Material Handling Equipment

Material Handling Equipment Manuals:

Material handling equipment is mechanical equipment used for the movement, storage, control, and protection of materials, goods, and products. Throughout the process of manufacturing, distribution, consumption, and disposal. The different types of equipment can be classified into four major categories: transport equipment, positioning equipment, unit load formation equipment, and storage equipment.

Transport equipment is used to move material from one location to another between a loading dock, and a storage area.

Conveyors are used when the material is to be moved frequently between specific points over a fixed path.

Cranes are used to transport loads over variable (horizontal and vertical) paths within a restricted area and when there is insufficient (or intermittent) flow volume such that the use of a conveyor cannot be justified.

Industrial trucks are trucks that are not licensed to travel on public roads.  Industrial trucks are used to move materials over variable paths.

Hand trucks including carts and dollies, are the simplest type of industrial truck. It cannot transport or stack pallets, is non-powered, and requires the operator to walk.

An electric tug is a small battery-powered and pedestrian-operated machine capable of either pushing or pulling a significantly heavier load than itself.

Manual Handling Equipment
Commonly used to assist in moving smaller loads where larger equipment would struggle, manual handling equipment such as pallet trucks, trolleys, and sack trucks can be an essential part of any material handling.

Yard ramp
A yard ramp, sometimes called a mobile yard ramp, is a movable metal ramp for loading and unloading vehicles.
Positioning equipment is used to handle material at a single location.

Four-way pallet
Unit load formation equipment is used to restrict materials so that they maintain their integrity when handled by a single load during transport and storage.

Vertical carousel
Storage equipment is used for holding or buffering materials over a period of time.

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