Patent ID: 6991004

Claim:
A combination gravimetric and volumetric fluid dispensing system comprising: a scale, the scale linked to a controller, the controller linked to a plurality of valves and a plurality of additive pumps, a plurality of base reservoirs housing base materials, each base reservoir being connected to one of the valves and vice versa, a plurality of additive reservoirs housing additives, each additive reservoir being connected to one of the additive pumps and vice versa, a manifold for accommodating each valve and a plurality of nozzles, each nozzle being connected to one of the additive pumps and vice versa, wherein the base materials are dispensed sequentially and gravimetrically using signals from the scale to the controller and from the controller to the valves and, wherein the additives are dispensed volumetrically by controlling the additive pumps with the controller.