Abstract: The invention relates to a method and associated database structure for tracking in production in a plant for liquid foods. Each production unit in the plant is allocated a unit identity which is registered in a database. Each production unit can be a source or a destination. Each material quantity which is included in the production is allocated a work identity which is registered in the database. A material quantity includes a given product of a given quantity. Each event in the plant is registered in the database. The registration takes place as a transport from a source to a destination, with references to the unit identities of both the source and the destination.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and associated database structure for tracking in production in a plant for liquid foods. Each production unit in the plant is allocated a unit identity which is registered in a database. Each production unit can be a source or a destination. Each material quantity which is included in the production is allocated a work identity which is registered in the database. A material quantity includes a given product of a given quantity. Each event in the plant is registered in the database. The registration takes place as a transport from a source to a destination, with references to the unit identities of both the source and the destination.

Abstract: A method for determining the axial load on an elongate member by measuring the differences in time of flight for transversely and longitudinally ultrasonic waves introduced in the elongate member under a zero load condition and at a current temperature and the time of flight for both of these types of waves introduced into the elongate member under the actual load condition, and calculating from these differences in the time of flight the actual load on the elongate member taking into account the influence of any occurring difference in temperature of the elongate member between the zero load condition time of flight measurement and the actual load condition time of flight measurement.

Abstract: An automatic ticket machine for parking areas having (a) an electronical central unit including a time generator, a plurality of registers, a pulse distributor, a supervisory unit, and a data table, (b) an optical display unit, and (c) a mechanical printing mechanism to provide a ticket permitting parking in the area for a period of time corresponding to a specific amount of money introduced into the machine.