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MATERIAL HANDLING
Made By : 1020049 Vinay Sawant
1020057 Chaitanya Sonawala
1020064 Ronak Visaria
What is Material Handling?
 Material Handling is defined as “The basic
operations performed in connection with the
movement of bulk, packaged and individual
products in the required state within the
manufacturing or service establishment.”
 Material handling amounts to 15 to 20 % of the
total cost of the product without adding any value
to it and hence it is a very important part in
production planning.
Objectives of Material Handling:
 Minimize Cost of material handling.
 Minimize Delays and Interruptions by making the
required product available at the right time in the
right quantity and quality.
 Safety in material handling by improvement of
working conditions.
 Prevention of damage to the materials.
 Lower in-process inventory.
Elements Of Material Handling
Material Handling Activities in a typical
manufacturing organization
 Unloading
 Receiving and temporary storage
 Storage
 Issuing
 Workplace handling
 Inter-departmental handling
 Packaging
 Warehousing
 Loading and Shipping
Principles Of Material Handling
 Planning Principle  Dead Weight Principle
 Systems Principle  Motion Principle
 Space Utilization Principle  Idle Time Principle
 Unit Load Principle  Maintenance Principle
 Gravity Principle
 Obsolescence Principle
 Simplification Principle
 Capacity Principle
 Safety Principle
 Control Principle
 Mechanization Principle
 Standardization Principle  Performance Principle
 Flexibility Principle
 Equipment selection Principle
Material Handling devices
Material Handling devices can be classified into 3
basic categories on basis of their operating principle.

The 3 categories are :

 Conveyors

 Cranes and Trucks

 Industrial Trucks
 Conveyors
 Conveyors perform the movement of uniform loads
between fixed points.
 Conveyors are very useful when loads are uniform and a
continuous movement of the material is desired along a
fixed route.
 Types of conveyors are:
 Belt Conveyors

 Roller Conveyors

 Screw Conveyors

 Pipeline Conveyors

 Monorail Conveyors

 Trolley Conveyors
 Roller Conveyor

Belt Conveyor

Screw Conveyor
 Cranes and Hoists
 Cranes are overhead devices capable of moving
materials vertically and laterally in area of limited
length and width and height.
 Cranes are generally used for lifting and lowering
heavy objects.
 Hoists are used for loading, unloading, raising and
lowering heavy or long objects
 Cranes and hoists are used when loads are not
uniform and their movement is also varied.
 Hydraulic hoist

Electric hoist

Crane
 Industrial Trucks
 Hand or powered vehicles are used for movement of
mixed or uniform loads intermittently over varying
parts which have suitable running surfaces and
clearances.
 These are mainly used for transportation of the
material from one place to another.
 The main types are :
 Forklift truck
 Platform Truck
 Tractor trailer
Forklift Platform Truck

Tractor trailer
Selection of Material Handling Equipment

 The Material Handling Equipment is to be selected

after due consideration of the following factors:
 Nature of Operation
 Material to be handled
 Distance over which material is to be handled
 Installation and operating costs
 Safety Considerations
 Engineering Factors
 Equipment reliability
Symptoms of Bad Material Handling

 Frequent Interruption in production due to delay in

handling and supplying of materials.
 Skilled Labour performing storing, movement and
handling of materials.
 Damage to material in handling.
 Accumulation of materials work-in-process at
different locations.
 Crowded workspace.