Abstract: A system and apparatus are provided for connecting an anesthetic container (14) to a vaporizer. Indicia are provided on the container (14) or on a transfer tube (12) connected to the container (14) and the indicia can include mechanical keys, electrical keys and electronic keys. A transfer device is provided for mounting to the vaporizer and engaging the container (14) or transfer tube (12) connected to the container (14). The transfer device includes a sensing system such as a key or code reader system. A clamping mechanism is provided for clamping the container (14), or end pin (16) of a transfer tube (12) connected to the container (14), in a leak-tight engagement within the transfer device. The transfer device can accommodate movement between a fill position and a drain position. The internal fluid flow passages are blocked except when the transfer device is in the fill or drain position.

Abstract: Method to detect manmade fibres, defective fibres and/or other foreign materials in the processing of silk waste and to classify and count the faults detected in the lap of silk fibres leaving a drawing frame for instance, the method arranging that a substantially defined zone of the lap of silk fibres (20) made substantially parallel is illuminated by transparency with white light (23) and is scanned by a telecamera (24) associated with a data processing system (27) and is also illuminated by transparency with polarized light (25) and is scanned at the same time by a telecamera (26), which too is associated with the data processing system (27), images (14-15) taken by the telecameras (24-26) being processed and compared to determine the quantity, position, type and length of the faults of manmade, foreign or defective fibres.