material-handling-equipment

FacilitiesPlanning-Unit10MaterialHandlingEquipmentMaterialHandlingEquipment-2HierarchyofFacilityPlanningFacilityPlanningStructuralDesignFacilityLocationFacilityDesignHandlingSystemDesignLayoutDesignSourceforFigure:TompkinsandWhite,FacilitiesPlanning,2ndedition,WileyMaterialHandlingEquipment-3ComponentsofMaterialHandlingTheMaterials–products,items,substancesand/orpeoplewhicharebeingmoved,transported,orphysicallyrelocated.TheMove–(origin,travelpath,destination,frequency)tobemade.TheMethod–(equipment,people,procedures,physicalfacilities)tobeusedtomakethemoveMaterialHandlingEquationMaterialHandlingEquipment-4PrinciplesofMaterialHandlingThePrinciplesofmaterialHandlingserveasastartingpointtoidentifyingpotentialproblemsandassessingneed.Theyare:1.Planning2.Standardization3.Work4.Ergonomic5.UnitLoad6.SpaceUtilization7.System8.Automation9.Environment10.LifeCycleCostMaterialHandlingEquipment-5CostReductionFormulaAskForEverySoWeCanWhy?OperationEliminateWho?TransportationCombineWhat?InspectionChangeSequenceWhere?StorageSimplifyWhen?DelayHow?MaterialHandlingEquipment-6MaterialHandlingTaxonomySource:College-IndustryCouncilonMaterialHandlingEducation(CICMHE)MaterialHandlingEquipmentTransportEquipmentConveyorsCranesIndustrialTrucksNoEquipmentPositioningEquipmentUnitLoadFormationEquipmentStorageEquipmentIdentificationandControlMaterialHandlingEquipment-7MaterialHandlingEquipmentMaterialhandlingequipment(MHE)isusedforthemovementandstorageofmaterialwithinafacilityoratasite.MHEcanbeclassifiedintothefollowingfivemajorcategories:TransportEquipment:Equipmentusedtomovematerialfromonelocationtoanother(e.g.,betweenworkplaces,betweenaloadingdockandastoragearea,etc.).Themajorsubcategoriesoftransportequipmentareconveyors,cranes,andindustrialtrucks.Materialcanalsobetransportedmanuallyusingnoequipment.MaterialHandlingEquipment-8MaterialHandlingEquipmentPositioningEquipment.Equipmentusedtohandlematerialatasinglelocationsothatitisinthecorrectpositionforsubsequenthandling,machining,transport,orstorage.Unliketransportequipment,positioningequipmentisusuallyusedforhandlingatasingleworkplace.Materialcanalsobepositionedmanuallyusingnoequipment.UnitLoadFormationEquipment.Equipmentusedtorestrictmaterialssothattheymaintaintheirintegritywhenhandledasasingleloadduringtransportandforstorage.Ifmaterialsareself-restraining(e.g.,asinglepartorinterlockingparts),thentheycanbeformedintoaunitloadwithnoequipment.MaterialHandlingEquipment-9MaterialHandlingEquipmentStorageEquipment.Equipmentusedforholdingorbufferingmaterialsoveraperiodoftime.Somestorageequipmentmayincludethetransportofmaterials(e.g.,theS/RmachinesofanAS/RS,orstoragecarousels).Ifmaterialsareblockstackeddirectlyonthefloor,thennostorageequipmentisrequired.IdentificationandControlEquipment.Equipmentusedtocollectandcommunicatetheinformationthatisusedtocoordinatetheflowofmaterialswithinafacilityandbetweenafacilityanditssuppliersandcustomers.Theidentificationofmaterialsandassociatedcontrolcanbeperformedmanuallywithnospecializedequipment.MaterialHandlingEquipment-10MaterialHandlingEquipmentTransportEquipmentThemajorsubcategoriesoftransportequipmentare:Conveyors.Equipmentusedtomovematerialsoverafixedpathbetweenspecificpoints.Cranes.Equipmentusedtomovematerialsovervariablepathswithinarestrictedarea.IndustrialTrucks.Equipmentusedtomovematerialsovervariablepaths,withnorestrictionsontheareacoveredbythemovement(i.e.,unrestrictedarea).NoEquipment.Materialcanalsobetransportedmanuallyusingnoequipment.MaterialHandlingEquipment-11MaterialHandlingEquipmentTransportEquipmentMaterialHandlingEquipment-12MaterialHandlingEquipmentTransportEquipment-ConveyorsConveyorsareused:1.Whenmaterialistobemovedfrequentlybetweenspecificpoints2.Tomovematerialsoverafixedpath3.WhenthereisasufficientflowvolumetojustifythefixedconveyorinvestmentConveyorscanbeclassifiedindifferentways:1.Typeofproductbeinghandled:unitloadorbulkload2.Locationoftheconveyor:overhead,on-floor,orin-floor3.WhetherornotloadscanaccumulateontheconveyorMaterialHandlingEquipment-13MaterialHandlingEquipmentTransportEquipment-ConveyorsChuteconveyorWheelconveyorRollerconveyorGravityrollerconveyorLive(powered)rollerconveyorChainconveyorSlatconveyorFlatbeltconveyorMagneticbeltconveyorTroughedbeltconveyorBucketconveyorVibratingconveyorScrewconveyorPneumaticconveyorDilute-phasepneumaticconveyorCarrier-systempneumaticconveyorVerticalconveyorVerticalliftconveyorReciprocatingverticalconveyorCart-on-trackconveyorTowconveyorTrolleyconveyorPower-and-freeconveyorMonorailSortationconveyorDiverterPop-updeviceSlidingshoedeviceTiltingdeviceCross-belttransferdeviceMaterialHandlingEquipment-14MaterialHandlingEquipmentTransportEquipment-ConveyorsChuteConveyorWheelConveyorMaterialHandlingEquipment-15MaterialHandlingEquipmentTransportEquipment-ConveyorsGravityRollerConveyorLive(Powered)RollerConveyorChainConveyorMaterialHandlingEquipment-16MaterialHandlingEquipmentTransportEquipment-ConveyorsFlatBeltConveyorSlatConveyorMagneticBeltConveyorMaterialHandlingEquipment-17MaterialHandlingEqui