A system can include a reservoir configured to hold working material, a decontamination module configured to remove contaminants from the working material, a flow control mechanism configured to regulate working material flow between the reservoir and the decontamination module, and a manifold fluidly connecting the reservoir to the decontamination module.

An additive manufacturing system includes an additive manufacturing tool configured to receive a plurality of metallic anchoring materials and to supply a plurality of droplets to a part, and a controller configured to independently control the composition, formation, and application of each droplet to the plurality of droplets to the part. The plurality of droplets is configured to build up the part. Each droplet of the plurality of droplets includes at least one metallic anchoring material of the plurality of metallic anchoring materials.

A dry powder coating apparatus for coating pharmaceutical solid dosage forms includes a housing; a drum coater; a powder coating system; a liquid spray system; a ventilation system; a heating system; a touch screen control panel; and an operation box. The drum coater may have a truncated cone on both sides, in which one side is opened and another side is closed. The drum coater is horizontally placed inside the operation box along its axis and fixed on a rotatable shaft and a motor drives the rotatable shaft and rotates the drum coater about its own axis.

One aspect of the present invention relates to a device for managing a fine particle concentration of a target region by supplying charges to a target region, the device comprising: a container configured to store liquid, at least one nozzle configured to output the liquid, a pump configured to supply the liquid from the container to the at least one nozzle, a power supply configured to supply power to the device, and a controller configured to supply the charges to the target region through the at least one nozzle by using the power supply, wherein the controller is configured to, by using the power supply, apply a voltage equal to or greater than a reference value to the at least one nozzle, and provide electric force in a direction away from the device to the fine particles in the target region charged by the supplied charges.

A discharge device includes a discharge electrode, a counter electrode that faces the discharge electrode in a first direction, and voltage application unit that applies an application voltage between the discharge electrode and the counter electrode. The counter electrode includes a dome-shaped electrode having a recessed inner surface recessed to a side opposite to the discharge electrode in the first direction, and a protruding electrode that protrudes in a second direction intersecting the first direction from an opening edge of an opening of the dome-shaped electrode, the opening being provided at an end opposite to the discharge electrode. The discharge device forms a discharge path having at least partial dielectric breakdown between the discharge electrode and the protruding electrode, when the discharge occurs. The discharge path includes a first dielectric breakdown region generated around the discharge electrode and a second dielectric breakdown region generated around the protruding electrode.

A liquid-repellent plastic molded body 1 according to the present invention has a liquid-repellent surface. The liquid-repellent surface has a re-entrant structure surface formed by an array of pillars 20 each having a head portion 20a with an enlarged diameter. At least a part of the re-entrant structure surface has a fluorine-containing surface in which fluorine atoms are distributed.

An improved method for applying an electrically charged lubricant on an oppositely charged carcass trolley in a meat packing plant meeting the requirements of (1) adequate lubricity, (2) “drip-resistance,” (3) safety, (4) rust resistance, (5) economy of manufacture and use, and (6) the ability to be removed by cleaning methods is provided by preparing a mixture of mineral oil, a fatty acid, a silicone oil, and a polybutene, each being acceptable for incidental contact with food.

An additive manufacturing system includes an additive manufacturing tool configured to supply a plurality of droplets to a part, a temperature control device configured to control a temperature of the part, and a controller configured to control the composition, formation, and application of each droplet to the plurality of droplets to the part independent from control of the temperature of the part via the temperature control device. The plurality of droplets is configured to build up the part. Each droplet of the plurality of droplets includes at least one metallic anchoring material.

Embodiments relate to a method of manufacturing pinned nano-structures with tailored gradient properties. First and second compositions are provided, Each of the compositions includes a nano-structural material, a plurality of grain growth inhibitor nano-particles, and at least one of a tailoring solute and a plurality of tailoring nano-particles. Deposition layers are formed proximal to a substrate with each of the compositions through electrospray techniques.

A hair dryer, including: a housing provided with an air intake and an air outlet, and having an air passage communicating the air intake with the air outlet; a fan installed in the air passage for discharging air from the air intake to the air outlet; and a water particle generator installed in the housing for providing water particles in a direction towards the air outlet; where an installing cavity for installing the water particle generator is provided in the housing, the installing cavity has a cold air passage connected to the air intake and a particle outlet for releasing the water particles, and when in operation of the hair dryer, cold air flowing through the cold air passage that carries the water particles generated by the water particle generator is blown out of the particle outlet.