摘要 |
The present invention relates to an apparatus (20) for delivering a comestible coating substance towards a product (23) to be processed by a first roller (22) which is operable to rotate and is spaced apart from a conveyor (21) support surface whereby to compress product (23) passing therebetween, wherein an electrostatically charged powder (25) is directed to the roller (22), which has an opposite electrical potential, whereby to uniformly apply the powder substantially only upon the roller (22), whereby contact of the roller (22) upon product (23) to be processed is lubricated by loss of powder from the roller (22) to the product (23).
The invention also extends to a corresponding method of operating a coating apparatus. |