Product dispensing system

A produce dispensing system comprising:

• a flow control device configured to regulate a first ingredient, the flow control device comprising:
• a flow measuring device configured to generate a flow feedback signal indicative of a volume of content flowing within a line of the dispensing system;
• a feedback controller system, responsive to the flow feedback signal and configured to compare a desired flow volume to the flow feedback signal to generate a flow control signal, wherein the feedback controller system includes a feed forward controller for establishing, at least in part, an initial value for the flow control signal;
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• a variable line impedance positioned within the line of the dispensing system and responsive to the flow control signal, the variable line impedance being configured to regulate the volume of content flowing within the line of the dispensing system based, at least in part, upon the flow control signal;
• a pump module configured to be coupled to a supply of a second ingredient;
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• a controller configured to provide a first control signal to the flow control device for controlling the supply of a first quantity of the first ingredient based upon, at least in part, a predetermined recipe, and to provide a second control signal to the pump module for controlling the supply of a first quantity of the second ingredient based upon, at least in part, the predetermined recipe.

A product dispensing system comprising:

• a flow control device configured to regulate a first ingredient;
• a pump module configured to be coupled to a supply of a second ingredient wherein the pump module includes a solenoid piston pump assembly configured to provide a calibratedly determined volume of the second ingredient;
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• a controller configured to provide a first control signal to the flow control device for controlling the supply of a first quantity of the first ingredient based upon, at least in part, a predetermined recipe, and to provide a second control signal to the pump module for controlling the supply of a first quantity of the second ingredient based upon, at least in part, the predetermined recipe.