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Sundholm, Göran

Göran Sundholm

Harry Metzger

Maarit Tuomisaari

Jenni Virnes

Richard Eggleton

Timo Mahlanen

Hannu Karhuketo

Juha Lindström

Palle Stevn

Oskari Koistinen

Atte Piipponen

Jan Rönnberg

Minna Arra

Aimo Honkanen

A valve comprises a body (), a closing member () movable in a space () between walls () of the body transversely in relation to a flow passageway () through the body between at least two positions, a first position in which the flow passageway () is closed, and a second position in which the flow passageway is open, and an actuator () for moving the closing member () linearly between said at least two positions, which body () further comprises an edge part (). The valve comprises a cleaning arrangement in which an aperture () is arranged in the valve body (), located on the side of the closing member () actuator (), and is configured to spray a cleaning medium into a part of the space located between walls () of the space () and the closing member ().

Valve and method for cleaning a valve

An arrangement for a pneumatic material conveying system comprising a first material conveying system. The arrangement comprises a second material conveying arrangement comprising at least one second input point () for feeding a second material (M), a second separator device (), a second conveying pipe () between the at least one second:point () and the second separator device (), which second separator device () is operatively connectable into medium communication with a conveying pipe () of the first material conveying system along the pipe, in order to connect a suction or a pressure difference acting in the first pipeline () to act via the second separator device () in the second conveying pipe () to convey the second material (M) from the second input point () in the second conveying pipe () to the second separator device () configured to separate the second material (M) from transporting air flow, and to collect the material (M) into a collection container () of the second separator device ().

Method for conveying material and material conveying arrangement

An electronic price label system and a method for an electronic price label system include a product database in which products are listed. A new price of a product is sent to an electronic price label linked to the product. The received new price of a product is stored by the electronic price label. The electronic price label changes the displayed price to the received new price in response to receiving a price activation signal from the electronic price label system, e.g. from base station of the electronic price label system.

Simultaneously displaying new prices linked to products via an electronic price label system

An electronic price label system and an electronic price label, which include a communication device for receiving information related to a product. The electronic price label further includes a first display for displaying information related to the product, and a second display for displaying information related to the product. The first display and the second display are separate displays, and the first display and second display are adapted to be controlled separate from each other.

Electronic price label and electronic price label system

A method and system for conveying material in a pneumatic material conveying system includes a material input point, a material conveying pipe connectable with a feed-in container, the system being configured to provide a pressure difference in the material conveying pipe that includes a partial-vacuum generator, and a separator device in which the transported material is separated from the transport air at an outlet end of the material conveying system. The material is conveyed in a first stage from the input point to a conveying pipe, into a container space of an intermediate container arranged between the input point and the separator device by a suction/pressure difference provided by the partial vacuum generator in a first time period, and the material conveyed into the container space of the intermediate container is conveyed by a suction/pressure difference provided by the partial-vacuum generator to the separator device.

Method for conveying material in a pneumatic material conveying system, and pneumatic material conveying system

An apparatus and method for feeding and conveying material in a sorted manner in a pneumatic material conveying system, in which at least two material fractions re fed from a feed aperture and conveyed in a channel space further to a delivery end of a material conveying channel by gravity and/or suction Material is fed from at least one feed aperture of at least one input point and a first material fraction is conducted to the channel space and stored temporarily in the channel space or conducted to the outside of the channel space, and material is fed into a feed-in container, in which a second material fraction fed therein is held in temporary storage by a stopper means.

Method and apparatus for feeding and conveying material

A method for handling material and conveying air in a pneumatic conveying system for material, which conveying system comprises at least one input point () for material, a material conveying pipe (), which is connectable to an input point (), and at least two separating devices (A,B), in which the material being conveyed is separated from the conveying air, and also means for bringing about a pressure difference and/or a transporting air flow in the conveying pipe () at least during the conveyance of material, which means comprise at least one partial-vacuum source (). In the method, material is conveyed in a transporting air flow in a material conveying pipe from an input point in a selected manner into one of at least two separating devices (A,B), and that at least one of the aforementioned separating devices (A,B) is configured to function as the standby separating device of a second separating device. The object of the invention is also a separating device arrangement and a waste conveying system.

Method for handling material in a material conveying system, a separating device arrangement and a material conveying system

A method for an electronic price, inventory management and label system and an electronic price, inventory management and label system, which comprises an electronic label system, comprising at least one base station and electronic labels, which are configured to communicate with the base station using two way communication. The system further comprises means for reading remotely readable tags, such as RFID-tags, wherein remotely readable tags are attached to products and wherein certain electronic label is linked to remotely readable tag(s) of certain product(s). The system is configured to detect the number of certain product in a space by using the means for reading remotely readable tags, and the system is configured to identify the location of these products based on the location of the electronic label linked to the product.

Electronic price, inventory management and label system

An electronic price label system and electronic price label include a communicator configured to receive information relating to a product, a display for displaying information relating to a product, and a fastening ring for fastening the electronic price label to a product. The fastening ring is arranged to function as an antenna of the electronic price label, in which fastening ring a loop is formed.

An apparatus for processing material in connection with a pneumatic material conveying system includes a waste container/separating device, into which material is configured to be conducted from a conveying pipe of the pneumatic material conveying system via an inlet aperture and which is configured to be connected to a partial vacuum generator. The apparatus further includes a press device/compactor device, which is arranged to act on the material (w) conducted into the waste container/separating device, via at least one aperture formed in the container, and that at least one wall that is transverse with respect to the input direction of the material is arranged in the container space of the waste container/separating device, which wall is configured to guide the material into the operating range in the container space of the compressor of the press device/compactor device.

Apparatus for processing material, and waste container/separating device

A sensor and system for observing the presence, location, movement and/or attitude of one or more objects to be monitored includes a sensor detecting presence, location, movement and/or attitude. The sensor includes two detectors, which are adapted to measure in two measuring ranges that are at a different height, of which the measuring range of the first detector is a lower measuring range and the measuring range of the second detector is an upper measuring range. The sensor further includes a third detector, which is adapted to detect an item, such as a towel or clothing article, placed in front of and/or on top of the first detector, second detector and/or third detector.

Sensor and system for monitoring

In a method for guiding and/or instructing in a feed-in station of a material conveying system, the feed-in station includes at least one first input point and at least one second input point, which input points each include at least one input aperture and a shut-off part of the input aperture, which shut-off part is movable between a first position in which the input aperture is at least partly closed, in which case material is not intended to be fed from the input aperture to inside the input point, and a second position in which the input aperture is open, in which second position material can be fed from the input aperture to inside the input point. The first input point and/or the second input point is adapted to include an indicator and/or signal, with which in the method a user is guided and/or instructed to feed in material from the input aperture of the second input point of the feed-in station, when the first input point is in a state in which it cannot receive material. An input point arrangement is used in the method.

Method in a feed-in station and input point arrangement

Method for feeding in and for handling waste material in the channel section of a pneumatic wastes conveying system, in which method waste material or recycleable material is fed into a feed-in container from the input aperture of an input point of a pneumatic pipe transport system for material and onwards into the channel section between the feed-in container and the material conveying pipe, from where the material is conveyed along with the transporting air via the material conveying pipe to the delivery end of the pneumatic material conveying system, where the material is separated from the transporting air. In the method the material is acted upon by the combined effect of suction and replacement air in the channel section by bringing about compression in size in at least a part of the material being conveyed, by means of an impediment arranged between the conveying pipe and the material to be handled, or against the impediment, before transportation of the material to the delivery end of the pneumatic transport system for wastes.

Method and apparatus for feeding in and handling waste material

Method for conveying and handling waste material in the channel section of a pneumatic wastes conveying system, in which method solid waste material or recycleable material fed into a conveying pipe is conveyed in the conveying pipe of the pneumatic pipe transport system for material along with the transporting air flow to the delivery end of the material conveying system, where the material is separated from the transporting air. In the method the material is acted upon in the conveying pipe by stopping the speed of movement of the material being conveyed in the conveying pipe by means of a stopper arranged between the separating device of the delivery end and the material being handled, or against the stopper at, or in the proximity of, the delivery end of the material conveying system and by bringing about in the channel space of the conveying pipe volumetric compression in at least a part of the material being conveyed by means of the stopper arranged between the separating device of the delivery end and the material being handled, or against the stopper, by means of a pressure difference acting on the different sides of the material being handled, such as by the combined effect of suction and replacement air, before transportation of the material onwards in the conveying pipe into a container of the separating device arranged at the delivery end of the pneumatic transport system for wastes.

Method, apparatus and system for handling waste material

Method for compensating a change in volume caused by a pressure difference of the intermediate container of an input point of a pneumatic pipe collection system for material and/or for preventing undesired material displacement from the intermediate container. In the method a bypass channel is arranged in the channel section formed by the intermediate container of an input point for compensating a change in volume resulting from the pressure difference of the pressures of different magnitudes possibly acting on different sides of the material and/or for preventing undesired material displacement from the channel section into the material conveying pipe. The invention also relates to an apparatus and to a wastes conveying system.

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Tuusula, Finland

Göran Sundholm