MATERIAL HANDLING

PRINCIPLES OF MATERIAL HANDLING Orientation principle Planning principle Systems principle Space utilization principle Ergonomic principle Standardization principle Environmental principle Mechanization principle Flexibility principle Simplification principle Gravity principle Safety principle Layout principle Cost principle Maintenance principle Obsolescence principle Energy principle Computerization principle Equipment selection principle Utilization principle Obsolescence Principle Reliability Principle

TYPES OF EQUIPMENTS Cranes and hoists Conveyors Chutes Trucks ,tractors and trailers Rails Ropeways and cableways Pipelines

I. Cranes and hoists:-

Over head bridge cranes

o Jib Cranes

Gantry crane

Electrical hoists

Elevators

Stacker Crane

Winches

Monorail

II. Conveyors:-o Belt Conveyors

Roller conveyors

Bucket conveyors

Screw conveyors

Vibratory conveyors

III. Chutes

IV. Trucks

Tractors

Trailers

Rails

V. Ropeways and cableways

VI. Pipelines

VI. Auxiliary equipmentso Weighing equipments

Containers

Pallet loader and unloader

Ramps

Dock boards

Dock levellers

PLANT LAYOUT

TYPES OF PLANT LAYOUTS

Product or line layout Process or functional layout Combined or mixed layout Fixed or project layout Cellular layout Other layouts

Warehouse /storage layoutRetail layoutOffice layout

PRODUCT LAYOUT

Workstation 1

Work station 2

Workstation 3

Workstation 4

Welding AssemblyGrinderDriller Paint shop

PROCESS LAYOUT

A

Radiology

B

Laboratory

CLobby and

waiting

DExamining

rooms

ESurgery and Recovery

FPhysical Therapy

PROCESS LAYOUT

DRILLING(1)

GRINDING (2)

PAINTING (3)

MILLING (4)

WELDING (5)

ASSEMBLY (6)

FIXED POSITION LAYOUT

Assembly of

Ship or Air craft or

Dam or Bridge etc

Raw Material

Machine and

Equipment

Labour

Finished product (Ship or Aircraft or

Dam or Bridge etc )

CELLULAR LAYOUT

CELL 1 CELL 2

CELL 3 CELL 4 CELL 5

CELLULAR LAYOUT

CELLULAR LAYOUT