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PLANT LAYOUT AND MATERIAL HANDLING
Chapter-1 Introduction to materials handling
History of materials handling
Need of materials handling
Advantages of materials handling
Dis-advantages of material handling
Functions involved in material handling
Terms and definitions used in material handling
Chapter-2 Material handling equipments
Classification of material handling equipments
Chapter-3 Principles of materials handling equipments
Principles of materials handling
Equipments
Principles and their uses
Priliminary considerations
Principles of material handling equipments
Chapter-4 Selection of material handling equipment
Factors in selection of material handling equipments
Chapter-5 Materials handling and role of management
Role of management in material handling
Material handling management problems
Approaches to materials handling problems
The criterion problem
Collecting the data
A case study on material handling problems and role of management
Chapter-6 Economics of material handling
Cost considerations
How to reduce the costs
Cost analysis
The cost account and materials handling
Cost indices
Chapter-7 Cranes used for material handling
Definition
Classification of cranes used for material handling
Advantages of cranes
Important parts of cranes
Basic motions of cranes
Revolving or rotary cranes
Mobile cranes
Bridge cranes
Chapter-8 Conveyors
Belt conveyors
Screw conveyors
Bucket conveyor
Chain conveyor
Roller conveyor
Pneumatic conveyors
Slat conveyors
Vibratory oscillating conveyor
Overhead conveyor
Chute conveyor
Wheel conveyor
Vertical conveyor
Indexing conveyor
Carts-on-track conveyor
Tow-line conveyor
Apron pan conveyors
Pneumatic conveying drier
En-masse conveyor
Chapter-9 Lift and elevators
Classification
Lifts
Elevators
Lifting platforms or lift tables
Chapter-10 Industrial trucks
Classification of industrial trucks
Important parts
Sack or case truck
Electric tow trucks
Hand pallet truck
Powered pallet truck
Forklift trucks or counterbalanced trucks
Order pickers
Powered stackers and reach truck
Side loaders
Four way truck
Straddle carrier
Automatically guided vehicles or operator less tractor
Two tractor and trolley
Carts
Chapter-11 Pallets and containers
Unit load concept
Pallets and its types
Skids
Dolly
Container
Crates
Trays
Bins
Bags
Jars
Cartons
Chapter-12 Aerial cableways and tramways
History
Introduction
Classification
Basic components
Aerial tramway
Gondolas
Funicular
Detachable chair lifts
Surface lifts
Tows
Ski lift
Cableway
Chapter-13 Sorting systems
Introduction
Sorting system selection
Storage systems
Production systems
Design of sorting systems
Sortation conveyor
Sortation software
Chapter-14 Storage systems
Introduction
Objectives of storage system
Performance of storage system
Types of storage systems
Automatic storage/retrieval systems
Interfacing handling and storage with manufacturing
Open storage of bulk materials
Chapter-15 miscellaneous equipments
Cupola furnace charger
Mobile lifting frames
Hoppers
Crushers
Feeders
Dumpers
Ship loader
Wagon tipplers
Escalators
Apron and scrapper
Excavator
Hoisting equipments
Air cushion handling frames
Chapter-16 Maintenance of material handling equipments
Definition
Object of maintenance
Types of maintenance
Planned and unplanned maintenance
Planned maintenance
Maintenance of material handling equipments
Preventive maintenance of high-speed belt conveyors
Chapter-17 Robots in material handling
Robot basics
Main parts of robot
Types of robots
Applications of robots in material handling
Chapter-18 Manual handling
Introduction
Hazards
How to you know if a manual handling activity is a problem
Controlling manual handling problems
Precautions for safety lifting and handling materials
Safe lifting practices
Manual material handling assisted with mechanized equipments
With some guidelines
Manual material handling methods to prevent back injury
A case study of manual materials handling
An Indian scenario
Chapter-19 Safety in handling
Introduction
Material handling equipment safety
Operator training
Safety norms and standards
Cranes safety
Conveyor safety
Forklift truck safety
Chapter-20 Design of MH equipments
Introduction
Design
Design of cranes
Design of conveyors
Design of trucks
Design standards
Appendices
Appendix 1 Indian standards for cranes and hoists
Appendix -2 Indian standards
Appendix
Indian specification on materials
Appendix
List of Indian standards on conveyors ,hoists and related
Material handling equipments
Appendix university practice papers
Appendix list of manufactures in Indian
Index