Materials Handling - The movement of raw goods, semi-finished goods, and finished articles through various stages of production and warehousing. (Source: Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia)
Through the useful lectures that we attended in school, we also know that Materials Handling is mainly concerned with the movement, storage, and control of materials in warehouses and production plants. Materials Handling Equipment (MHE) are tools that are useful in facilitating the above-mentioned issues in the Materials Handling portion of the entire logistics function of companies.
In this blog, we are going to elaborate more about the different kinds of equipment that fall under the category of MHE so as to give readers a better understanding of the capability of their functions, as well as how they contribute to overall flow of Materials Handling in a warehouse.
According to the MATERIAL HANDLING INDUSTRY OF AMERICA (MHIA) - the leading trade association representing the material handling and logistics industry, MHEs are classified into 9 broad groups, namely Transport Equipment, Conveyors, Cranes, Industrial Trucks, No Equipment, Positioning Equipment, Unit Load Formation Equipment, Storage Equipment, & Identification & Control.
We will only be focusing on the groups Transport Equipment (Conveyors, Cranes, Forklifts) & Storage Equipment in the following few entries. Please scroll down to take a better look at some of the capabilities of the different MHEs, & enjoy your stay here.
Friday, January 9, 2009
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