A peristaltic depositing machine includes a hopper to store viscous
material. A flexibly deformable tubing section is connected to the hopper
for receiving the viscous material. A pair of rollers cooperate to
compress tubing section and thereafter move forwardly along the tubing
section such that the viscous material is forwardly propagated. A
manifold is connected between the hopper and the tubing section to
transmit the viscous material there between. A flow control unit is
connected to a portion of the tubing section forward of the pair of
rollers. The flow control unit alternately constricts and unconstricts
the portion of the tubing section in synchronism with the forward
movement by the pair of rollers. A nozzle is connected to an output end
of said tubing section to shape the viscous material upon output. A
carriage is also connected to an output end of the tubing section and
moves about a predetermined travel path to thereby direct an output
location of the viscous material.