Automated selective dispensing equipment

A wide variety and numerous suppliers of automated dispensing equipment are available as listed in Table 4.22. An important consideration in selecting an automated, contact-type dispensing system is the pump used in the system, of which there are three types time-pressure, auger, and linear piston or positive displacement. " ... 

Selection of the robot and the dispensing equipment are of primary importance when automating sealant and adhesive application processes. Those installations that have taken into account all aspects of the application requirements have been successful. 

During any filling run at least 1% to 2% of the containers filled are selected at intervals for check weighing, as a measure of the variability of the material dispensed over the period of the fill. This is a limitation imposed by the practicalities of check weighing on our automated filling equipment. Table 3 shows the CV of fill weights for some of the materials established by ECBS in the year 2000. 

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