Applying a coating to a can component
OwnerLucien Johannes Neleninventor
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Abstract
A can component (3) is coated with a coating material (2) in a manner which involves determining the number of can components to which the coating material is applied, determining the total amount of coating material applied to the can components, and determining, on the basis of the number of can components and the total amount of coating material applied, the average amount of coating material applied to each can component. In this way it is possible to determine whether the correct amount of coating is being applied to the can components.
Claims28
A method of coating a can component with a coating material comprising the steps of:
- providing an amount of the coating material in a reservoir;
- applying the coating material from the reservoir to a surface of a plurality of can components;
- determining the number of can components to which the coating material is applied;
- determining the total amount of coating material applied to the can components;
- and
- determining, on the basis of the number of can components and the total amount of coating material applied, the average amount of coating material applied to each can component.
An apparatus for coating a can component with a coating material comprising:
- a reservoir for containing an amount of the coating material;
- means for applying the coating material from the reservoir to a surface of a plurality of can components;
- means for determining the number of can components to which the coating material is applied;
- means for determining the total amount of the coating material applied to the can components;
- and
- means for determining, on the basis of the number of can components and the total amount of coating material applied, the average amount of coating material applied to each can component.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.