...Conveyor belt From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article is about industrial conveyor belts. For information on the global flow of sea currents, see Thermohaline circulation. Point of contact between a power transmission belt and its pulley. A conveyor belt uses a wide belt and pulleys and is supported by rollers or a flat pan along its path. These conveyor structures contain belts for moving bulk sulfur from railcars to storage piles and from the piles to ships. A conveyor belt (or belt conveyor) consists of two or more pulleys, with a continuous loop of material - the conveyor belt - that rotates about them. One or both of the pulleys are powered, moving the belt and the material on the belt forward. The powered pulley is called the drive pulley while the unpowered pulley is called the idler. There are two main industrial classes of belt conveyors; Those in general material handling such as those moving boxes along inside a factory and bulk material handling such as those used to transport industrial and agricultural materials, such as grain, coal, ores, etc. generally in outdoor locations. Generally companies providing general material handling type belt conveyors do not provide the conveyors for bulk material handling. In addition there are a number of commercial applications of belt conveyors such as those in grocery stores. The belt consists of one or more layers of material. They can be made out of rubber. Many belts...
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...depending on who is walking through the rooms. The home has scanners that would read the family members’ retinas. Some of the customized systems in the house would be walls disappearing into the ceiling depending on if you want to shorten or expand rooms. You can also decide wall and carpet colors and designs too, if you desire. For instance furniture will automatically change to how a family member would like it. One couch would be glossy and pink to one family member, and be red and cushy to another. Beds would have an advanced technology called SnoozTec, which would sense the warmth or discomfort of a sleeper. It would automatically adjust the firmness, music, lights, and temperature of the bed. There would also be moving walkways on conveyor belts that could take you through your house. You would of course be able to control what speed and destination you want. Every family will have a rocket ship garage, because in the future humans will have already settled in, and take vacations on, other planets. If you care about the environment (which everyone should), then you can purchase the Green Machine for your house, which is a trashcan that you throw your waste in. Then, the trashcan simultaneously converts the trash into fuel for your rocket ship, and electricity for your house. Even though I love my house that I live in now, I am more excited for the House of the Future. It is going to be amazing and it will be a sanctuary for me and my family when I’m grown up. Maybe...
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...Equipment | 6 | 4 | Material Handling Principles | 9 | 5 | Scope of Material handling | 10 | 6 | Importance of Materials Handling | 12 | 7 | Conveyor system | 13 | 8 | Cranes | 17 | 9 | Elevators | 20 | 10 | Industrial Trucks | 26 | 11 | Robotics | 28 | 12 | Live Racks | 32 | 13 | Role of material handling in supply chain | 35 | 14 | New generation material handling system | 36 | 15 | Summary | 38 | Introduction: Material handling refers to efficient short-distance movement of goods that usually takes place within the confines of a building such as a plant or a warehouse or between a building and a transportation agency. Material Handling is the field concerned with solving the pragmatic problems involving the movement, storage, control and protection of materials, goods and products throughout the processes of cleaning, preparation, manufacturing, distribution, consumption and disposal of all related materials, goods and their packaging. The material handling industry manufactures and distributes the equipment and services required to implement material handling systems, from obtaining, locally processing and shipping raw materials to utilization of industrial feedstocks in industrial manufacturing processes. Material handling systems range from simple pallet rack and shelving projects, to complex conveyor belt and Automated Storage and Retrieval Systems from mining and drilling equipment to custom built barley malt drying rooms in breweries. Material...
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...DEVRY INC. Fed Ex Package Purgatory Jeffery Clyburn 2/18/2015 MIS 535 Professor B. Herniter The shipping industry is advantageous in moving warehouse goods and personal items from destination to destination. The internal workings of the shipping industry is comprised of a system of conveyor belts along with trained professionals that process packages from one destination to the next. A major flaw in the transitioning of packages is misdirection and the use of antiquated processing systems. These delays with time sensitive material jeopardize customer loyalty and the competitive edge within the shipping industry. This paper addresses these issues and provides some insight and reasoning to the problem; as well as, solutions. Table of Contents Introduction 3 Company Background 4 Business Problems 6 Benefits of Solution 9 Solutions 10 Alternatives 12 Vendor 13 Technical Description 14 Process Changes 16 Selection 18 Evaluate each alternative 19 Pick the best solution 20 High-Level Implementation Plan 21 Conclusion w/ summary 22 Table of Figures 23 Works Cited 24 Introduction The package shipping industry provides a critical global service to the worldwide corporate, private, and residential sectors. With the advent of E-commerce emergence over the past few decades, the internet has provided businesses and individuals with availability and access to warehouses of items at the touch of a button. These items must...
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...Sohan Phal Dessai | Sec B | 2012112 Greaves Brewery: Case Analysis Abstract: Greaves Brewery enjoyed an excellent reputation as a maker of beer that had won both local drinkers and tourists who chanced to try out its bottled product during their trips. Located in Trinidad, a southern Caribbean island, Greaves Brewery was established in 1924 by John Greaves, its founder. Through the years, Greaves Brewery had steadily grown and eventually began to tap the export markets as well. The company reaped its highest level of sales in February 1991. The increased demand for Greaves beer called for prompt action for the company to improve its production operations to keep up with the favourable development. Issues of the Case: In the course of finalizing the design for an additional bottling line for Greaves Brewery , the company’s chief engineer , Lesley Simpson , had to decide on issues pertaining to how the bottled beer in cases should be placed on the pallets . The company was currently using manual labour for this part of the production line. Meanwhile, there is the available option to set up an automated system for it. Problem Statement: Increasing capacity to 1000 bottles/minute to meet increasing peak sales demands 4 times a year; Carnival (Feb), Easter (April), Independence Day (August), Christmas (December). Highest sales were during carnival. Material Handling is a problem so the manager is considering of setting up a automatic palletizer. The Bottling Process:...
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...Assignment 1 – 2016 Thiago Luiz Lara Oliveira - 12224390 1. A rotary screw conveyor is to be designed to discharge Willow wood chips from the below ground bin illustrated, at a suitable rate of X tones per hour (to be estimated by students), into the furnace. The conveyor is to be a Y m long inclined screw conveyor which elevates the material 5 m. It requires a suitable pitch screw and may be selected from one of the standard diameters given in the tables. The student may choose to use a shaft-less screw. However, the student must justify his/her choice of screw giving the full reasoning supporting their choice. The equipment is in a covered area. Preliminaries: Read the reference article “Energy from Willow” and make your estimates of X and Y based on data in the paper. From CEMC (Screw Conveyor Manual v2.2) Table B: [pic] The estimative of tons per hour follow the example from the school consumption of 300 tons per year. Considering that there are 150 working days per year, 8 hours per year, there is a consumption of 0.25 tons or 552 lbs. per hour. Due to the capacity of the conveyor decreases dramatically with the increase of angle, the chosen angle is 20 degrees. Thus Y or L=15 meters or 50 feet (approximately). According to Table B, the density W= 20lbs. per cubic feet. In volume, there is a flow of (Q) 27.6 cubic feet per hour. The chosen conveyor model is the short-pitch screw. Due to the short length it was also possible to use...
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...Plant tour I had an opportunity to visit US Foods Services Distribution Center. One of the leading retail supply chain operation business in the United States. During my tour, directed by Mr. McCollum, the operation manager for the distribution center; I was able to see how products are received, stored, and built onto pallets that are shipped to grocery shops and restaurants. Since most of the questions could not be answered, I focused my information based on observation. The strength of this paper is based on the organization’s operation process and the quality. The Process The first thing I noticed when arriving at the site was, a numerous amount of machinery moving from different directions each carrying well-wrapped pallets of products. Our first stop was the inbound dock, the area where the company receives all new products for the dry department before they are placed into storage sections. The company also has a freezer, produce, and perishable departments. The process in the dry department seems to move faster because, this section of the warehouse is equipped with a witron’s OrderPicking Machinery; a highly automated system for selecting and palletizing cartons. Once products arrive, the receiving clerks process each product by comparing the quantity received versus the amount requested, register the expiration date for each case, assign a storage location, then assign barcode numbers to help track products once in the storage area. There is a large variety...
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...1. Zara was developed with the initial goal to link customer demand to manufacturing, and link manufacturing to distribution. Goals such as short production times, decreased inventory risk, and great choice of clothes have helped formulate a unique value and shape Zara’s current business model. Zara’s business model is based on three aspects: * Zara’s fundamental concept is to maintain design, production, and distribution processes that will enable Zara to respond quickly to shifts in the consumer demands, even so where the consumer demand is difficult to forecast. They have a fast production and distribution strategy that allows them to offer the latest fashions in less than three weeks. This increases customer visit frequency which consequently increases sales and adds value to their product. * Zara’s unique approach to advertising and marketing is an additional factor within their business model that adds to their success. Zara spends 0.3% of total revenues on advertising and marketing. Hence, Zara maintains a cost advantage to their competitors in marketing activities. In order to effectively compete with their peers Zara uses store layout, location and short product lifespans to act as their marketing tool in order to attract consumers. * The senior managers of Zara wanted to capitalize on the knowledge and the decision making skills of the employees throughout the organization, instead of relying on a small group. This trust gave them a wider vantage in understanding...
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...Ergonomics The study of working conditions, especially the design of equipment and furniture in order to help people work more efficiently. TENOSYNOVITIS The tendons in the wrist become sore and inflamed because of repetitive motion or awkward postures. TENDINITIS An inflammation of the tendon. Tendinitis causes symptoms similar to those of tenosynovitis. THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME A disorder of the shoulder that affects the nerves in the upper arm. GANGLION CYSTS these cysts are associated with cumulative trauma or repetitive motion. CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME this condition is caused by excessive flexing or twisting of the wrists, especially where forced is used. DEQUERVAIN’S DISEASE this is an inflammation of the tendons to the thumb. TRIGGER FINGER SYNDROME this is another form of tendinitis caused by repetitive flexing of the fingers against vibrating resistance. EPICONDYLITIS also known as tennis elbow epicondylitis is the inflammation of tissues on the inner (thumb) side of the elbow. Understanding Ergonomics Anatomy is the study of internal and external structure. Physiology is the study of how living organisms perform the various functions of life Anthropometrics study of different sizes or measurement of the body parts. Biomechanics is the study of the way the work activities produces forces on muscles, nerves and bones. Industrial Design and Engineering the design of workplaces...
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...3.3.1 The Specialty of Jute Yarn: i.Hydrocarbon free/Vegetable oil treated Jute yarn on demand.ii.Using of the world's finest hard district Jute in the batch.iii.Maintaining strict shipment schedule.iv.Do not compromising when it comes to quality and Akij Jute Mills Ltd.may most humbly claim that they are the cleanest jute mill in the world. 3.4 AKIJ MATCH FACTORY LTD. Akij Match Factory Ltd. has been established in the year 1992 at a beautiful site near Muktarpur Ghat on the bank of river Sitalakshaya. It is a fully automatic match factorywhich produces 100% Carburized high quality safety matches.Dolphin is the brand name of the matches produced from this factory. the quality is very strictly controlled. At every stage, non standard products (wood layersor sticks) are rejected. However, these are not wasted. The sticks, wood layers and anyother scrap wood goes to be recycled in AKIJ Particle and Hardboard Mills. The faults inthe rejected matches are dealt with and these are packed manually. 3.5 AKIJ FOOD AND BEVERAGE LTD. “Brings Quality in Life”. Akij Food & Beverage Ltd (AFBL) a big name in Food processing & marketing sectorsstarted their journey officially on 2006 with three products but within this six year company able to add lot of products on its rosters. AFBL factory is located 50 kilometers outside from capital Dhaka in Krishanapura,Dhamrai. The factory is above 100,000 square meters. The total numbers of employeesare about 1200 people. And among them...
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...Table of Contents 1. Introduction 3 1.1. Subject of the report 3 1.2. Background of the report 3 1.3. Objectives of Report 3 1.4. Limitation and Scope of the investigation 3 1.5. Plan of Development 4 2. Methodology 4 2.1. Interview with the shift supervisor 4 2.2. Factory site visit 4 3. Unsafe conditions 4 3.1. Easy access to conveyor belts 4 3.2. Guard rails around moving machinery 4 3.3. Emergency stop buttons 5 4. Unsafe behaviours 5 4.1. Employee’s attitude towards safety 5 4.2. Method and time of payment 5 4.3. Safety precautions and standards in the factory 5 5. Conclusions 6 5.1. Easy access to the conveyor belts and moving machinery 6 5.2. Emergency stop buttons 6 5.3. Employee’s attitude towards safety 6 5.4. Methods and time of payment 6 5.5. Safety signs and standards 6 6. Recommendations 7 6.1. Adequate guard rails 7 6.2. Safety courses 7 6.3. Alternative payment method 7 6.4. Safety precautions and standards 7 1. Introduction 1.1. Subject of the report This report describes conditions which affect safety in the steel factory and ways in which such conditions can be corrected. The report will be addressed to NOSA which is deeply concerned about the rising accidents in the work-place. 1.2. Background of the report The National Occupational Safety Association (NOSA) is deeply concerned about the rising number of accidents in the work-places. It has requested all of its members to write reports about...
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...standardized process. . _Secondly the way packages are handled on the conveyor belts is also very repetitive. _Last the shipping process: packages are transferred to airports. 2)Lists the types of information systems listed in the video. The types of information systems shown in the video are the transaction processing system and office automation systems. Indeed the transaction processing system is highlighted by the billing systems to send invoices to customers automated on the conveyor belt with the scanners. The office automation system allowed to improve greatly the productivity thanks to technology .Knowledge management system seems also efficient since the employees filmed knew very well their jobs and the functioning of the factory and the organization of FedEx. 3)Why is fedEx an entreprise system? FedEx is an entreprise system. It offers high quality of service, dealing with large volumes of data and is capable of supporting some large organization. The amount of packages handled is indeed significant. The sorting center is a technology platform that enables organizations to integrate and coordinate their business processes. There is no information fragmentation since the succession of business processes is very clear (see question 1). 4)How important is technology to FedEx business processes? Technology is omnious in the FedEx business processes with the scanners, the conveyor belts, the air control center and so on. They are very important because information...
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...following events take place simultaneously. The boarding bridge is attached (1-3mins), and passengers (PAX) disembark the plane (10-15mins). Two types of hi-loaders are used: One is for catering (that stays there for two hours), and water & toilet carts hi-loader (30 mins). The ground power unit, air conditioning unit, conveyor belt (for luggage) and tractor are all used for the full duration (2-2.5 hours). Fuel takes around 30 minutes. Bags that are destinated to arrive at the airport are taken out of their pallets, put onto the conveyer belt then taken via tractor to the terminal to be put onto the other conveyer belt accessible to passengers in time for them to come after passing through passport control. Departure: Once all the above steps have been taken, we start the departure process. Passengers check in (3-4hours in total). Bags are checked in then go through the Bag Reconciliation System (30 mins). This ensures every bag is labeled and makes its destination known. Next, bags are segregated and palletized (30 mins) so each pallet has bags that are going to the same destination and are taken to the aircraft via tractor and conveyer belts. Hand baggage collection...
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...The Sandwich Factory A) The short story "The Sandwich Factory" is written by Jason Kennedy and deals with a man’s experiences doing a low-paid job at a sandwich factory. It tells the story of how the man needs to be able to deal with a lot of things about himself and other people, to do the work and concentrate about it. We get a very good insight into his situation, but it is very much marked by his personal thoughts about it, and therefore it becomes more or less useless for us to relate to. It is very obvious that this man doesn’t like his job, and we even get the feeling that he doesn’t like his life either. To begin with the story takes place in the sandwich factory, where he works. He introduces us to some of the people he works with. In the end of the story we have a situation not happening in the factory, but in his car as he drives a girl home. At the end we are back at the factory. The main character seems to be a guy who doesn’t like his life. He is very pessimistic, which is seen in the way he reacts on different things in life, and in the way he doesn’t believe in himself: "I had zero confidence with women anyway […]" (l. 96) It is very obvious that he doesn’t have any self-confidence, as he speaks badly about everyone around him - even his job. The factory is described as a horrible place, and the narrator seems to have a lot of fun thinking about how he thinks the managers have been taught in ‘schools’: "Remember, never look confused. […] Instead use anger...
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...PRODUCTION FUNCTIONS OF BISCUITS Manufacturing biscuits begins with a planning process. At first, the production demand is analyzed. A biscuit company then creates a factory production plan ensuring the people working at the site, and the machines that are running are best utilized so that time and energy is not wasted. PROCEDURE OF MATERIAL RECEIVING: The necessary raw and packing materials as required by the production plan are then purchased. The purchased stock is then received from the various suppliers at the factory store that is also called Raw Material Store (RMS). All incoming materials are checked for quality in Quality Assurance Department. The store is responsible for issuing materials for the production process according to the planned requirements. It is only at this point that biscuits start to be made. After approval, incoming material is stored in raw material store and packaging material store, where sensitive items such as butter, color, flavors are stored in cold rooms. In rest of the cases Quality assurance performs testing after material is stored in relevant store and then accepts/rejects the material. PRODUCTION PROCESS: Information for daily production plan is supplied by marketing and sale department on the basis of customer demand. Keeping in view these factors, production plan is made. The whole production process consists of 5 different stages which are as follows: 1. MIXING The mixing stages are of great importance in biscuit-making...
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