Flow gated process line

A processing assembly for processing parts, the processing assembly comprising:

• a processing auger that forms a path of advancement for parts, the processing auger including a plurality of flights;
• a drum wall extending around the processing auger, the drum wall including:
• an ingress section that is non-perforated, wherein at least two flights of the processing auger extend through the ingress section and are sealingly coupled to the drum wall,
• a medial section that is perforated and that defines a treatment zone of the processing assembly, and
• an egress section;
• and
• a cradle that extends at least under the medial section from an entry end to an exit end thereof and is configured to contain treatment liquid within the treatment zone.

A processing assembly for processing parts, the processing assembly comprising:

• a treatment assembly comprising one or more treatment sections, the treatment assembly configured for treating parts in a treatment liquid;
• at least one gate section couplable to the treatment assembly and including a gate section drum wall and a gate section auger extending through the gate section drum wall wherein the gate section auger is coupled to the gate section drum wall and sealingly coupled to a shaft extending therethrough;
• wherein,
• an upper extent of the shaft defines a maximum level of treatment liquid in the treatment assembly,
• the gate section auger in the at least one gate section forms a barrier to treatment liquid in the one or more treatment sections that prevents treatment liquid from flowing outward from the treatment assembly and past the at least one gate section, and
• the processing assembly is rotatable in a first direction to advance parts through a path of advancement.