The present disclosure concerns a compaction apparatus having a hopper housing defining a hopper chamber to receive materials; a container storing the materials in a compacted fashion; a screw conveying the materials from the hopper chamber to the container and comprising a screw hopper segment extending in the hopper chamber; a partition assembly located between the hopper and the container; and a containment assembly comprising a flap mounted to the hopper housing and being movable between a loading configuration wherein the flap uncovers the screw hopper segment, and a containment configuration in which the flap at least partially covers the screw hopper segment to contain the materials in the hopper chamber.

The present disclosure concerns a compaction apparatus having a hopper housing defining a hopper chamber to receive materials; a container storing the materials in a compacted fashion; a screw conveying the materials from the hopper chamber to the container and comprising a screw hopper segment extending in the hopper chamber; a partition assembly located between the hopper and the container; and a containment assembly comprising a flap mounted to the hopper housing and being movable between a loading configuration wherein the flap uncovers the screw hopper segment, and a containment configuration in which the flap at least partially covers the screw hopper segment to contain the materials in the hopper chamber.

A waste material compaction device includes an auger cone; a support means located inside the auger cone and fitted to a container; an auger flight arranged on an outer surface of the auger cone; a first bearing located adjacent the connection of a base skirt of the auger cone and a second bearing positioned significantly inside the auger cone; and an electric motor and a gearbox for providing drive to the auger cone and auger flight such that waste material placed in the container is compacted in a predetermined direction.

A waste material compaction device includes an auger cone; a support means located inside the auger cone and fitted to a container; an auger flight arranged on an outer surface of the auger cone; a first bearing located adjacent the connection of a base skirt of the auger cone and a second bearing positioned significantly inside the auger cone; and an electric motor and a gearbox for providing drive to the auger cone and auger flight such that waste material placed in the container is compacted in a predetermined direction.

In compounding pharmaceuticals at the outset, the medications are typically arrive in their mass produced form (pills, creams, syrups, etc.) and are individually packaged. Some packaging forms, particularly tubes, take an excessive amount of time to empty for the medication to be used in later compound medications. Presently in this industry, human workers will squeeze the medication out of each individual tube into large bucket containers for storage until the medication is ready for mixing. The disclosed invention provides a novel apparatus and method for emptying multiple tubes at a time with limited human interaction. The apparatus uses a roller and cap-pressing method that can empty several tubes at one time, significantly increasing efficiency. The apparatus is then connected with a novel software package which controls the operation of the device and can provide a counting mechanism for contract monitoring and predicting the lifespan of the device.

In compounding pharmaceuticals at the outset, the medications are typically arrive in their mass produced form (pills, creams, syrups, etc.) and are individually packaged. Some packaging forms, particularly tubes, take an excessive amount of time to empty for the medication to be used in later compound medications. Presently in this industry, human workers will squeeze the medication out of each individual tube into large bucket containers for storage until the medication is ready for mixing. The disclosed invention provides a novel apparatus and method for emptying multiple tubes at a time with limited human interaction. The apparatus uses a roller and cap-pressing method that can empty several tubes at one time, significantly increasing efficiency. The apparatus is then connected with a novel software package which controls the operation of the device and can provide a counting mechanism for contract monitoring and predicting the lifespan of the device.

A building board is finished in a first processing station via laterally operating processing means, where-in a first edge strip is glued along a first edge side of body element of the building board. In a second processing station a primary surface layer is glued, by vertically operating processing means, to cover the entire primary main side and the primary side of the first edge stripe. Thereafter, a vertical pressure is applied over the body element and the first edge stripe across a working direction while the body element and the first edge stripe pass the second processing station in such a manner that a primary side of the first edge stripe is brought in level with a primary main side of the body element when passing the second processing station.

A building board is finished in a first processing station via laterally operating processing means, where-in a first edge strip is glued along a first edge side of body element of the building board. In a second processing station a primary surface layer is glued, by vertically operating processing means, to cover the entire primary main side and the primary side of the first edge stripe. Thereafter, a vertical pressure is applied over the body element and the first edge stripe across a working direction while the body element and the first edge stripe pass the second processing station in such a manner that a primary side of the first edge stripe is brought in level with a primary main side of the body element when passing the second processing station.

Embodiments of the present invention include a floor rolling apparatus including a pair of longitudinal support members with a respective pair of upper vaulted ends, an upper lateral support connecting from one longitudinal support member to the other, a lateral grip connecting from one longitudinal support member to the other, a lower reinforcement assembly, and a roller assembly with removably attached roller. The longitudinal support members include a first leveraging section and a second leveraging section that together with the upper lateral support are structured to leverage a user's weight, lower arms and upper arms to facilitate rolling the apparatus roller on a floor.

A system and method for exfoliating a layer of exfoliated material from a source material and for stacking the exfoliated layers. The system including a first rotary device and a second rotary device. The first and second rotary devices each being selectively rotatable in a clockwise and counter clockwise directions. A flexible tape having an adhesive surface, the tape extending between the first and second rotary devices. A press roller operably connected to a frame and adapted to provide a biasing force in a first direction. A stage having a chuck for securing a source substrate containing source material, the stage is operably connected to a stage actuator for moving the stage between an initial position and a process position. The tape is disposed between the press roller and the source substrate when the stage is in the process position, wherein the press roller applies pressure to the tape and the source material disposed on the source substrate adheres to the tape, and wherein movement of the stage from the process position back to the initial position causes the tape to exfoliate a layer of exfoliated material from the source material. A stacker forms a layered heterostructure material using the exfoliated material.