Abstract: System for conveying and dispensing material may include a heated supply of the material, one or more heated hoses, a heated dispenser, and a pump having a heating device internal the pump. A pump for conveying liquid or liquefied material, for example chocolate, may include one or more heating devices disposed within the pump. A filter may also be provided with an optional internal heating device.

Abstract: System for conveying and dispensing material may include a heated supply of the material, one or more heated hoses, a heated dispenser, and a pump having a heating device internal the pump. A pump for conveying liquid or liquefied material, for example chocolate, may include one or more heating devices disposed within the pump. A filter may also be provided with an optional internal heating device.

Abstract: A spray nozzle assembly includes a nozzle tip and a nozzle tip holder. The holder can be rotationally adjusted so as to change the spray pattern orientation for a nozzle tip that produces an asymmetrical spray pattern. The nozzle holder includes a keyway feature such as different sized holes that provide an indication to the operator of the nozzle pattern orientation. The holes may also be used in combination with a tool or key that allows the nozzle holder to be adjusted for a particular spray pattern orientation. The tool may optionally include a feature that indicates to an operator the spray pattern orientation. The nozzle holder may also include a recess for retaining the nozzle tip at an angle relative to an axis of the holder.

Abstract: An airless spray nozzle tip (10) for use in coating workpieces such as containers includes a first groove (40) located on one side (24) Of the tip, and second (30), third (32) and fourth (34) grooves located on the other side of the tip, thereby forming three orifices in the nozzle tip (10). The nozzle tip (10) produces a generally circular spray pattern with a diameter of at least about one half inch, at a distance in the range of from about one inch to about three inches from the nozzle tip, and at a flow rate at or below about 0.045 gallons per minute A process of coating a workpiece, such as a container, includes spraying liquid from a nozzle tip to produce this generally circular pattern, the nozzle tip preferably having three orifices.

Abstract: An airless spray nozzle tip (10) for use in coating workpieces such as containers includes a first groove (40) located on one side (24) of the tip, and second (30), third (32) and fourth (34) grooves located on the other side of the tip, thereby forming three orifices in the nozzle tip (10). The nozzle tip (10) produces a generally circular spray pattern with a diameter of at least about one half inch, at a distance in the range of from about one inch to about three inches from the nozzle tip, and at a flow rate at or below about 0.045 galloons per minute. A process of coating a workpiece, such as a container, includes spraying liquid from a nozzle tip to procuce this generally circular pattern, the nozzle tip preferably having three orifices.

Abstract: A spray nozzle assembly includes a nozzle tip and a nozzle tip holder. The holder can be rotationally adjusted so as to change the spray pattern orientation for a nozzle tip that produces an asymmetrical spray pattern. The nozzle holder includes a keyway feature such as different sized holes that provide an indication to the operator of the nozzle pattern orientation. The holes may also be used in combination with a tool or key that allows the nozzle holder to be adjusted for a particular spray pattern orientation. The tool may optionally include a feature that indicates to an operator the spray pattern orientation. The nozzle holder may also include a recess for retaining the nozzle tip at an angle relative to an axis of the holder.