A machine (10) to automatically prepare a fluid coloring product inside a container (15), which can already contain a base product, comprises a loading station (26), a perforating device to make an aperture in the upper part of the container (15), a delivery device (21) configured to deliver coloring substances inside the container through such aperture, and a closing device configured to automatically closed such aperture with a closing element, after the delivery of the coloring substances.

A machine (10) to automatically prepare a fluid coloring product inside a container (15), which can already contain a base product, comprises a loading station (26), a perforating device to make an aperture in the upper part of the container (15), a delivery device (21) configured to deliver coloring substances inside the container through such aperture, and a closing device configured to automatically closed such aperture with a closing element, after the delivery of the coloring substances.

The present disclosure relates to blood sample preparation devices and methods. In some embodiments, a method for preparing a blood sample comprises: receiving at a sample preparation machine a sample container containing the blood sample; scanning an identifier of the sample container, the identifier containing information indicative of a characteristic of at least one of the sample container or the blood sample contained therein, actuating, after the scanning, and based on the information, the sample container to repeatedly change a position of the sample container; determining, based on the information, whether the sample container should be centrifuged; and transporting the sample container to a centrifuge to be centrifuged and then to a storage compartment when the determining indicates that the sample container should be centrifuged, and to the storage compartment without entering the centrifuge when the determining indicates that the sample container should not be centrifuged.

The present disclosure relates to blood sample preparation devices and methods. In some embodiments, a method for preparing a blood sample comprises: receiving at a sample preparation machine a sample container containing the blood sample; scanning an identifier of the sample container, the identifier containing information indicative of a characteristic of at least one of the sample container or the blood sample contained therein, actuating, after the scanning, and based on the information, the sample container to repeatedly change a position of the sample container; determining, based on the information, whether the sample container should be centrifuged; and transporting the sample container to a centrifuge to be centrifuged and then to a storage compartment when the determining indicates that the sample container should be centrifuged, and to the storage compartment without entering the centrifuge when the determining indicates that the sample container should not be centrifuged.

An automatic food spread mixer is used to rotate a jar of nut butter at approximately 16 rpm for about an hour.

An automatic food spread mixer is used to rotate a jar of nut butter at approximately 16 rpm for about an hour.

A particulate collection system for use in a production environment. The particulate collection system includes a chute that collects and funnels dust, or other fine particulates, towards an exit opening. Proximal to the exit opening is a hollow stationary enclosure, and a hollow inner rotatable housing positioned inside the hollow stationary enclosure. The hollow stationary enclosure exhibits a first plurality of longitudinal openings, and the hollow inner rotatable housing exhibits a second plurality of spaced-apart openings along a wall of the rotatable housing. As the dust is funneled through the chute, the dust passes through the first plurality of longitudinal openings and the second plurality of spaced-apart openings, wherein the hollow inner rotatable housing temporarily collects the dust. The particulate collection system has a motor that rotates the hollow inner rotatable housing, and an external vacuum system that removes the collected particulates.

A particulate collection system for use in a production environment. The particulate collection system includes a chute that collects and funnels dust, or other fine particulates, towards an exit opening. Proximal to the exit opening is a hollow stationary enclosure, and a hollow inner rotatable housing positioned inside the hollow stationary enclosure. The hollow stationary enclosure exhibits a first plurality of longitudinal openings, and the hollow inner rotatable housing exhibits a second plurality of spaced-apart openings along a wall of the rotatable housing. As the dust is funneled through the chute, the dust passes through the first plurality of longitudinal openings and the second plurality of spaced-apart openings, wherein the hollow inner rotatable housing temporarily collects the dust. The particulate collection system has a motor that rotates the hollow inner rotatable housing, and an external vacuum system that removes the collected particulates.