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A paint manufacturing system, having a paint component storage system with a dispenser positioned below and a computer system which controls a flow of paint components. The paint component storage system having a plurality of paint component cartridges containing paint components; wherein at least t

A paint manufacturing system, having a paint component storage system with a dispenser positioned below and a computer system which controls a flow of paint components. The paint component storage system having a plurality of paint component cartridges containing paint components; wherein at least two of the paint component cartridges contain the same paint component. A method for adding a component to a container involving: recognizing a volume of component in a container; generating a bar code that corresponds to the amount and type of component to be added; requesting the component; filling a tote with the component; relating the bar code with the filled tote; transporting the tote and related bar code to said container; scanning the tote bar code to verify the amount and type of component in the tote matches the amount and type of component requested; and filling the container when the tote bar code matches.

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The invention claimed is: 1. In a paint manufacturing system for manufacturing paint at a point of sale, a computer-implemented method for adding a component to a paint component container of the paint manufacturing system comprising the steps of:providing a plurality of the paint component containe

The invention claimed is: 1. In a paint manufacturing system for manufacturing paint at a point of sale, a computer-implemented method for adding a component to a paint component container of the paint manufacturing system comprising the steps of:providing a plurality of the paint component containers, wherein each of the paint component containers contains a volume of paint component and wherein an amount and type of paint component needed to refill a paint component container is requested for at least one of the plurality of paint component containers, the amount of paint determined by a volume sensor coupled to the paint component container;generating a bar code that corresponds to the amount and type of paint component requested to be added to the paint component container;filling a tote with the amount and type of the paint component requested, placing the bar code on the filled tote, and transporting the tote to the paint component container;scanning the bar code to verify that the amount and type of paint component in the tote matches with the amount and type of paint component requested for the paint component container; andinitiating pumping of the paint component from the tote to the paint component container upon verifying the bar code information matches the amount and type of paint component requested.