Disclosed herein is a plasma coating system, including a plasma treatment device configured to generate a plasma discharge to treat a product; a coating station that treats the product with a liquid coating; and a transport surface that transports a product from the plasma treatment device to the coating station.

Novel apparatus and methods for coating surgical needles in batch processes are disclosed. The apparatus and methods are particularly useful for applying uniform silicone lubricious coatings to surgical needles in bulk quantities using a novel separation and spray coating system and method.

An injector head for delivering particulate material from a feeder source to a receiver is fitted with a plurality of splitter bars extending generally laterally from the sidewalls thereof into the space through which particulate material is fed as it flows into a receiver. Spray nozzles mounted to said sidewalls below said splitter bars spray coating material generally laterally relative to said sidewalls and generally laterally relative to the length of said splitter bars so as to coat particulate material as it passes over and to the sides and ends of said splitter bars.

A drum coater for applying a surface layer on bulk-like materials includes a rotatably mounted drum for accommodating bulk-like materials, inlet and outlet openings, at least one spray nozzle for applying the surface material, a drying device for a drum interior, at least first and second radially-offset mixing tools in the drum, the first mixing tool protruding into the drum interior. The at least one second mixing tool has at least one mixing surface such that the first mixing tool is at least partially arranged on the drum inner surface and the at least one second mixing tool has at least one opening on the at least one mixing surface. A mixing tool to be used in a drum coater to gently blend and/or homogenize bulk-like materials has a first mixing surface angled relative to a second mixing surface, at least one mixing surface having at least one opening.

A material spreader that permits selective liquid treatment of particulate material from the same spreader bed. The spreader bed is comprised of a hopper, a plurality of chain belts, a liquid treatment system, and a mixing and drying assembly which delivers the treated particulate material to the spreaders. The chain belts can drive in a forward direction for liquid treating or an aft direction for no liquid treating. Selective bypass permits non-treated particulate material to be spread without contamination from the liquid treatment.

A cathode material integrated processing device, which dries, applies, and heat-treats a cathode material, according to an embodiment of the invention includes a support frame, a chamber part including a cylindrical body configured to accommodate the cathode material and a thick plate coupled to each of both ends of the cylindrical body to seal both the ends of the cylindrical body and configured to fix the cylindrical body to an upper portion of the support frame, a heating part disposed in each of the outside the cylindrical body and the outside the thick plate of the chamber part to heat the chamber part, a spray part including one or more nozzles, which is disposed between an upper portion and one side of the cylindrical body of the chamber part and is inserted in a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body to spray a coating liquid to the cathode material within the chamber part through a gas, a stirring part rotatably disposed inside the cylindrical body of the chamber part to stir the cathode material within the chamber part, a driving part connected to one side of the stirring part and rotatably disposed at one side of an upper portion of the support frame to rotate the stirring part, and a control part configured to control the heating part, the spray part, and the driving part.

A cathode material integrated processing device, which dries, applies, and heat-treats a cathode material, according to an embodiment of the invention includes a support frame, a chamber part including a cylindrical body configured to accommodate the cathode material and a thick plate coupled to each of both ends of the cylindrical body to seal both the ends of the cylindrical body and configured to fix the cylindrical body to an upper portion of the support frame, a heating part disposed in close proximity to each of the outside the cylindrical body and the outside the thick plate of the chamber part to heat the chamber part, a spray part including one or more nozzles, which is disposed between an upper portion and one side of the cylindrical body of the chamber part and is inserted in a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body to spray a coating liquid to the cathode material within the chamber part through a gas, a stirring part rotatably disposed inside the cylindrical body of the chamber part to stir the cathode material within the chamber part, a driving part connected to one side of the stirring part and rotatably disposed at one side of an upper portion of the support frame to rotate the stirring part, and a control part configured to control the heating part, the spray part, and the driving part.

A cathode material integrated processing device, which dries, applies, and heat-treats a cathode material, according to an embodiment of the invention includes a support frame, a chamber part including a cylindrical body configured to accommodate the cathode material and a thick plate coupled to each of both ends of the cylindrical body to seal both the ends of the cylindrical body and configured to fix the cylindrical body to an upper portion of the support frame, a heating part disposed in each of the outside the cylindrical body and the outside the thick plate of the chamber part to heat the chamber part, a spray part including one or more nozzles, which is disposed between an upper portion and one side of the cylindrical body of the chamber part and is inserted in a longitudinal direction of the cylindrical body to spray a coating liquid to the cathode material within the chamber part through a gas, a stirring part rotatably disposed inside the cylindrical body of the chamber part to stir the cathode material within the chamber part, a driving part connected to one side of the stirring part and rotatably disposed at one side of an upper portion of the support frame to rotate the stirring part, and a control part configured to control the heating part, the spray part, and the driving part.

Methods and apparatus for electrostatic dispensing fluid onto food products are disclosed. An electrostatic dispense system includes a material supply, a voltage block, and a power supply to electrostatically charge a coating material. The electrostatic dispense system further includes a dispense assembly, a conveyor through or by which a food product is configured to be conveyed, and a support that supports at least one liquid outlet of the dispense assembly. The dispense assembly dispenses the electrostatically charged coating material from the at least one liquid outlet onto the food product. The voltage block provides electrical isolation, and includes a pump that pumps the electrostatically charged coating material to the dispense assembly.

An atomizer mixing chamber for a seed treater has a body having first and second inlets for receiving first and second treatment fluids. The atomizer mixing chamber has a first stage cup for receiving and combining the first and second treatment fluids to provide a combined fluid, the first stage cup comprising a first set of holes through which the combined fluid flows. The atomizer also has a second stage cup below the first stage cup for receiving the combined fluid from the first stage cup, wherein the second stage cup further mixes the combined fluid to provide a mixed fluid and wherein the second stage cup comprises a second set of holes through which the mixed fluid flows. The atomizer mixing chamber may include a third stage cup below the second stage cup for receiving the mixed fluid and having a third set of holes through which the mixed fluid exits from the atomizer.