This document discusses material handling systems and equipment. It provides definitions of material handling and outlines the goals of effective material handling. Key types of material handling equipment are described, including pallet racks, automated storage and retrieval systems, conveyors, industrial trucks, and bulk handling equipment. The roles of material handling systems in flexible manufacturing are also summarized. Advantages like improved efficiency and disadvantages like additional costs are highlighted.

1. PRESENTATION
TOPIC-MATERIAL
HANDLING
SUBMITTED BY:
MEHUL GUPTA(090106127)
JOGINDRA SINGH(090106103)
NIKHIL GUPTA(090106146)
RATAN TANWAR(090106182)

2. CONTENT
 Material handling.
 Material handling system.
 Material handling equipment.
 Type of material handling equipment.
 Material handling system in flexiable
manufacturing.
 Advantage and disadvantage .

3. What is Material Handling?
 Material Handling can be defined as the
function of moving the right material to the
right place in the right time, in the right
amount, in sequence, and in the right
condition to minimize production cost.
 Also MH is the 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.

4. MATERIAL HANDLING
SYSTEM
 Material Handling has four dimensions:
Movement
Time
Quantity
Space
 Material Handling is the movement,
storage, control and protection of materials,
goods and products throughout the
process of manufacturing, distribution,
consumption and disposal

5. Goals of Material Handling
 The primary goal is to reduce unit costs of
production
 Maintain or improve product quality, reduce damage of
materials
 Promote safety and improve working conditions
 Promote productivity
 material should flow in a straight line
 use gravity! It is free power
 move more material at one time
 mechanize material handling
 automate material handling

7. Material handling industry
 The material handling industry
manufactures and distributes the
equipment and services required to
implement material handling systems.
 Material handling systems range from
simple pallet rack and shelving projects,
to complex conveyor belt and
Automated Storage and Retrieval
Systems (AS/RS).

9. PALLET
 A pallet is a flat transport structure that
supports goods in a stable fashion while being
lifted by a forklift,front loader or other jacking
device.
 A pallet is the structural foundation of a unit
load which allows handling and storage
efficiencies. Goods are often placed on a
pallet secured with strapping, stretch wrap and
shipped.
 While most pallets are wooden, pallets also
are made of plastic, metal, and paper. Each
material has advantages and disadvantages
relative to the others.

11. Automated storage and retrieval system
 An automated storage and retrieval
system (ASRS or AS/RS) consists of a
variety of computer-controlled methods for
automatically placing and retrieving loads
from specific storage locations.
 It is typically used in applications where:
there is a very high volume of loads being
moved into and out of storage; storage
density is important because of space
constraints; accuracy is critical because of
potential expensive damages to the load.
AS/RS can be used with standard loads as
well as nonstandard loads.[

12.  AS/RS systems are devices designed for
automated storage and retrieval of parts
and items in manufacturing, distribution,
retail, wholesale and institutions. They
focus on bringing "goods to the man" rather
than manual walking and searching. Space
savings, increased productivity/reduced
labor, increased accuracy and reduced
inventory levels are some of the primary
benefits.

14. Material handling
equipment
 Material handling equipment is all
equipment that relates to the movement,
storage, control and protection of materials,
goods and products throughout the process
of manufacturing, distribution, consumption
and disposal.

15. Types of Material Handling
Equipment
 Storage and handling equipment
 Engineered systems
 Industrial trucks
 Bulk material handling
 On-Rails Transfer Cart
 Conveyors

16. Storage and handling
equipment
 Storage and handling equipment is a
category within the material handling
industry.
 The equipment that falls under this
description is usually non-automated
storage equipment.
 Products such as pallet racking,
shelving, carts, etc. belong to storage
and handling.

17. Engineered systems
 Engineered systems are typically custom
engineered material handling systems.
 Conveyors, Handling Robots, AS/RS, and
most other automated material handling
systems fall into this category.
 Engineered systems are often a combination
of products integrated to one system.

18.  Many distribution centers will optimize
storage and picking by utilizing
engineered systems such as pick
modules and sortation systems.

19. Industrial turcks
 Industrial trucks usually refer to operator
driven motorized warehouse vehicles,
powered manually, by gasoline, propane or
electrically.
 Industrial trucks assist the material
handling system with versatility; they can
go where engineered systems cannot.
 Forklift trucks are the most common
example of industrial trucks but certainly
aren't the extent of the category. Tow
tractors and stock chasers are additional
examples of industrial trucks.

21. Bulk material handling
 Bulk material handling equipment is used
to move and store bulk materials such as
ore, liquids, and cereals.
 This equipment is often seen on farms,
mines, shipyards and refineries.
 Bulk material handling systems are
typically composed of stationary machinery
such as conveyor belts, screw conveyors,
stackers, reclaimers, bucket elevators,
truck dumpers, railcar dumpers or wagon
tipplers, shiploaders

23. Material Handling System in
Flexible Manufacturing
 The material handling system (MHS) is a
fundamental part of a Flexible
Manufacturing system since it
interconnects the different processes
supplying and taking out raw material,
workpieces, subproducts, parts and final
products.
 Due to the automated nature of the whole
production process, the MHS must respond
in concert with timeliness for all
requirements of the processes and
systems.

25. Ways in Which Material
Handling Equipment Can
Improve Efficiency
 Material handling equipment is used to
increase output, control costs, and maximize
productivity.
 There are several ways to determine if the
material handling equipment is achieving peak
efficiency.
 These include capturing all relevant data
related to the warehouse’s operation,
measuring how many times an item is
“touched” from the time it is ordered until it
leaves the building, making sure you are using
the proper picking technology, and keeping
system downtime to a minimum......

26. Advantages Of Material
Handling System:
 Improve efficiency of a production
system by ensuring the right quantity of
materials delivered at the right place at
the right time most economically.
 Cut down indirect labor cost.
 Reduce damage of materials during
storage and movement.

27. •Maximize space utilization by proper
storage of materials and thereby reduce
storage and handling cost.
•Minimize accident during materials
handling.
•Reduce overall cost by improving
materials handling.
•Improve customer services by supplying
materials in a manner convenient for
handlings.
•Increase efficiency and saleability of plant
and equipment with integral materials
handling features.

28. Disadvantages Of Material
Handling System:
 Additional capital cost involved in any
materials handling system.
 Once a materials handling system get
implemented, flexibility for further changes
gets greatly reduced.
 With an integrated materials handling system
installed, failure/stoppage in any portion of it
leads to increased downtime of the production
system.
 Materials handling system needs
maintenance, hence any addition to materials
handling means additional maintenance
facilities and costs.

29. Essential Of Good Material
Handling System:
 Efficient and safe movement of
materials to the desired place.
 Timely movement of the materials when
needed.
 Supply of materials at the desired rate.
 Storing of materials utilizing minimum
space.
 Lowest cost solution to the materials
handling activities.