Chris Slade wrote: The  question that occurs to me is Why? Apimondia 

The following is the press release from
http://www.swienty.com/?pid=15&cid=13&gid= (Click on the Union Jack to
bring up the English version)

The winner of this year's "Best New Technical Invention" competition
at the Apimondia in Dublin was the Danish company Swienty A/S for the
prototype of a new radial hobby extractor called the "World
Extractor".

The extractor is intended for the global market, specifically at
developing countries. The idea is to supply regions primarily
utilizing topbar beehives with a new hygienic and efficient means of
extraction aside from pressing.

Usually beekeepers in developing countries will press their honey
often using their bare hands, which lowers the honey yield as well as
the hygiene of the finished product. The world extractor can solve
both of these problems.

Bjorn Andresen general manager at Swienty A/S and developer of the
extractor maintains his focus: "The machine IS still aimed at the
global market, with the developing countries being the center of
attention." - He says and explains further: "The World Extractor was
developed to help developing countries optimize their honey
production, which is what we intend to do. We believe this extractor
will have a great impact on their ability to sell their honey for a
better price, and at the same time make the entire extraction process
a lot easier, which is exactly what we want. We do, of course, run a
business, but we believe the best way to do that is to actually give
the beekeepers something they can use to make their own business
better."

The Extractor is expected to hit the market sometime during 2006, as
soon as the last improvements have been implemented and the last tests
have been conducted.

There is more information at the above link, but I think this answers
your question Chris.

Tom Patterson,
Aurora, Colorado

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