Corn oil and corn meal obtained from corn are included in useful products. A method for producing fermentation-based products comprises combining corn meal with water and an enzyme, and mixing the combination with a micro-organism capable of fermenting a carbon source to produce a fermentation-based product. The corn meal is produced by cracking whole corn, conditioning the whole corn and extracting the whole corn to produce corn meal without flaking the corn during processing. The corn grain pr...

A machine for processing articles in a container comprising a rotatable frame, a pair of container engaging members carried by the frame and themselves rotatable about an axis normal to the frame rotational axis and drive means to effect simultaneous movement of a container about both axes while exposed to processing liquid fed to the container.

An apparatus for processing or drying a semiconductor wafer includes a rotor for holding a wafer and for spinning the wafer about a first axis. A pivot arm supports the rotor, so that the rotor can pivot about a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis. A basin holding a processing fluid is located below the rotor, with the rotor vertically movable into and out of the processing fluid via an elevator supporting the pivot arm. The rotor is pivotable into a position where ...

An immersion cleaner for parts and other articles. The cleaner includes a receptacle for articles, a cover unit for a container of cleaning liquid, a cam plate unit disposed on the cover and including a circumferentially extending cam track surface having axially undulating portions, and a combination receptacle support and cam follower unit. The follower rotates about a vertical axis and is disposed in the use above the cam plate. The receptacle support unit includes means adapted to engage the...

An industrial parts cleaning system including immersion and spraying which provides epicycloidic parts movement (a plurality of revolutions per rotation, wherein the revolution is supersposed the rotation), rotating spray which synchronously follows the parts rotation, and a purge system for evacuating from the common plumbing the respective wash or rinse solution of a current cycle before commencement of the next cycle. The cleaning system includes, a housing, a rinse tank for holding rinse sol...

Centrifuge for degreasing and washing objects, particularly industrially manufactured pieces having blind holes, comprises a housing provided with a tilting device for tilting the centrifuge into an inclined position and returning it into an upright position. A rotary centrifuge drum is located within the housing and is equipped with a drive ring connected to an additional drive arrangement having a friction wheel adapted to be pressed against the drive ring to reduce the rotational speed of the...

A cleaning device for cleaning an object includes an inner vessel configured to contain a first liquid and the object. The cleaning device also includes an external vessel configured to contain a second liquid and the inner vessel. The second liquid is acoustically coupled to the first liquid. At least one transducer is acoustically coupled to the external vessel and configured to generate acoustical energy which is transferred to the object through the external vessel, a second liquid, the inne...

Power spray parts washing machine having mounted therein a perforated rotating drum which rotates on a horizontal axis and is provided with air operated means for projecting a door of the drum outwardly of the door opening of the machine for loading or unloading the parts into the drum. Sprays of hot water containing detergent are located above and below the drum.

An improved automated agitating immersion washer includes a wash and rinse station which operates by triple-action to agitate and rotate a basket of dirty parts with respect to fluid in a tank and further turbulates the fluid with respect to the basket to more effectively clean the parts. The washer has a two state blow-off drying station wherein one stage the basket is rotated in the presence of forced heated air while in the second stage, the basket sits stationary in the presence of forced he...

An apparatus for cleaning dirty roller bearings having inner and outer rings finds particular applicability for on the spot washing of bearings used on sports and leisure equipment such as, for example, skateboards and inline skates, after being dismantled from the equipment. A circular head plate is receivable on a container for containing a volume of cleaning fluid. Accommodating axes are disposed circularly on the head plate for accommodating the roller bearings that arc to be cleaned, with t...