Material Transport Systems

Storage Systems
Automatic Identification & Tracking Systems
 Material handling is an important activity with in the large system
by which material are moved, stored and traveled in our commercial
infrastructure.
The term commonly used for the large systems is logistics, which
is concerned with the acquisition movement, storage and distribution of
materials and products as the planning and control of these operations
in order to satisfy customer demand
Logistics operation can be divided into two types
External
Internal
 To Lowers unit materials handling cost
To reduce manufacturing cycle time
To provide better control of the flow of materials
To provide better working conditions
To provide Contribution for better quality by
avoiding damages to products
To Increase storage capacity
To provide higher productivity at lower
manufacturing costs
 Material should be moved as little as possible
Reduction in time by using shortest routers and
mechanical material handling equipment
The material movement should be in lots rather
than in individual units
Design of material handling equipment should
be such that it can increase the effectiveness
Gravity should be used
Rehandling and back tracking of materials
should be avoided
Periodically Repairing ,Maintaince & Checkup
of existing material handling equipments
 Material Characteristics
Flow rate, Routing and Scheduling
Plant layout
Unit load principle
 This can be classified into four categories
1. Material Transport Equipment

2. Storage Systems

3. Unitizing Equipment

4. Identification & Tracking Systems

Industrial truck
i. Manual Trucks
Two Wheel hand truck
Four wheel dolly
Hand operated low lift pallet truck

ii. Powered Trucks

Wallkie truck
Forklift truck
Towing tractor
Automated Guided Vehicles
Driver less automated guided train
AGV Pallet truck
Unit load carrier
Rail Guided Vehicles
 Roller
Skate Wheel
Belt
In-floor towline
Overhead trolley
 Various measures to assess the performance of a storage system
1. Storage Capacity
2. Storage Density
3. Accessibility
4. Throughput
5. Utilization
6. Reliability

A typical storage system consists

1. Pickup load at input station
2. Travel to storage location
3. Place load in storage location
4. Travel back to input station

A retrieval transaction consists

1. Travel to storage location
2. Pickup item from storage
3. Travel to output Station
4. Unload at output station
1. Randomized storage
2. Dedicated Storage

Conventional Storage method & Equipment

1. Bulk storage
2. Rack System
3. Cantilever racks
4. Portable racks
5. Drive through racks
6. Flow through racks
7. Shelving & Bins
8. Drawer storage
 Conventional
Automated Storage
Automated Storage & Retrieval Systems
Carousel System