3. What is Material Handling?
“Efficient short-distance movement of
goods that usually takes place within the
confines of a building such as a plant or
a warehouse or between a building and
a transportation agency. ”
Material Handling Equipment
6. The most successful brands in the world uses
material handling and logistic solutions to gain
competitive edge
Toyota
Wal-Mart
Disney
Coca Cola
NASA
John Deere
Mitsubishi
Pepsi-Cola
7. Where MHE is utilized
• Warehouses
• Manufacturing Plants
• Ports
• Airports
9. Material Handling Equipment
• Material handling equipment (MHE) is used
for the movement , storage
,protection, consumption and disposal of
materials within a facility or at a site.
10. Types of material handling equipment
• Transport Equipment
• Positioning Equipment
• Unit Load Formation Equipment
• Storage Equipment
• Identification and Control Equipment
Ref: http://www.ise.ncsu.edu/kay/mhetax/index.htm
13. Types of Conveyers
• Mainly there are about 20 types of conveyers
Belt conveyers
Chute conveyers
Wheel conveyers
Roller conveyers
Chain conveyers
Slat conveyers
Flat belt conveyers
Magnetic belt conveyers
Vertical conveyers
14. conveyers are used
• When material is to be moved frequently
between specific points
• To move materials over a fixed path
• When there is a sufficient flow volume to
justify the fixed conveyor investment
21. Unit Load Formation Equipment
• Unit load formation equipment used to
restrict materials so that they maintain their
integrity when handled a single load during
transport and for storage
22. Pallets
48 x 40 in. pallet is most popular in US
1200 x 800 mm "Euro-Pallet" is the standard pallet in Europe
is a flat transport
structure that
supports goods in
a stable fashion
while being lifted
by a forklift,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pallet
29. Identification and Control Equipment
Identification and control equipment is used to collect
and communicate the information that is used to
coordinate the flow of materials within a facility and
between a facility and its suppliers and customers.
Ref:
http://logistic-
mhe.blogspot.com/2008/01/identification-
and-control-equipment.html
30. Bar Codes
• Unique bar/space patterns represent various
alphanumeric characters.
• Bar code system consists of bar code label, bar
code scanner, and bar code printer.
• Contact bar code scanners use pen or wand to
read labels.
• Non-contact bar code scanners include fixed
beam, moving beam, and omni-directional beam.
• 1-D codes are most common; 2-D codes enable
much greater data storage capability.
31. Bar codes and scanners
Contact Scanner Non contact scanner