Fill level detection and container laning - this also functions in an "explosive atmosphere" with immediate effect:  HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH has developed a device variant which fulfils the ATEX criteria for use in potentially explosive areas.  The HEUFT VX for ATEX operates in the aerosol and spirits industry just as safely as in other filling sections where a dangerous mixture of air and gas can form.

It ensures that an explosion does not occur:  only devices with an Ex marking may be operated in potentially explosive areas.  For this they have to comply with the European explosion protection directives 94/92/EG and 1999/92/EG which are also known under the abbreviation ATEX "Atmosphère Explosible".  These strict requirements are fulfilled by both the new HEUFT VX modules for detecting fill levels and laning containers to an extremely high degree:  they operate with complete safety even in an "explosive atmosphere".

Fill level detection and container laning in the Ex area

The fill level detection checks whether spray cans and other containers are overfilled or underfilled using radiometric measurements.  The results are analysed, deviations from an average value are represented graphically and containers with an incorrect fill level are rejected directly.  This keeps false filling at an extremely low level and guarantees product quality with lasting effect.  The other ATEX module separates the container flow on up to three lanes - for instance before a packer.  The allocation ratio can be freely selected.  Jam switches ensure an even working load:  full lines are automatically identified and excluded from the laning process.  This increases the efficiency of the complete equipment.

ATEX devices with heat and spark protection

The HEUFT development team has made it possible for the ATEX devices supplied by HEUFT to also operate in filling sections where an explosive mixture of air and gas can occur by strictly separating the control unit and the container detection.  Whereas the former is outside the hazard zone the latter can operate without any problems and safely in an ATEX group II, Category 3 risk area.  Then regardless of whether it is heat, electric or electrostatic energy:  the detections are optimally protected.

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Great risk potential: It is no longer a secret that bottles which burst during the filling process can contaminate other containers with flying pieces of glass. Total bursts are reliably detected. However this is not always the case if only individual parts are burst away.

The remaining part already suffices in order to simulate an intact bottle as regards the filler. By the time a fill level detection identifies such a container further circuits have already been filled and glass splinters which could have entered the filler valve due to the bottle burst may have already entered other containers.

Shower removes glass splinters from the filler valve

HEUFT SYSTEMTECHNIK GMBH has developed the extended bottle burst detection on the basis of these findings. An acoustic sensor listens to the filler specifically for bottle bursts. The shower function of the filler is activated and the glass splinters are removed from the filler valves when it detects a suspicious noise.

At the same time a purposeful search begins for an underfilled bottle. A completely new algorithm from HEUFT provides the clear filling position of the bottle burst and activates the standard protocol when one is found. This also reliably rejects the adjacent containers as well as those products which were filled by this valve during the successive circuits.

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Developing camel dairy products such as milk can not only provide more food to people in arid and semi-arid areas but also give nomadic herders a rich source of income, with a $10 billion world market entirely within the realm of possibility, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

“The potential is massive. Milk is money,” FAO’s Dairy and Meat expert Anthony Bennett said in a review of camel milk potential, noting that the agency is hoping donors and investors will come forward to develop the sector not only at the local level but helping it move into lucrative markets in the Middle East and the West.

“No one’s suggesting intensive camel dairy farming, but just with improved feed, husbandry and veterinary care daily yields could rise to 20 litres,” he added, noting that at present production is a low-tech business with a meagre five litres a day considered a decent yield.

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eco6 – Zurich, Switzerland, 9-10 Oct 2006

• eco06 is the annual event of the international socially responsible community. A conference which draws together the world’s leading experts in these fields, economie 06 offers you a rare opportunity to meet, learn from and be inspired by passionate, creative individuals from all corners of the SRI and CSR community.

eco06 will be held on the 9th and 10th of October 2006, at the Kongresshaus in Zurich, Switzerland, a city at the heart of Europe's financial institutions - and in one of the most magnificent beauty spots in the world.

• A formidable array of international speakers includes
  • Professor Hans Ruh, Institute of Social Ethics, Zurich Iniversity
  • John Renesch, the acclaimed San Francisco based business futurist,
  • Dr Kevin Money, Director of School for Reputation, relationships and Respnosibility
  • Deborah Doane, writer and reseasrcher in the area of corporate social responsibility
  • and bestselling economist Noreena Hertz, dubbed ‘Britain’s Naomi Klein’
  • visit www.eco6.co.uk for the latest list of speakers
• Equally important is the opportunity to interact with hundreds of diverse and knowledgeable fellow delegates from across Europe and beyond - ranging from fund managers, insurance groups and multinationals to NGOS, charity trustees, environmental groups and academics.
• The format, including ‘open forums’ and expert panels, has been designed to facilitate audience interaction and provoke debate. It should prove to be intellectually stimulating, informative, intense, challenging - and hugely enjoyable.
• economie 06 is the only event to bring together the inextricably linked twin strands of SRI and CSR, giving delegates ‘the bigger picture’ .
• A number of bursaries are available to ensure as diverse a range of participants as possible. If you’re a charity/NGO/small company or from the developing world or a student/academic or other non corporate individual with an interest in SCR/SRI you may be eligible.
• At the heart of economie 06 lies a commitment to advancing education in SRI and CSR, subjects which will play an increasingly important role in our world’s future. As a demonstration of this the young winners of the economie 06 Student Bursary Competition will be attending – we hope you make them welcome!

For more details and registration, visit www.eco6.co.uk .

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