The present technique provides a system and method for improving atomization in a spray coating device by internally mixing and breaking up a desired coating fluid prior to atomization at a spray formation section of the spray coating device. The nozzles are arranged on the sheet guide surface in accordance with a first mode and a second mode, the nozzles arranged in accordance with a first of the modes outputting during operation a flow which counteracts a volume flow, from the blown air curtain, which is deflected downline with respect to the processing direction. Each partition can include one or more processors. Of course, other claims and combinations are provided too. The multi-connector includes a mechanical connection section to mechanically attach the external component, a fastening section to fasten the multi-connector to the extendable conveyor, and a functionalpowered connection section to provide at least one of electric power or a vacuum supply to the external component. Residential gateway and wide-area broadband modem functions can also be incorporated into the LAMC.