Abstract: A system for detecting defects in articles moving along a production line and for removing detected defective articles comprises 1) a detection unit comprising: a) at least one light source, b) at least one image-capturing device, and c) a graphic processing unit; 2) a removal unit, located downstream from said detection unit, comprising a plurality of article-grabbing elements, suitable to latch onto said articles; and 3) processing apparatus suitable to determine the position of an article to be removed on the moving processing line, and the expected time when said article to be removed will be positioned in a removably suitable location relative to an article-grabbing element, and to transmit data relative thereto to an actuating circuitry of said removal unit.

Abstract: A drip irrigation device for integration within an irrigation pipe comprises a first face and a second face symmetrical to each other, and a central depressed accumulator.