Powder trickler

Abstract

A powder trickler has a housing, a hopper connected to the housing and defining a reservoir, a first dispensing element having a first inlet in communication with the reservoir and a first outlet, a second dispensing element having a second inlet in communication with the reservoir and a second outlet, a receptacle connected to the housing and configured to receive powder from the first outlet and from the second outlet, a scale connected to the receptacle and operable to generate a weight value of powder in the receptacle, a controller connected to the scale to receive a weight value and connected to the first and second dispensing elements and operable to operate the dispensing elements, and the second dispensing element being a vibratory feeder and the first dispensing element having a feeding facility other than a vibratory feeder.

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