A bulk finishing system including a plurality of liquid immersion workstations defining a finishing process for a plurality of metal work pieces processed therethrough. Each of the plurality of liquid immersion workstations includes a tank, and the plurality of metal work pieces are conveyed through a group of one or more of the respective tanks of the plurality of liquid immersion workstations by non-contact magnetic conveyance provided by an inclined downstream tank end wall forming a work piece exit slide, with a magnetic conveyor extending along an exterior side of the inclined downstream tank end wall. The plurality of work pieces are introduced loosely in bulk to each one of the group of tanks of the plurality of liquid immersion workstations.

An apparatus for treating a relief plate precursor, such as a printing plate precursor, with a liquid, includes a treatment compartment for treating the relief plate precursor with a liquid, and a transport system for use with one or more transport bars. A transport bar thereof is configured to be coupled to a relief plate precursor. The transport system is configured to move the transport bar with the coupled relief plate precursor through the treatment compartment. The transport bar is provided with a coupling portion configured to couple the transport bar to the transport system. A protection system is configured to guide and evacuate liquid such that the transport system is protected against wetting with the liquid of the treatment compartment.

A component such as a door is coated by immersion in a fluidized bed. The component is supported by a hook assembly that moves the component within the fluidized bed during coating. The movement is cyclical and inhibits bridging of the coating material when applied to intricate articles.

A substrate processing module includes a first tank and a second tank that are arranged in a first direction and in which a substrate can be arranged, a first conveyance unit that moves the substrate in the first direction, and a second conveyance unit that moves the substrate in a second direction intersecting the first direction.

A substrate processing module includes a first tank and a second tank that are arranged in a first direction and in which a substrate can be arranged, a first conveyor that moves the substrate in the first direction, and a second conveyor that moves the substrate in a second direction intersecting the first direction; and a vertical conveyor that is connected to the first conveyor and vertically moves the substrate, wherein a first actuator of the first conveyor and a second actuator of the second conveyor are respectively arranged in drive spaces separated from a processing space accessible to the first tank and the second tank.

The invention provides a food coating apparatus and a food production method in which an impact applied when a food material is put can be reduced, misalignment or deformation of a food material can be suppressed, and even a soft food material, an easily-crumbled food material, or the like can be efficiently coated. A food coating apparatus comprises: a flow channel through which a liquid coating material flows; a conveyor to be immersed in the liquid coating material and to make the liquid coating material to flow in a travel direction, the conveyor being arranged on an upper side of a bottom surface of the flow channel; a drive device configured to drive the conveyor; and a putting device configured to put a food product, wherein the conveyor is immersed in the liquid coating material at a putting position where the putting device puts the food product, and the food product is conveyed and coated with the liquid coating material in the flow channel in a state where the food product is supported by the conveyor or is supported by the liquid coating material that is flowing.

The present invention relates to a water-based or solvent-based washing unit for washing a flexographic plate. The washing unit comprises a containment structure which defines a lower basin and at least two side basins which are supplied with the washing liquid and are arranged so that the water overflowing from the side basins is collected in the lower basin. A brush partially immersed in the liquid bath defined by the basin itself is installed at each basin.

The present disclosure includes a method for coating a vehicle body-in-white (BIW) in a tank of processing fluid. In one form, the method includes lowering the vehicle BIW in a tank of processing fluid, rotating the vehicle BIW around its lateral axis until the vehicle BIW is completely submerged in the processing fluid, and simultaneously conveying the vehicle BIW along a longitudinal axis of the tank while rotating the vehicle BIW around its longitudinal axis in a corkscrew type movement.

A component such as a door is coated by immersion in a fluidized bed. The component is supported by a hook assembly that moves the component within the fluidized bed during coating. The movement is cyclical and inhibits bridging of the coating material when applied to intricate articles.

The present disclosure includes a method for coating a vehicle body-in-white (BIW) in a tank of processing fluid. In one form, the method includes lowering the vehicle BIW in a tank of processing fluid, rotating the vehicle BIW around its lateral axis until the vehicle BIW is completely submerged in the processing fluid, and simultaneously conveying the vehicle BIW along a longitudinal axis of the tank while rotating the vehicle BIW around its longitudinal axis in a corkscrew type movement.