An intelligent dispensing system includes a well and an electronically controlled valve having a valve input and a first valve output. A network interface is configured to obtain an encrypted recipe. The electronically controlled valve is configured to control a flow of an ingredient from the well to the first valve output based on the encrypted recipe.

The present invention relates to a system and process for a nutraceutical beverage compounding system and methods for the same. Provided is a customizable supplement beverage system and method for personalizing and operating the same to a particular user and optionally for operative tracking. Proposed additionally is an operative system for receiving and individually identifying a concentrate or supplement combinations, for mixing the same prior to a use, and for dispensing the same for use, and for tracking control factors relating to the same.

Computer systems and non-transitory computer readable media for determining an amount of an ingredient for a preparation for a requested therapy (e.g., an order or a prescription) includes an identifier, volume, and amounts of first and second compounds in each of a plurality of premix solutions. A predefined formulary comprising a formulary concentration of each of a plurality of additions is provided. A premix solution is selected. An amount of a first additions to be added to the premix solution may be selected. A number of bags of the premix solution, needed to satisfy a volume associated with the selected premix solution, are optionally reserved. An additive volume is determined at least by the specified first amounts of the first addition and a corresponding formulary concentration.

A blending appliance includes a housing with a jar receiving area defined between an upper housing and a support base. A blender jar includes a base portion and a receptacle portion, and is configured to be laterally received within the jar receiving area of the housing. A magnetic coupling system includes an upper magnetic coupler disposed in the base portion of the blender jar and a lower magnetic coupler disposed in the support base of the housing. The upper and lower magnetic couplers are magnetically coupled to one another for driving a blade assembly disposed in the receptacle portion of the blender jar. A brake mechanism is disposed on the upper magnetic coupler and is configured to stop rotation of the upper magnetic coupler when the blender jar is removed from the jar receiving area.

A computer-implemented method for execution by a processor of a computing device. The method comprises implementing a computerized graphical user interface (GUI) that provides a user of the computing device with an opportunity to identify a pharmaceutical compounding formula; consulting a database at least partly on a basis of the identified pharmaceutical compounding formula in order to determine mixing parameters for a planetary mixer, associated with the identified pharmaceutical compounding formula; and causing a mixer to subject a container to superimposed rotation and revolution movements in accordance with the mixing parameters determined from consulting the database.

An epoxy resin mixing station for use in applying epoxy mixtures to construction surfaces is described. The epoxy resin mixing station includes inlet pipes for directing epoxy resin and a hardening agent into a mixing chamber, servo motor-driven pumps for pumping the epoxy resin and the hardening agent, and a monitoring system. The monitoring system records data related to the flow of the epoxy resin and the hardening agent. If the monitoring system detects that an actual ratio of the flow rate of the epoxy resin and/or the hardening agent is outside of a tolerance of a predetermined mix ratio, the epoxy resin mixing station automatically adjusts the flow rate of the epoxy resin and/or hardening agent.

A method for cooking a food product by using a mixer, the food product comprising starch and the method comprising: providing liquid and the starch into the mixer; mixing the liquid and the starch to form a mixture; heating the mixture for gelatinizing the starch by injecting a first amount of steam into the mixer until a first set point temperature is reached; heating the mixture for gelatinizing the starch further by feeding a heating medium through a heating jacket of the mixer until a second set point temperature is reached which is higher than the first set point temperature; and during the step of heating by feeding the heating medium through the heating jacket, reducing the injecting of steam to a second amount of steam, wherein the second amount of steam is 0 to 30% of the first amount of steam.

A device for pouring a liquid coming from a container provided with a neck includes a housing provided with a system for securing to the container; a tube that is able to inserted into the neck, this tube defining a pouring duct; a pump including: a compressor provided with at least one air inlet, with an air outlet and with a mobile assembly that is able to bring the air inlet and the air outlet into fluidic communication, and an electric motor coupled to the mobile assembly; an injector which is connected to the air outlet of the compressor by way of an upstream end and opens into the centre of the pouring duct by way of a downstream end.

The present disclosure relates a water softening devices, and provides a method for adjusting hardness of outflow water from a water softening device, including: determining, in response to a hardness adjustment request for the outflow water, target hardness of outflow water corresponding to the hardness adjustment request for the outflow water; determining a water mixing ratio of soft water to raw water based on the target hardness of outflow water; and adjusting an opening degree of a water mixing unit of the water softening device based on the water mixing ratio, where the water mixing unit is configured to control the mixing of raw water and soft water in the water softening device.

A continuous paste mixer comprising a mixing apparatus secured to a frame is described herein. The mixing apparatus includes one or more mixer assemblies configured to extend and stack with respect to the frame, the one or more mixer assemblies to mix various ingredients (thixotropic and/or non-Newtonian) continuously and uniformly without risking uncontrolled exothermic reactions. The continuous paste mixer comprises a support member operatively connected to the mixing apparatus, and a controller configured to automatically control movement and operation of the high-shear mixer during mixing according to one or more mixing profiles.