The invention relates to a monitoring system for controlling a plant, such as a beverage dispensing plant, said plant being comprising one or more apparatuses connected to one another or to other apparatuses external to said plant by electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic lines. The monitoring system comprises a plurality of detection sensors (S.sub.power, S.sub.CO2, T.sub.ambiente (bevanda), T.sub.ambiente (impianto), S.sub.p_Aria) sensor, positioned on at least one of said electrical, pneumatic or hydraulic lines, and a monitoring unit, provided with transceiver means and connected to said detection sensors, is configured to receive the data detected by said detection sensors, determine the values and trends over time of the respective parameters of said detection sensors by comparing them with average variable values and/or trends to verify the operation of said plant. The invention also relates to a method for detecting and monitoring the sanitization of a beverage dispensing plant.

A meat injection needles cleaning apparatus comprising a washing stage for washing the exterior of the needles, an injection stage for injecting water and air in the needles, an ultraviolet stage for disinfecting the needles and an ultrasonic stage for cleaning the needles. A method of cleaning thereof is also contemplated by the present application.

A plurality of bypass lines are configured to selectively engage a corresponding plurality of food flow paths in a food processor. Each bypass line fluidly communicates with an inlet of a pressure regulating valve such that a common pressure occurs at a spaced position in each food flow path providing an equal pressure at the pressure regulating valve.

Disclosed is a manual pouring device or belonging, suitable for piercing and emptying a granular material contained in a vacuum-sealed package, including: a tubular body, having a duct for the flow of the material, extending from an inlet opening positioned at a first end of the tubular body to an outlet opening for the granular material, positioned at a second end of the tubular body; and a hollow piercing tool having a distal end ending in a pointed tip, and a widened base at the proximal end thereof, rigidly connected to the body. The device further includes a shoulder serving as a stop, configured to come into contact with the wall of the package to stop the pouring device when the wall is pierced by the piercing tool.

A hose conducts high-temperature steam combined with cleaning solution in a cleaning operation. The hose comprises an external liner, an intermediate conduit, and an internal liner. The external liner comprises first braiding and is disposed along a longitudinal length of the hose. The intermediate conduit is disposed in the external liner along the longitudinal length of the hose. The intermediate conduit has a plurality of corrugations disposed laterally in the tubular wall of the intermediate conduit. The internal liner comprises second braiding and is disposed in the intermediate conduit along the longitudinal length of the hose. The internal liner provided a full bore for the hose configured to conduct the high temperature steam combined with the cleaning solution in a volatilized mixture.

The invention relates to the use of coatings of nanoscale SiO.sub.2 particles in water-carrying cooling systems to prevent abrasive corrosion and depositions as well as to a method for the production of such a coating.

A method of cleaning a complex powder transfer system including providing a powder transfer system having a washing fluid source, a spray device valve in fluid communication with the washing fluid source, a backflush valve in fluid communication with the washing fluid source, a receiving device having an upper chamber, a lower chamber, and a membrane filter disposed between the upper and lower chambers. The method includes opening the backflush valve to initiate a backflush cycle, running the backflush cycle to wash the upper chamber with a fluid, and closing the backflush valve after the backflush cycle completes. The method includes opening the spray device valve to initiate a spray device cycle, running the spray device cycle to wash the lower chamber with fluid, and closing the spray device valve after the spray device cycle completes. The method includes opening a pressure valve to provide PCA to the receiving container.

An arrangement for brewing and dispensing fermented drinks, primarily beers, by portions using concentrates in a personalized, tailor-made manner that is fit for self-service. The arrangement is fitted with a primary alcohol unit and a secondary alcohol unit, which are suitable for adjusting the alcohol content for each portion and contain an alcohol and water mixture of a fermented liquid, and the controlling part is connected to at least one alcohol adjusting part that is suitable for setting the alcohol content of each portion of beverage. A fermented base concentrate and alcohol originating from the fermented beverage, left in and/or extracted from the base concentrate, is used as raw material, and the alcohol content of the beverage is adjusted by adding further alcohol, and the flavour of each portion of beverage is adjusted as desired.

A reconditioning apparatus for an endoscope including a controller configured to: supply an interior of the endoscope with a fluid at a predefined pressure; supply one or more channels of the endoscope and an exterior of the endoscope with a rinsing liquid to carry out a reconditioning process using the rinsing liquid; concurrently with the supplying of the rinsing liquid, determine a temperature and a pressure in the interior of the endoscope during the reconditioning process; and when the determined pressure decreases lower than a predetermined pressure: identify the endoscope as not defective, when the decrease in the determined pressure is preceded by a corresponding decrease in the determined temperature, and identify the endoscope as defective, when the decrease in the determined pressure is not preceded by a corresponding decrease in the determined temperature.

A method for cleaning a first electrospray emitter of a mass spectrometer comprises: changing an operating mode of the first electrospray emitter from a stable jet mode of operation to a dripping or pulsating mode of operation by lowering a magnitude of a voltage applied between a counter electrode and the first electrospray emitter, |V.sub.1|; moving the first electrospray emitter from a first emitter position from which electrospray ions are delivered to a mass spectrometer inlet to a second emitter position and, simultaneously, moving a second electrospray emitter from a third emitter position to a fourth emitter position; causing a cleaning solvent to flow through the first electrospray emitter at least until a droplet of the cleaning solvent forms on an exterior surface of the first electrospray emitter while operating the electrospray emitter in the dripping mode of operation; and causing the droplet to dislodge from the emitter exterior.