A ceramic coating system using an atmospheric pressure plasma generator is provided, which includes a vacuum chamber configured to maintain a vacuum therein, a support disposed inside the vacuum chamber and fixedly supporting a substrate, a plasma generator that generates active species through plasma discharge and includes a nozzle part wherein at least a portion of the nozzle part is disposed to face the substrate inside the vacuum chamber, and a particle providing apparatus that transfers ceramic particles to one side of the nozzle part.

Disclosed is a workpiece processing apparatus that performs a predetermined processing on a workpiece. The workpiece processing apparatus includes: a workpiece table configured to place the workpiece thereon; a processor configured to process the workpiece placed on the workpiece table; a movement mechanism configured to relatively move the workpiece table and the processor; a position measuring device configured to measure a position of the movement mechanism; a detector configured to detect a position of the workpiece placed on the workpiece table; and a corrector configured to calculate a positional correction amount of the workpiece table based on a measurement result of the position measuring device and a detection result of the detector.

The invention relates to a method for coating cavity walls, in particular cylinder bores of engine blocks, In the method, a coating is applied to a cavity wall using a coating lance. In addition, a cavity diameter is measured using a measuring apparatus. According to the invention, the method is characterized in that at least a plurality of diameter values of a first cavity are measured at different heights of the first cavity using the measuring apparatus, and in that a coating of variable thickness is applied to a wall of the first or a second cavity using the coaling lance, the thickness of said coating of variable thickness being dependent on the determined diameter values. The invention additionally describes a corresponding coating system.

The disclosure relates to a method for programming a program-controlled coating installation with a coating robot and an application device for coating components, in particular for programming a painting installation with a painting robot for painting motor vehicle body components, with the following steps (S1-S3): a) Presetting or determining geometry data of the component to be coated (S1), b) presetting of robot path data of the robot path to be traversed (S2), and c) determination of suitable spray pattern data (S3) which represent a layer thickness profile and are determined by a simulation which takes into account the robot path data and the geometry data of the component to be coated.

Furthermore, the disclosure comprises an appropriately adapted coating installation.

A monitoring system for an agricultural sprayer includes a spray nozzle, a pressure sensor, a flow rate sensor, and control circuitry. The spray nozzle is configured to generate a spray of a fluid, the pressure sensor is adjacent to the spray nozzle and is configured to measure a pressure of the fluid sprayed by the spray nozzle, and the flow rate sensor is adjacent to the spray nozzle and is configured to measure a flow rate of the fluid sprayed by the spray nozzle. The control circuitry is configured to receive the measured pressure from the pressure sensor, receive the measured flow rate from the flow rate sensor, and cause a user interface to display the measured pressure and the measured flow rate. Related methods and systems are also disclosed.

According to the present disclosure, there is provided a coating determining device of a coating head that can prevent coating defect caused by clogging in multiple successive coatings. The coating determining device according to the present disclosure can determine a coating state of the coating head, wherein the coating head having a plurality of nozzles for ejecting paint, the plurality of nozzles being configured to eject the paint out of the nozzles so as to coat a workpiece with the ejected paint while moving in a direction, the coating determining device of the coating head being characterized by comprising: an image acquiring unit for acquiring an image of the coated workpiece; and a determination unit for determining, based on the image acquired by the image acquiring unit, whether coating the workpiece is implemented normally.

A suspension coating system using an atmospheric pressure plasma generator includes a support that fixedly supports a substrate, a plasma generator that generates active species through plasma discharge, and includes a nozzle unit of which at least a portion is disposed to face the substrate, and a suspension providing device that transfers a suspension including nanoparticles and a binder to one side of the nozzle unit.

A coating system for applying coating liquid such as a base coat, a paint, a lacquer or a protective layer to surfaces of buildings, wind turbines, ships and aircraft. The coating system includes an unmanned aerial machine in the form of a helicopter for dispensing the coating liquid. The aerial machine has a fuselage, two rotors, a tank for holding the coating liquid, and an applicator for dispensing the coating liquid and outputting same onto a surface to be coated. In order to supply the tank with coating liquid, the tank is fastened to the aerial vehicle and the tank or aerial vehicle has a filling opening for refilling the tank in the landed state of the vehicle, and/or the tank is part of an exchangeable tank module coupled to the fuselage and/or is uncoupled from the fuselage by a coupling device controlled in an automated manner.

A method for predetermining a thickness of a coating which is to be arranged on a substrate is provided. A spray spot is arranged on a surface of the substrate or a test substrate. The volume of the spray spot is determined, and based on the determined volume, the thickness of a layer which is to be applied is worked out. An arrangement for predetermining the thickness of a coating is further provided.

Disclosed is a method for calculating instantaneous sprinkler strength comprising: ensuring that a translational sprinkler (1) maintains a stable operating state, placing b rain barrels (3) at a distance of a metres from the translational sprinkler (1), and moving the translational sprinkler (1) to obtain measurement data; calculating movement time, and the average sprayed water depth received by the rain barrels (3); assuming the distribution form of the amount of water of the translational sprinkler (1), establishing a function relationship between an instantaneous sprinkler strength ht and the movement time t, and calculating a variable in the function relationship; and substituting into the established function relationship a specific numerical value of an instantaneous point in time t of the movement of the translational sprinkler (1), so that the value of ht obtained is a numerical value of the instantaneous sprinkler strength of the translational sprinkler (1). The calculation method has a simple operation, is fast and can obtain a precise calculation result with relatively low experiment costs.