How to select Material Handling Equipments for your Business? (1)

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How to select Material Handling Equipments for
your Business?

• Trimech Engineers Pvt. Ltd.

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Material Handling Equipments

• Choosing an appropriate MHE or Material Handling
  Equipments can be a daunting mission for various
  manufacturing firms since it needs a significant
  investment of funds.
• Hence, a company needs to make an informed
  decision before purchasing these equipment.
  Companies need to weigh different factors before
  selecting the right material handling equipment.
• You need to bear in mind the nature and quantity
  of materials being moved, what distance they need
  to be moved and how often they are required to be
  move.
• Another think that you also need to consider is
  the arrangement of your facility. It may sound
  unimportant, but you need to ensure that the MHE
  is sourced from a reliable Material Handling
  Equipments Manufacturer like Trimech India.

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List Material handling equipment for your
business

• List of Material Handling Equipment

• Layout of your warehouse
• Type of Materials
• Production Type
• Production
• Price of the Material Handling Equipment

• Life of the Material Handling Equipment
• Maintenance

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Layout of your warehouse

• Before selecting material handling equipment, you
  need to bear in mind the layout of your
  warehouse.
• Factors like door width, ceiling height, pillars
  and columns, aisle width, variation in floor
  levels, strength of walls and the floor etc. have
  an impact on what kind of MHE you choose.

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Type of Materials

• Weight of material, shape, size of the material
  are also factors. Other things like nature of the
  material, fragility need to be considered as well
  while selecting material handling equipment.
• Materials having flow pattern that is vertical
  will need pipes, conveyors and elevators. On the
  other hand, materials having flow pattern that is
  horizontal, will required trucks. For instance,
  the Bucket Elevator is appropriate for moderate
  kind of material whereas the Apron Feeder is
  perfect for heavy load materials.
• To transport material on a continuously, then the
  perfect choice to serve this purpose is the Belt
  Conveying System.

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Production Type

• The nature of production has a significant
  influence on the type of material handling
  equipment you choose. Depending on the type of
  production, you need to choose a
  suitable Material Handling Equipment.
• For productions in batches, powered trucks are
  apt whereas for mass production, conveyors are
  perfect. Despite the fact that conveyors are
  expensive, they can manage high volume
  production. Conversely, trucks are highly
  flexible.

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Production Machines

• The output of various production machines will
  vary. Hence, the material handling equipment you
  choose must be able to give maximum output.

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Price of the Material Handling Equipment

• You need to find a Material Handling Equipments
  Supplier who can give you the equipment at a
  reasonable price. You dont want to invest in an
  equipment that costs a lot of money. So, price
  definitely matters and you need to look for a
  supplier who provides you the equipment at an
  economical price.

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Life of the Material Handling Equipment

• A material handling equipment is not something
  that you invest in every now and then. Do your
  research and choose an equipment made by a
  reliable company. Ensure that the equipment you
  purchase has a decent shelf life.

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Maintenance

• The Material Handling Equipment you buy should be
  low in maintenance. What is the point if you have
  to waste your energy and money in maintaining
  your MEA?

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