Abstract: An arrangement for a pneumatic material conveying system comprising a first material conveying system.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A method, a sensor and a system for observing the presence, location, movement and/or attitude of a person in a monitored area. The sensor comprises means for processing the measurement signal of the sensor, such as measuring electronics, and means for communicating measurement results and/or data relating to the measurement results for further processing. The sensor is a radar-based sensor, such as an as a frequency-modulated continuous-wave MIMO radar-based sensor, configured to detect persons in the monitored area and to measure and detect the location, velocity and/or shape of the monitored person. The sensor comprises means for detecting the orientation of the sensor, such as an acceleration sensor, and the sensor is configured to take the detected orientation of the sensor into account when determining measurement results for the monitored person, e.g. by compensating the measurement results based on the detected orientation.

Abstract: A method, a sensor and a system for the sensor includes a device for processing the measurement signal of the sensor, such as measuring electronics, and a device for communicating measurement results and/or data relating to the measurement results for further processing. The sensor is a radar-based sensor, such as a frequency-modulated continuous-wave MIMO radar-based sensor, configured to detect persons in the monitored area and to measure and detect movement, such as breathing frequency, location, velocity and/or shape of the monitored person. The sensor or a monitoring system connected to the sensor is configured to determine at least one of the following states of the person: breaks or interruptions with breathing of the monitored person, e.g. in order to recognize sleep apnea, and/or immobility of the monitored person, e.g. in order to avoid bedsores or pressure ulcers, and the sensor and/or the monitoring system is configured to provide an alarm based on the determined state of the person.

Abstract: A method for controlling remotely controlled displays, such as electronic price tags, of a remotely controlled display system, and a remotely controlled display system including at least one base station and a plurality of remotely controlled displays, such as electronic price tags. The remotely controlled displays are arranged in premises, such as a store, and include a light source, e.g. an LED light source. The system is adapted to provide guidance to people, such as emergency exit guidance, by turning on and/or off the light sources of the remotely controlled displays in a pre-determined manner.

Abstract: A valve which comprises a body (1), a closing member (2) movable in a space (11) between walls (9, 10) of the body transversely in relation to a flow passageway (3) provided through the body between at least two positions, a first position in which the flow passageway (3) is closed, and a second position in which the flow passageway is open, and an actuator (4) for moving the closing member (2) linearly between said at least two positions, which body (1) further comprises an edge part (12, 34). The valve comprises a cleaning arrangement in which an aperture (35, 36) for conducting a medium is arranged in the valve body (1), in a part of the body (1) located on the side of the closing member (2) actuator (4), and is configured to spray a cleaning medium into a part of the space located between walls (9, 10, 12, 34) of the space (11) and the closing member (2). The invention also relates to a method.

Abstract: A system and method for monitoring persons in a store. The method includes monitoring movement of persons in the store with means for detecting movement, presence and/or location of a person, determining product purchase information and/or information related to picking a product from a shelf, the information received from POS-system, cash register, camera system, RFID reader, or a sensor, such as a shelf sensor, determining location of the sold and/or products taken from a shelf based on the determined product purchase information and a shelf-map of the store and/or the location information related to an electronic price label related to a product, and providing customer product selection event information for a specific product, for a specific product type, and/or specific location of the store based on determined location of sold products, information related to picking the product from the shelf and monitored movement of persons on a certain location of a store, e.g. in proximity of a certain shelf.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A method for conveying material in a pneumatic material conveying system, such as a waste conveying system, which material conveying system comprises at least one material, specifically waste material, input point (60), a material conveying pipe (100) which is connectable into medium communication with a feed-in container of the input point (60), means for providing a pressure difference and/or transport air flow in the material conveying pipe at least for the time of transport of the material, which means for providing the pressure difference and/or transport air flow comprise at least one partial-vacuum generator (125A, 125B), and which material conveying system further comprises at least one separator device (90A, 90B), in which the transported material is separated from the transport air at an outlet end of the material conveying system.

Abstract: A method for handling material and conveying air in a pneumatic conveying system for material, which conveying system comprises at least one input point (1) for material, a material conveying pipe (100), which is connectable to an input point (1), and at least two separating devices (10A, 10B), 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 (100) at least during the conveyance of material, which means comprise at least one partial-vacuum source (21). 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 (10A, 10B), and that at least one of the aforementioned separating devices (10A, 10B) is configured to function as the standby separating device of a second separating device.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A method for handling material and conveying air in a pneumatic conveying system for material, which conveying system comprises at least one input point (1) for material, a material conveying pipe (100), which is connectable to an input point (1), and at least two separating devices (10A, 10B), 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 (100) at least during the conveyance of material, which means comprise at least one partial-vacuum source (21). 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 (10A, 10B), and that at least one of the aforementioned separating devices (10A, 10B) is configured to function as the standby separating device of a second separating device.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.