According to George Hageman, the important "Engineering and Economic" factors to be considered in every materials handling installation can be classified as: 1. Factors related to Plant and Operating Methods 2. Factors depending on Materials or Parts Handled 3. Factors relating to the Handling Equipment 4. Money Factors 5. Other Factors. 1. Factors Related to Plant and Operating Methods: (i) [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the devices used for handling materials in various industries. 1. Small Industry: In small industries mostly manual handling devices are used to move the materials inside the plant. For such purposes, materials are moved by unskilled labour from one department to the other in containers carried by them in hands or in [...]
After reading this article you will learn about the classification of materials used for handling of materials: 1. Lifting and Lowering Devices 2. Transporting Devices. 3. Combination Devices. 1. Lifting and Lowering Devices: In this, all those handling devices are dealt which has only vertical motion. (a) Block and Tackle: Fig. 35.1 shows a Block and Tackle arrangement of lifting [...]