• ISBN13: 9788126521968
• Binding: Hardcover
• Subject: Engineering
• Publisher: Wiley
• Publisher Imprint: Wiley India
• Publication Date: August 16, 2009
• Pages: 1458
• Original Price: INR 4495.0
• Language: English
• Edition: N/A
• Item Weight: 2500 grams

Sponsored jointly by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and International Material Management Society, this volume set is designed to meet today's need for updated technical information on planning, installing and operating materials handling systems. It not only classifies and describes the standard types of materials handling equipment, but also analyzes the engineering specifications and compares the operating capabilities of each type. Over one hundred professionals in various areas of materials handling present efficient methods, procedures and systems that have significantly reduced both manufacturing and distribution costsTable of Contents:Basic Materials Handling ConceptsUnit Materials HandlingUnit Load ConceptsAutomatic Guided VehiclesConveyorsContainersPositioning EquipmentBulk Materials HandlingProperties of Bulk SolidsDesign of Bins and HoppersFeedersBucket ElevatorsSampling and WeighingExcavatorsTransportation InterfaceRail and Water TransportationTruck and Air TransportationSafety, Environment and Human FactorsAppendixesIndexAppendixesIndex