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