Facilities Planning

Selection and Design of

Handling System be done alongside
he selection and design Or
of the material handling
the material handling system
system shouldHence, an integralcd
he development ot
the
development of the layout as each one affecis eacn hniaue known
Tach to the design process is usable. A computerised tecn as
COFAD(Computerised Facilities Design) has been deveiop e celection and
handling system and layout design. Thé sieps to be followed in,ine x
design of handling systems are as follows:
i)ldentification of system
Review of design criteria and objectives of the handling syste
in) Data collection regarding flow pattern and flow requiremenis
iv) Identification of activity relationships
VDetermining space requirement and establishing material 1low pac

i) Analysis of material and building characteristics alternatives

minary selection of basic handling system and generation of
considering feasibility of mechanisation and equipment capabilities
with optimal material flow, utilising
)Evaluation of alternatives respect to
maintenance, capacity utiisation and
raVIy, minimum cost, flexibility, ease of various tangible and iniangible
ner objectives of the system design considering
factors
suited alternative and checking it for
compatibility
NSelection of the best
x) Specification of the system
X) Procurement of the equipment and implementation of the system

5.10 MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT

Afier the simplification of the handling method the selection of equipment is
important with respect to the different objectives of speed, efficiency-cost etc. There
are both the manual and powered kind of handling equipments. Some of the typical
handling equipments are shown in Figure VII. Apple (1977) has classified the
handling equipments into four basic types, viz., conveyers, cranes and hoists,
trucks, and auxiliary equipment.

Conveyers
These are gravity or powered devices commonly used for moving uniform loads
from point to point over fixed paths, where the primary function is conveying.
Commonly used equipment under this category are:
i) Belt Conveyer
ii) Roller Conveyer
i) Chain Conveyer
iv) Bucket Conveyer
) Trolley Conveyer
vi) Screw Conveyer
vii) Pipeline Conveyer
vii) Vibratory Conveyer
ix) Chute.

Cranes, Elevators and Hoists

These are overhead devices used for
moving varying loads intermittently between
points within an area, fixed by the supporting and binding rails, where the
function is transferring or elevating. Some common primary
examples are:
i) Overhead travelling crane
ii) Gantry crane
i) Jib crane
iv) Elevators
v) Hoists
vi) Stacker crane
vii) Winches
78 vii) Monorail
 Figure VIll: Material Handiing Equlpment Feclites Layoet and
Materas Handlag

(a)Belt conveyor (d)Mobilecrane

(b) Roller conveyor (e)Hand trolley

(c) Mono rail (D Fork lift truck 79

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u n i f o r m

Feciltles Panning movement

of and

Industrial Trucks and Vehicles

s u r f a c e s

lor running
used These
vehicles suitable

hand operated or powered having t r a n s p o r t i n g .

hese are
various
paths or
mixed loads intermitte over is
noeuvering

function
clearances where the rimary
include:
Fork lift truck
ii) Platform truck
ii) Industrial tractors and trailors
iv) Industrial cars
v) Walkie truck
Two-wheeled hand truck or trolley
V)
vii) Hand stacker
use
make their
Auxiliary Equipment ent to
handling equipment
or
used with
attachments
r e devices common examples arc
Ore effective and versatile. Some

i) Ramps
i) Positioners
ii) Pallets and skids
Pallet loader and unloader
v) Lift truck attachments
i) Dock boards and levelers
vii) Containers
vii) Below the hook devices
ix) Weighing equipment
Activity E
Does it ofter scope
is the materials handling system used in your organisation.
nat
for improvement?

5.11 SUMMARY

In this unit have discussed different types of layout

we
problems. The basic types of
plant layouts have been identified as product layout, process
layout, job shop
layout, cellular layout and fixed position layout. The factors to be considered in
80 designing plant layout are outlined as man, material, machine, movement or flow,
service facilities, building and
flexibility.