A centrifugal dispensing apparatus with a centrifugal dispensing drum that
can be divided into compartments and that has at least one open inner
volume for retaining a volume of flowable material, an exit aperture for
each open inner volume for allowing flowable material to pass during a
rotation of the centrifugal dispensing drum, and a drive shaft. A catch
shield or a cam operated plunger arrangement for sealing off the exit
aperture in a directionally sensitive manner can be provided. Flowable
material can be deposited in lines onto flat surfaces, curved surfaces,
and non-flat surfaces that can be rendered flat after the application of
flowable material thereto. The centrifugal dispensing drum, which can be
modular, can take the form of a top or can be retained by a gimbaled
gyroscopic arrangement.