A volumeter for food products having a canister supported by a support structure, a hopper connected to the support structure, and a leveler plate slidably supported by the support structure and slidable between an open position and a closed position for controlling the flow of the food product from the hopper and into the canister and for leveling an upper end of the food product.

The invention relates to a device for dispensing powder, comprising at least one storage tank (1) provided with a cap (2) comprising a flow orifice (3) for the powder. According to the invention, the device comprises a shutter (8) provided with an aperture (9) and fitted so as to be able to move relative to the cap between a shut position preventing the powder from flowing and an open position allowing the powder to flow through the aperture of the shutter, a channel (12) passing through the shutter so as to extend on either side of the aperture of the shutter in a direction that is substantially transverse to the flow of the powder, and means for creating a relative motion between the cap and the shutter in order to move the shutter between its two positions, said means being connected to a control unit (20) that is connected to contactless means for detecting the flow of the powder, the detecting means comprising, at a first end of the channel of the shutter, at least one emitter (21) emitting a wave into the channel and, at a second end of the channel, at least one receiver (22) for detecting the emitted wave. The invention also relates to a workstation comprising such a device for dispensing powder.

A dispensing device for dispensing a powder includes a container body for storing a powder and a rotatable disc shaped member arranged at a bottom side of the container body. The disc shaped member includes an axial side surface configured for engagement with the powder and wherein the axial side surface is provided with one or more radially extending storage slots each terminating at a corresponding radial side opening in a radial side surface of the disc shaped member. The dispensing device further comprises a rake member movably arranged along the axial side surface and configured for raking a predetermined amount of powder from one of the one or more storage slots through the corresponding radial side opening in a dispensing configuration of the dispensing device.

The invention refers to a combined storage, dosing and mixing device (1), which comprises a first compartment (2) and a second compartment (3) and a dosing section (4) between the first compartment (2) and the second compartment (3). The dosing section (4) comprises a translatory movable slider (10, 10a) adjacent to the first compartment (2), a pivotally movable flap (11) adjacent to the second compartment (3) and a dosing space (C) between the slider (10, 10a) and the flap (11).

The invention refers to a combined storage, dosing and mixing device (1), which comprises a first compartment (2) and a second compartment (3) and a dosing section (4) between the first compartment (2) and the second compartment (3). The dosing section (4) comprises a translatory movable slider (10, 10a) adjacent to the first compartment (2), a pivotally movable flap (11) adjacent to the second compartment (3) and a dosing space (C) between the slider (10, 10a) and the flap (11).

A powder supply apparatus includes a feeder, which has a supply passage for supplying powder material to a molding hole of a die, and a hopper, which is separate from the feeder and has an accumulation passage for supplying the powder material into the supply passage. The supply passage extends in a vertical direction throughout an entire extent of the supply passage. A shape of a cross section of the supply passage coincides with a shape of a cross section of the molding hole.

A powder supply apparatus includes a feeder, which has a supply passage for supplying powder material to a molding hole of a die, and a hopper, which is separate from the feeder and has an accumulation passage for supplying the powder material into the supply passage. The supply passage extends in a vertical direction throughout an entire extent of the supply passage. A shape of a cross section of the supply passage coincides with a shape of a cross section of the molding hole.

A filling device for dosing a defined amount of loose-type material with a filling unit including a basic body and a control device.

A filling device for dosing a defined amount of loose-type material with a filling unit including a basic body and a control device.

A powder supply apparatus includes a feeder, which has a supply passage for supplying powder material to a molding hole of a die, and a hopper, which is separate from the feeder and has an accumulation passage for supplying the powder material into the supply passage. The supply passage extends in a vertical direction throughout an entire extent of the supply passage. A shape of a cross section of the supply passage coincides with a shape of a cross section of the molding hole.