TY  - BOOK
AU  - Ray, Siddhartha
TI  - Introduction to materials handling
SN  - 8122420990
U1  - 621.86 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - New Delhi
PB  - New Age International (P) Ltd.
N1  - CONTENTS Preface  vii Acknowledgement  ix 1.0 INTRODUCTION TO MATERIALS HANDLING  1-8 1.1  Definition-and Scope of Materials Handling  1 1.2 Importance of Materials Handling  2 1.3 Systems Concept  3 1.4 Characteristics and Classification of Materials  4 2.0 PRINCIPLES OF MATERIALS HANDLING  9 -15 2.1 Planning Principle  9 2.2 Systems Principle  10 2.3 Material Flow Principle  10 2.4 Simplification Principle  11 2.5 Gravity Principle    11 2.6 Space Utilization Principle  11 2.7 Unit Size Principle  12 2.8 Safety Principle  12 2.9 Mechanization Principle  12 2.10 Equipment Selection Principle  12 2.11  Standardization Principle  13 2.12 Flexibility Principle  13 2.13 Dead-Weight Principle  13 2.14 Motion Principle  13 2.15 Idle Time Principle  14 2.16 Maintenance Principle  14 2.17 Obsolescence Principle  14 2.18 Control Principle  15 2.19 Capacity Principle  15 2.20 Performance Principle  15 3.0 UNIT LOAD CONCEPT  16 - 20 3.1  Definition of Unit Load  16 3.2 Advantages and Disadvantages  16 3.3 Load Unitization Process and Handling Methods 17 3.4 Pallets, Skids and Containers  19 3.5 Alternative Methods of Handling  23 3.6 Packaging for Materials Handling  24 4.0 CLASSIFICATION OF MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT  29 - 34 4.1 Basic Equipment Types  29 4.2 Classification of Handling Equipment  30 5.0 INDUSTRIAL VEHICLES/TRUCKS  35 - 56 5.1  Hand Trucks  35 5.2 Power Trucks  40 5.3 Fork Lift Trucks  43 5.4 Tractors  52 6.0 CONVEYORS  57-118 6.1 Belt Conveyors  57 6.2 Chain Conveyors  78 6.3 Haulage Conveyors  95 6.4 Cable Conveyors 98 6.5 Bucket Conveyors  101 6.6 Roller Conveyors 101 6.7 Screw Conveyors  112 7.0 PNEUMATIC AND HYDRAULIC CONVEYORS 119 -131 7.1 Pneumatic Conveyors  119 7.2 Hydraulic Conveyors  129 8.0 HOISTING EQUIPMENT  132 -175 8.1  Parts of Hoisting Equipment  132 8.2 Hoists  146 8.3 Winches  148 8.4 Elevators  149 8.5 Cranes  161 8.6 Derricks 174 9.0 BULK HANDLING EQUIPMENT AND SYSTEMS  176 - 184 9.1 Storage of Bulk Solids  176 9.2 Bulk Handling Equipment  177 10.0 ROBOTIC HANDLING  185 -190 10.1  Materials Handling at the Workplace  185 10.2 Robots and their Classification  185 10.3 Robotic Handling Applications  189 11.0 AUXILIARY EQUIPMENT  191 -198 11.1  Gates  191 11.2 Feeders  192 11.3 Chutes  195 11.4 Positioners  196 11.5 Ball Table  197 11.6 Weighing and Control Equipment  197 11.7 Pallet Loader and Unloader  198 12.0 ORGANISATION, MAINTENANCE AND SAFETY 199 - 209 12.1 Organisation  199 12.2 Maintenance  201 12.3 Safety in Materials Handling  202 APPENDIX : List of Materials Handling Equipment Manufacturers  211 - 223 INDEX  225 -231
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