An electrostatic coating system including of a novel technique of height adjustment through pressure sensing and feedback mechanism in twin-phase air-assisted and forced-liquid flow based electrostatic nozzle(s). A variable height electrostatic edible coating system provides uniform and efficient coating to ensure shelf-life extension, improved nutritional value and enhanced sensory attribute.

A substrate processing apparatus 1 is configured to supply a processing liquid to a peripheral portion of a wafer W being rotated. The substrate processing apparatus 1 includes a rotating/holding unit 21 configured to rotate and hold the wafer W; a processing liquid discharging unit 73 configured to discharge the processing liquid toward the peripheral portion of the wafer W held by the rotating/holding unit 21; a variation acquiring unit configured to acquire information upon a variation amount of a deformation of the peripheral portion of the wafer W; and a discharge controller 7 configured to control a discharge angle and a discharge position of the processing liquid from the processing liquid discharging unit 73 onto the peripheral portion based on the information upon the variation amount of the deformation of the peripheral portion acquired by the variation acquiring unit.

The present disclosure involves systems for applying finishing treatment to balls. The system includes an arm that transports at least one ball through a plurality of stations. A first station includes a first actuator, which permits introduction of a ball into the arm. A second station includes a buffer, which buffs the surface of the ball and rotates the ball in place relative to the arm, a spray nozzle configured to apply treatment to the ball, and a camera configured to capture images of the ball. A third station includes an inspection camera that captures inspection images of the ball and a rotating plate configured to rotate the ball in place relative to the arm. A fourth station includes a second actuator, which ejects the ball from the arm.

A tailstock for supporting a workpiece along a vertical rotary axis includes a base member, and a housing having a wall including a first end, and a second end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining a central passage extending between the first and second ends defining a longitudinal axis. The second end is coupled to the base member. A workpiece support extends through the central passage. The workpiece support includes a first end, a second end and an intermediate portion extending therebetween. A linear bearing is coupled to the base member in the central passage. The linear bearing slideably receives the second end of the workpiece support. A displacement sensor assembly includes a stationary portion mounted relative to one of the base member and the housing, and a moveable portion mounted to the second end of the workpiece support.

The invention concerns a handheld, dynamically movable surface spattering device, comprising at least one nozzle means for an expelling of a spattering material onto a target surface and a nozzle control mechanism to control characteristics of the expelling of the nozzle means. Furthermore, it comprises a spattering material supply, a storage with desired spattering data, which is predefined and comprised in a digital image or CAD-model memorized on the storage, a spatial referencing unit, to reference the spattering device relative to the target surface and a computation means to automatically control the expelling by the nozzle control mechanism according to information gained by the spatial referencing unit and according to the desired spattering data is evaluated and adjusted by changing the characteristics of expelling of the nozzle means in such a way that the target surface is spattered according to the desired spattering data.

Provided is a discharge apparatus for an air vehicle, capable of reducing a loss of discharge pressure from an aerosol container. The discharge apparatus for an air vehicle discharges contents from an aerosol container 10 mounted on an airframe 101 through a nozzle 15. The aerosol container 10 is mounted on an exterior of the airframe 101, and one end of the nozzle 15 is supported by a discharge end part of the aerosol container 10 via a pipe joint 17 that allows the nozzle 15 to rotate so as to be rotatable around at least one rotation axis M.

A method for inspecting and repairing a surface of a component of a gas turbine engine, the method including: inserting an inspection and repair tool into an interior of the gas turbine engine; inspecting the surface of the component with the inspection and repair tool; performing a repair of the surface of the component with the inspection and repair tool from within the interior of the gas turbine engine, the inspection and repair tool remaining within the interior of the gas turbine engine between inspecting the component and performing the repair of the surface of the component.

A control method for a vaporization amount includes: obtaining a vaporization distance between a vaporization apparatus and a vaporization object; determining a target vaporization power according to the vaporization distance, such that, if the vaporization distance is greater than or equal to a first threshold, the target vaporization power is a maximum vaporization power of the vaporization apparatus, and if the vaporization distance is less than the first threshold, the target vaporization power is determined according to a positive correlation between the vaporization distance and a vaporization power; and controlling a power of the vaporization apparatus according to the target vaporization power to adjust a vaporization amount of the vaporization apparatus.

A pretreatment device includes a platen, a guide that guide a conveyance of the platen from a set position at which a recorded medium is set on an upper surface of the platen, a spray that sprays a pretreatment agent onto the recording medium set on the upper surface of the platen, an input portion into which is input at least one of an application range of the pretreatment agent onto the recording medium and an application amount of the pretreatment agent, a processor; and a memory storing computer-readable instructions. The computer-readable instructions also includes setting, on the basis of at least one of the application range and the application amount input into the input portion, at least one of a conveyance speed of the platen and a spray duty ratio that is a ratio of a spray time during a spray period of the pretreatment agent.

An autonomous and self-mobile apparatus for applying a coating to a surface. The self-positioning apparatus can move into an interior or to an exterior of a structure, and can automatically apply a coating, such as paint, to a surface of the room, or a surface of the exterior of the structure, with little or no human intervention or assistance. The apparatus navigates and applies coatings using its sensors and a computer. In some implementations, the system may also include a storage, recharging, and monitoring unit that interconnects with the apparatus for applying a coating to a surface.