MATERIAL HANDLING

EQUIPMENT (MHE) - HEAVY

Muhammad Moeenuddin - 15632

 INTRODUCTION TO MHES
Definition:
short-distance movement that usually takes place
within the confines of a building such as a plant or
a warehouse and between a building
Creates:
1. Time Utility
2. Place Utility

Encompasses a diverse range of:

3. Tools
4. Vehicles
5. Storage units
6. Appliances and accessories
DETERMINANTS OF MHE
FUNCTION
1. Transporting 2. Storing
3. Controlling 4.Numerating and protecting
5. Distribution 6. Consumption
7. Disposal

TYPES:
Transport Equipment
Positioning Equipment
Unit Load Equipment
Storage Equipment
TRASNPORTATION EQIP.
Equipment used to move material from one location
to another .
(e.g., between workplaces, between a loading dock
and a storage area, etc.).
It doesnt necessarily have to be a long distance and
because of this, most people may not want to invest
in the proper equipment to make this task easier.

TYPES:
Conveyors
Cranes
Industrial Trucks
PARAMETER TO SELECT

TRANSPORTATION MHE
ALL TYPES & RANGE
CONVEYORS
CRANE
INDUSTRIAL TRUCKS
HEAVY INDUSTRIAL
TRUCKS
AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV)
AGVs do not require an operator Good for high labor cost, hazardous,
or environmentally sensitive conditions (e.g., clean-room)
Also termed automated guided vehicle
POSITIONING EQUIPMENT.
Equipment used to handle material at a single location
(e.g., to feed and/or manipulate materials).
Positioning equipment is needed when you need to
maneuver a piece of handling equipment in the same
location.
 UNIT LOAD EQUIPMENT.
Equipment used to restrict materials so that
they maintain their integrity when handled a
single load during transport and for storage.

Types
 STORAGE EQUIPMENT
Equipment used for holding or buffering
materials over a period of time.
If materials are stacked directly on the floor,
then no storage equipment is required.

Types
Selective pallet rack
Drive-in rack
Drive-through rack
Push-back rack
 SOURCES
http
://www.douglasequipment.com/blog/common-
types-material-handling-equipment-used-w
arehouses/

http://
www.thomasnet.com/articles/materials-hand
ling/material-handling-equipment

http://www4.ncsu.edu
/~kay/Material_Handling_Equipment.pdf