The present specification relates to an electrode slurry providing device, a coating device, and a die coater. The electrode slurry providing device may include a tank configured to accommodate electrode slurry therein, a main pipe having one end connected to the tank at a discharge location, and two or more branch pipes configured to discharge the electrode slurry from the main pipe. Each branch pipe may be connected to the main pipe at a respective junction, each junction may be located at a horizontal distance away from the discharge location and at a vertical drop below the discharge location, and the vertical drop of each junction may become greater as the horizontal distance of the junction from the discharge location becomes greater.

A glue supply apparatus for a gypsum board supplies glue to a board base paper of the gypsum board. The glue supply apparatus includes a tank section configured to store the glue; a supply port disposed near an end of the board base paper of the gypsum board and configured to supply the glue; and a pump section disposed on a glue supply path between the tank section and the supply port. The pump section is a positive displacement pump.

A remote metering station for pumping a flow of adhesive to a dispensing module is disclosed. The remote metering station includes a manifold having a front surface, a back surface opposite to the front surface, a first side surface, a second side surface opposite the first side surface, a top surface, and a bottom surface opposite to said top surface. The remote metering station also includes a modular pump assembly removably mounted to the manifold, where the modular pump assembly includes a bottom surface, an outlet on the bottom surface, the outlet being in fluid communication with the manifold, and an inlet for receiving the adhesive. The modular pump assembly further includes a gear assembly and a drive motor coupled to the gear assembly. The gear assembly is operable for pumping the adhesive from the inlet to the outlet.

A treatment solution supply apparatus for supplying a treatment solution to a solution treatment apparatus which applies the treatment solution to a substrate to perform a predetermined treatment, there being a plurality of solution treatment apparatuses which are supply destinations of the treatment solution, the treatment solution supply apparatus includes: a sending unit common among the plurality of solution treatment apparatuses, the sending unit being configured to send the treatment solution stored in a treatment solution supply source to each of the plurality of solution treatment apparatuses; and a control unit configured to control the sending unit, wherein the sending unit includes a plurality of pumps configured to suck the treatment solution and load the treatment solution thereinto and to send the loaded treatment solution, and wherein the control unit is configured to control suction timing of each of the plurality of pumps so that at least one of the plurality of pumps becomes a state capable of sending the treatment solution to the plurality of solution treatment apparatuses at all times.

Devices and methods for preparing a slurry for coating onto a substrate. The devices and methods of the present disclosure relate to providing a slurry in a closed volume with at least one passage. The slurry includes a solvent, a powder, and a binder. The slurry can also include a dispersion agent. The slurry is forced repeatedly under high pressure through the at least one passage in a first flow direction and then back through the at least one passage in a second flow direction, opposite the first flow direction. The forcing homogenously disperses the powder and the binder within the solvent. Both sides of the substrate are then coated simultaneously with the slurry extruded from the closed volume after the forcing. Curing of the coated slurry includes freeze drying to preserve the porosity of the slurry on the substrate.

A multi-material deposition arrangement for deposition extrusion includes at least one first deposition-head having at least one inlet; wherein at least one inlet is configured to receive a plurality of deposition materials in at least one of a selective manner or simultaneous manner, wherein when at least one inlet receives the plurality of deposition materials in selective manner at least one first deposition-head is operable to perform layer deposition of single layer or stacked layers of individual deposition material, and when at least one inlet receives the plurality of deposition materials in simultaneous manner the at least one first deposition-head is operable to perform layer deposition of single layer or stacked layers of mixed deposition material of plurality of deposition materials.

An atomizing spray nozzle device includes an atomizing zone housing that receives different phases of materials used to form a coating. The atomizing zone housing mixes the different phases of the materials into a two-phase mixture of ceramic-liquid droplets in a carrier gas. The device also includes a plenum housing fluidly coupled with the atomizing housing and extending from the atomizing housing to a delivery end. The plenum housing includes an interior plenum that receives the two-phase mixture of ceramic-liquid droplets in the carrier gas from the atomizing zone housing. The device also includes one or more delivery nozzles fluidly coupled with the plenum chamber. The delivery nozzles provide outlets from which the two-phase mixture of ceramic-liquid droplets in the carrier gas is delivered onto one or more surfaces of a target object as the coating on the target object.

A slot die coater includes a lower die block including a first manifold in which an electrode active material slurry is accommodated, an upper die block including a second manifold in which an insulating coating solution is accommodated, and a shim plate located between the lower die block and the upper die block to form a slot communicating with a discharge port. The shim plate includes a first concave portion provided in a first surface located to cover the first manifold of the lower die block, and a second concave portion provided in a second surface located to cover the second manifold of the upper die block, wherein two second concave portions are configured to be located on opposite sides of the first concave portion in a width direction.

A thin film coating apparatus is disclosed, including a sample holder rotatably configured in the apparatus. The sample holder is coupled to a motor configured to rotate the sample holder. The apparatus includes a heating chamber disposed around the sample holder. The heating chamber is configured to supply heat to a substrate loaded on the sample holder. The apparatus includes a top cover configured to selectively allow access to the substrate loaded on the sample holder. A controller is configured to: detect a speed of rotation of the sample holder; and operate the top cover to allow access to the substrate loaded on the sample holder when the detected speed of rotation of the sample holder is within a predefined range.

An adhesive dispensing system for applying liquid adhesive to a substrate using different nozzles with the same manifold is disclosed. The adhesive dispensing system includes a manifold having a body, a first clamp configured to engage the body of the manifold, a second clamp configured to engage the body of the manifold, and a nozzle. The first and second clamps secure the nozzle to the body of the manifold. The body of the manifold has a first contact surface that engages the first clamp and a second contact surface that engages the second clamp and the nozzle, where the second contact surface is angularly offset from the first contact surface.