In situ liner production system and method
AssigneeKiinns Foodtech Ltd.
InventorsEhud Furman, Tzvi Furman
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Abstract
A system for the in situ production of a liner suitable to shield active surfaces of apparatus for the processing of liquids and/or solids from coming into contact with, and being fouled by, the processed materials, comprises: 1) a spray head, adapted to spray a layer of curable polymeric material onto a surface; 2) circuitry adapted to direct the movement of said spray head according to data pertaining to the surface to be sprayed; and 3) curing apparatus, suitable to cure the layer of material sprayed onto said surface, thereby to produce a shielding liner in situ.
Claims12
A method for the in situ production and weakening of a liner suitable to shield active surfaces of an apparatus for processing of liquids and/or solids from coming into contact with, and being fouled by, the liquids and/or solids being processed, the method comprising:
- providing a system comprising a spray head and a liner weakening apparatus, the spray head adapted to spray a layer of a polymeric material onto a surface;
- directing the movement of said spray head according to data pertaining to the active surfaces;
- spraying the layer of the polymeric material onto the active surfaces to produce a shielding liner in situ for subsequent processing of the liquids and/or solids thereon;
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- after the processing of liquids and/or solids have been completed, weakening the shielding liner by the liner weakening apparatus for subsequent removal of the shielding liner from the active surfaces.
A method for the in situ production and weakening of a liner suitable to shield active surfaces of an apparatus for processing of liquid and/or solid food materials from coming into contact with, and being fouled by, the liquid and/or solid food materials being processed, the method comprising:
- providing a system comprising a spray head and a liner weakening apparatus, the spray head adapted to spray a layer of a polymeric material onto a surface;
- directing the movement of said spray head according to data pertaining to the active surfaces;
- spraying the layer of polymeric material onto the active surfaces to produce a shielding liner in situ for subsequent processing of the food materials thereon;
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- after the processing of the food materials have been completed, weakening the shielding liner by the liner weakening apparatus for subsequent removal of the shielding liner from the active surfaces.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.