Bulk Material Dispensing System and Method

A bulk material dispensing system, comprising:

• a first tank configured to carry a first bulk material;
• a first dispensing apparatus suspended from a fixed surface, and configured to receive the first bulk material from the first tank and dispense the first bulk material;
• a first conveying system positioned between the first tank and the first dispensing apparatus, and including a first metering device for feeding the first bulk material from the first tank to the first dispensing apparatus;
• a first weigh scale located between the first dispensing apparatus and the fixed surface, and configured to communicate a signal indicative of an amount of the first bulk material that has been fed to the first dispensing apparatus by the first metering device;
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• a controller in communication with each of the first weigh scale and the first metering device, and based on the signal indicative of the amount of the first bulk material that has been fed to the first dispensing apparatus by the first metering device, is configured to control a rate at which the first metering device feeds the first bulk material to the first dispensing apparatus to ensure that an accurate amount of the first bulk material is received by the first dispensing apparatus.