Nordson Corporation

Mark W Novotny

Kenneth A Watson

Joseph C Waryu

Vincent A Prieto

Terrence M Fulkerson

Timothy E Wilson

Thomas A Loparo

James V Bachman

Jeffrey M Buckler

Jared J Bell

Lenzie Borders

Robert G Zuccarelli

Guy H McMillan

Deborah S Kosovich

John Roos

David Mancuso

Brad M Syrowski

Marco Ciccone

Jennifer Lynn Volcansek

Madeline Blyth Oswalt

Ben Price

Daniel J Brodsky

Bernadette L Keaton

Mike Hlebovy

Jason J Molnar

Irene M Kellett

Susan Safos

Guy H Mcmillan

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.

Electrostatic dispensing of an anti-microbial coating material

System for conveying and dispensing material may include a heated supply of the material, one or more heated hoses, a heated dispenser, and a pump having a heating device internal the pump. A pump for conveying liquid or liquefied material, for example chocolate, may include one or more heating devices disposed within the pump. A filter may also be provided with an optional internal heating device.

System for conveying and dispensing heated food material

A system and related methods for configuring and monitoring a material application system for installation and use at a site that is remotely located from the material application system manufacturing site. The system provides a configuration module that allows a customer or purchaser to configure a system electronically based on the customer's spraying needs. The selected configuration may further be linked to a pricing and inventory database module to allow the customer to order the system components, and obtain price and delivery schedules. The configuration module is available to the customer via a secure web site over the Internet provided by a server accessed from a computer such as a personal computer. The system also provides an extranet, for example, via the Internet or other communication link, is used to provide an accessible database for historical data and configuration/installation information.

Apparatus and method for configuring, installing and monitoring spray coating application systems

An apparatus for cleaning a coating gun nozzle used in spraying the inner surface of cans with a coating material comprises a cleaning nozzle of a cleaning gun for spraying a cleaning solution onto the coating gun nozzle to remove oversprayed coating material collecting thereon. The cleaning nozzle is secured to an end of an elongated cleaning gun extension and is positioned above the coating gun nozzle secured to one end of a coating gun extension for spraying cleaning solution onto the coating gun nozzle. Cover sleeves, forming liquid-tight seals with the cleaning and coating gun nozzles, have removable friction engagement with the cleaning and coating gun extensions to shield the cleaning and coating guns from oversprayed coating material. A control system controls the operation of the coating and cleaning guns.

Nozzle cleaning system including spray gun cover for can coating system

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Avon Lake, OH, United States of America

Mark W Novotny