A powder suction and discharge apparatus including a pipe, a container that is coupled to the pipe, a valve that opens and closes a passage of the pipe, and a pressure reducing mechanism that causes an internal space of the container to have negative pressure, in which in a first state in which the valve is open and the pressure reducing mechanism is driven, powder is sucked into the container through the pipe, in a second state in which the valve is closed, the sucked powder is stored in the container, and in a third state in which the valve is open, the stored powder is discharged through the pipe.

A pump, supplying powder for a variety of uses, has an outer body with an internal cavity; a compartment in the body has a volume which is variable on command by means of a motor drive, from a first condition, in which it fills with powder through openings that are in communication with a container that contains the powder to be dispensed, to a second condition, in which it is in contact with the initial part of a dispensing duct; a valve intercepts the duct and a first connector supplies compressed air to the compartment; a second connector controls the valve, and a third connector supplies air for the conveyance of the powder.