Lesson 04 – Traditional Equipment

Question 1

Which are the 2 main ways of classifying logistic equipment or a logistic system?

Answer 1

The type of material and the mode of operation.

Question 2

What is a unit load?

Answer 2

• Combines individual items into single ‘’units’’ that can be moved easily with pallet jack or forklift truck
• Packs tightly into warehouse racks, intermodal containers, trucks, and boxcars, can be easily broken apart at distribution point

Question 3

what is role of standardization?

Answer 3

-Standardization: brings innovation, because it provides structured methods and reliable data that save time in process

Question 4

Standardized units and pallets, main characteristics

Answer 4

• EUR-Pallet, Industrial Pallet, Asia Pallet

- Euro Container- KLT -> 4500 standard, stackable, easy to handle, foldable

Question 5

Conveyors technologies main features

Answer 5

• Chute -> used to convey items between floors
• Wheel Conveyor -> series of skatewheels mounted on shaft, for light duty applications
• Roller Conveyor -> materials must have rigid riding surface, minimum of three rollers must support smallest loads at all times
• Roller Conveyor (powered) -> belt or chain driven, for accumulating loads and merging/sorting operations
• Chain Conveyor -> one or more endless chains on which loads are carried, high frequency vertical transfers.
• Flat Belt Conveyor-> light and medium weight loads, when incline or decline required
• Boom Conveyor->

Question 6

Which kind of conveyor would you use to transport sand and coal ?

Answer 6

• Pipe Conveyor,
• Oscillating-Vibratory conveyor,
• Bucket elevator,
• troughed belt conveyor

Question 7

Please give an example of tow conveyor applied in real industrial environment

Answer 7

-Use towline to provide power to wheeled carriers such as trucks, dollies, carts that move along the floor -> used when long distance and high frequency required

Question 8

Main difference between Power-and-Free conveyor and electrified monorail systems?

Answer 8

Power-and-Free:
-uses series of trolleys supported from overhead track

• trolleys equally spaced in closed loop path and suspended from chain
• carries used to carry multiple units of product, does not provide accumulation

Monorail:

• buffer zones can be used as hanging storage
• Flexible routing and wide range of applications
• Silent operation

Question 9

Why is forklift also called counterbalanced lift truck ?

Answer 9

-Counterweight: mass attached to rear of forklift truck to counterbalance the load being lifted