Equipment for material handling and warehousing operations

 

The MH/WH equipments very important to material handling or warehousing systems. The MH/WH equipments shall be avaibale and match the characteristics of materials, process methods.

In the modern, complex and automatic warehousing system, IT/IS elements are integrated to various MH/WH devices. Some solutions can be found in FloStor's website. The Shuttleworth systems one of the examples.

 

Conveyor Systems are the Heart of Distribution and Manufacturing. Major types of MH/WH and supporting equipment can be divided into:

1. Conveyors

2. Cranes

3. Storage and retrieval equipment

4. Industrial trucks

5. Containers or unit load formation equipment

6. Automatic identification and recognition, and information system

 

 

http://www.conveyor-center.com/shuttleworth/

http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~setiady/classifications_of_material_hand.htm

 

 

PC Manufacturer Advances Productivity with Automated Distribution System

http://www.flostor.com/case_studies/apple_case_study.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Modem Manufacturer installs Work-in-Progress buffer

http://www.flostor.com/case_studies/3com.htm#

 

Auto Manufacturer Improves Cycle Time for JIT Components

http://www.flostor.com/case_studies/nummi_case_study.htm#

 

Food Processor Ships Produce in 1/2 the time

http://www.flostor.com/case_studies/dole_case_study.htm

 

Video Distributor Automates Small Parcel Shipping

http://www.flostor.com/case_studies/ids.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Major Paper Manufacturer Automates Fulfillment & Pallet Loading

http://www.flostor.com/case_studies/international_paper.htm#

 

 

 

 

 

Supplements Manufacturer Meets Demands of Increasing Volume

http://www.flostor.com/case_studies/eas_case_study.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

Slip-Torque conveyor system to packaging equipment fed by lug chain or belt

http://www.conveyor-center.com/shuttleworth/infeed.htm

 

Flexible manufacturing fab transport system

http://www.conveyor-center.com/shuttleworth/clean.htm

 

 

Conveyor Corners

45°- 90° Powered Corners
Powered Corners are designed to maintain product orientation and speed around 90° and 45° turns in a small turning radius without dead plates, thereby saving valuable plant floor space. Single or multiple lanes convey products through powered corners. 90° corners can also operate with multiple lanes moving simultaneously in opposite directions. Line pressure through the corners can be fine-tuned to meet specific product handling requirements.

 

 

Tapered Roller Corners
Tapered Roller Corners employ a tapered, slip-fit plain carbon steel with a zinc plating tube rollers to maintain product orientation as it is transported through a 90° turn. The close pitch roller surface can handle small products gently and safely.

 

Tapered Roller Corners45°- 90° Powered Corners

 

Standard Devices (http://www.conveyor-center.com/shuttleworth/devices.htm)

 

Product Diverter

http://www.conveyor-center.com/shuttleworth/diverter.htm

Diverter will automatically divide products from one or two infeed lanes to up to 31 lanes. The simplest Swinger can pattern form or divide products sequentially to up to eight lanes is designed to perform sequential pattern forming, dividing, and line balancing up to eight lanes using resident intelligence. The only input required are "lane full" or "high limit" sensors.

When a programmable logic controller (PLC) or other external controlling device such as a PC is added, it can route products to up to thirty-one conveyor lanes based on numerous criteria such as height, weight, size, color or bar code label. In this mode, the Swinger can intelligently sort products in preparation for packaging or further distribution.

 

 

 

 

Conveyor Systems are the Heart of Distribution and Manufacturing 

 

 

Good Material Flow is Critical to Modern Manufacturing Operations

http://www.ceilogistics.com/manufacturing/

Materials must arrive at their point of use at the right time at a minimal cost to keep the manufacturing process running at optimal efficiency.  A unique state-of-the-art decision support tool based on modern pull-type replenishment processes to expertly establish and manage inventory levels and material flow while minimizing costs. Manufacturing Operations services include:

·         Facility Design

·         Material Flow Analysis

·         Point Of Use Storage

·         Inventory Management

·         Process Improvement

 

 

http://www.conveyor-center.com/shuttleworth/

Ermanco Conveyor Technologies and Systems http://www.ermanco.com/

 

1. Conveyors

In Dell , Welcome and Park'Nshop Supermarket's distribution, conveyors are used for frequent material movement between specific fixed points. Conveyors shall be matched by the type of product being handled.

In the applications of conveyors is evolving not only to support the proess, it is also integrated to the logistics and supply chain distribution system to improve the company's competitive advantage.

 

Chute Conveyor

Flat Belt Conveyor

Wheel Conveyor

Roller Conveyor

Trolley Conveyor

Power and free Conveyor

Ermanco Conveyor Technologies and Systems http://www.ermanco.com/

 

Moving Slat Conveyor (Click to see the Movie)

Automotion, Inc. is a technology based designer and manufacturer of integrated package conveyor and sortation systems for Material Handling Systems with easy-to-use controls & software for Distribution Centers, Warehousing Facilities and Manufacturing Plants

Wheel Sorter Conveyor

http://www.automotionconveyors.com/FPwebsite/PSPopUpWheelSorter.htm

 

The wheel sorter conveyor system with rows of wheels that outperforms most competitive pop-up wheel sorter systems.  Automotion's three row Pop-Up Wheel Sorter conveyor system handles a wider Range of carton sizes, operates with a more positive sort rate and performs with outstanding accuracy.

The Wheel Sorter Conveyors can be designed in modular and prossess all of the beneficial and advantageous quality features built into every facet of each section of this conveyor system. It  allow for unparalleled flexibility in designing a sortation system. 

 

http://www.automotionconveyors.com/

http://www.automotionconveyors.com/FPwebsite/PSproduct_summary.htm

 

 

 

 

 

Crane

When transferring materials with some considerable size and weight, and the flow of material is intermittent, cranes can be used.  Cranes can handle loads with ligther weight than those handled by conveyors. Compared

with industrial trucks, they are less flexible and maneuverable. They are used to lefting the goods onto a trcuk for transportation.  Various types of cranes can be found  in Gaffey Gaffey Overhead Cranes

http://www.gaffey.com/html/prod-menu.html or GR Enterprise http://www.gre-indef.com/

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Storage and Retrieval Equipment

In order to maintain a satifactory service level or buffer for production or distribution, storing product is required.

 

Storage equipment

storage rack

 

 

is the most common form of storage equipment. Configurations can be single-deep, double-deep rack, cantilever rack storage racks. It is designed to facilitate specific storage and retrieval operations drive through, flow-through. http://www.geocities.com/waynem48/storage.html

 

Single-deep selective rack

double-deep rack

PUSH BACK RACK

CARTON FIOW RACK

CANTILEVER RACK

MOBILE RACK

 

FORKLIFTS

 

 

automated storage/retrieval systems

is sophisticated R/S systems combine the use of storage equipment, storage and retrieval machines, and

control

Single-deep selective rack

 http://www.geocities.com/waynem48/storage.html

http://info.lu.farmingdale.edu/depts/met/ind315/storageretrieval.html

http://www.ie.ncsu.edu/kay/mhetax/wardtax.htm

 

is a simple construction of metal uprights and cross-members, and pallets/loads are supported between horizontal members. Such a storage rack provides immediate access to each load stored.

 

Unlike block stacking, when a pallet space is created by the removal of a load, the loads are immediately

available. Loads do not need to be stackable and have varying heights and widths. In instances where the load

depth is highly variable, it may be necessary to provide load supports or decking.

http://www.gre-indef.com/

 

 

http://www.conveyor-center.com/shuttleworth/

 

 

References:

 

Books:

 

Fredendall, L. D. (2001), "Basics of supply chain management", St. Lucie Press, Alexandria, VA.

Handfield, R. B. (1999), "Introduction to supply chain management", Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River.

Levi D, Kaminsky E & Levi E (2000), Designing and Managing the Supply Chain, McGraw Hill.

Mentzer,  J. (2001), "Supply chain management", Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, Calif.

 

 

Journals

 

Lee, H., Padmanabhan, P, and Whang, S. (1996), "Information Distortion in a Supply Chain: The Bluewhip Effect", Management Science 43, pp. 546-558.

Lee, H., Padmanabhan, P, and Whang, S. (1997), The Paralyzing Curse of the Bullwhip Effect in a Supply Chain, Sloan Management Review, Spring, 1997, pp. 93-103.

 

 

Websites:

Icon Group International Inc., http://www.icongrouponline.com/

http://www.escalate.com/press/press_062402.html

http://www.vendormanagedinventory.com/definition.htm

http://www.effectiveinventory.com/article11.html

http://www.quickmba.com/ops/vendor-managed-inventory/

 

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