyor transports the coating object to an output conveyor while supporting a lower side of the coating object by the at least two transport rollers.

Abstract: A drug coating apparatus (100) for coating an implant (206) with a drug is described. The drug coating apparatus (100) includes a holding unit (102) having a top collet (202-1) for holding the implant (206) from a top end of the implant (206), and a bottom collet (202-2) to hold the implant (206) from a bottom end of the implant (206). The drug coating apparatus (100) includes at least one rotary drive (115) coupled to the holding unit (102) for rotating the top collet (202-1), the bottom collet (202-2) and the implant (206), and includes a spraying unit (104) to spray-coat the drug on the implant (206).

Abstract: An ultrasonic cleaner and a coater equipped with the ultrasonic cleaner are provided. The ultrasonic cleaner is configured to clean an inkjet head for ejecting an alignment solution. The cleaner comprises a cleaning receiver for receiving a clean agent, an ultrasonic generator for generating an ultrasonic, and a storing device for retrieving and storing the clean agent, and each of the ultrasonic generator and the storing device is connected to the cleaning receiver. The ultrasonic cleaner can clean the blocked nozzle hole of the inkjet head quickly and thoroughly in a short time. Besides, the cleanliness in the equipment will not be destroyed and the cleaning agent can be retrieved.

Abstract: Applicator (11) for application of a viscous mass (31) to a surface (33) comprising a heated chamber (32) in communication with openings (12) controlled by valves (14) allowing dropwise discharge of the viscous mass to the surface. The valves (14) are non-packed and comprise an outer sleeve (15) having at least one through opening (16) in its sleeve wall and valve plug (17) adapted to the internal surface of the sleeve (15). The valve plug (17) is reciprocated by a valve lifter (18) from a closed position completely sealing the at least one through opening (16) in the sleeve wall, to an elevated open position exposing at least the lowermost part of the at least one through opening (16) allowing viscous mass (31) to pass from the outside of the sleeve (15) to the inside thereof.

Abstract: A coating system includes a leveling element and a dispenser assembly. The leveling element extends generally transverse to a substrate advance orientation and is releasably engageable against a substrate support. The dispenser assembly includes an array of side-by-side independent liquid dispensers and an air pressure assembly to supply a common air pressure to each dispenser to cause pressurized dispensing of a coating liquid from each dispenser onto a substrate on the substrate support. The liquid dispensing occurs at least during relative movement between the dispenser assembly and the substrate support and during the relative movement, the leveling element is actuated to uniformize the coating liquid on the substrate.

Abstract: A bowling lane maintenance machine is provided with separate reservoirs for constituent conditioning components to allow separate storage of the conditioning components and mixing of the conditioning components just prior to application to a surface of the bowling lane. One conditioning component may be a polar component such as a polyethylene glycol and another conditioning component may be a non-polar component such as a mineral oil based product. Separate reservoirs for constituent cleaning components are also provided so that the cleaning components may also be stored separately and then mixed together just prior to application to the bowling lane surface. Primary and secondary drive wheels are positioned on opposite sides of the machine forwardly of a conditioner application roller in the intended forward direction of travel of the machine so that they do not leave “tracks” on the conditioner after its application on the bowling lane.

Abstract: A coating film forming apparatus includes: a coating nozzle; a horizontal moving mechanism that relatively moves a substrate and the coating nozzle; a pressure regulating mechanism that regulates a pressure inside the coating nozzle; and a controller that changes an amount of the coating solution to be supplied from the coating nozzle, wherein the coating nozzle includes: a discharge port that is formed long in a direction perpendicular to a direction of the relative movement with respect to the substrate; and a storage chamber that communicates with the discharge port and stores the coating solution therein, and wherein while the coating solution is applied to the substrate, the pressure regulating mechanism is controlled according to a change in width of the substrate, to regulate the pressure inside the storage chamber to thereby change a discharge amount per unit time of the coating solution to be discharged.