Automated two-component resin mixing and dispensing system

A method for dispensing a multi-component coating, comprising:

• setting, with a controller, a first specified drive rate for a first pump and a second specified drive rate for a second pump;
• placing a first reservoir containing a first coating component in fluid communication with the first pump and a second reservoir containing a second coating component in fluid communication with the second pump;
• propelling at the first specified drive rate the first coating component received at an inlet of the first pump;
• propelling at the second specified drive rate the second coating component received at an inlet of the second pump, wherein
• setting the first specified drive rate and the second specified drive rate is based at least in part on providing from the first pump and the second pump a desired ratio of the first coating component to the second coating component;
• propelling the first coating component and the second coating component in the desired ratio to a dispenser outlet for dispensing the first coating component and the second coating component in the desired ratio;
• transmitting to the controller, from a usage tracker, actual usage data regarding actual usage for the first coating component and the second coating component;
• comparing, with the controller, the actual usage to a corresponding calculated usage for the first coating component and the second coating component;
• and,
• at least one of
• adjusting, via the controller, at least one of the specified drive rate for the first pump and the specified drive rate for the second pump, thereby changing the corresponding first actual drive rate and second actual drive rate for providing the desired ratio of the first fluid component to the second fluid component, based on a discrepancy between the respective actual usage and calculated usage, and
• preventing, via the controller, the dispenser outlet from dispensing, if the discrepancy is outside of a predetermined range.