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materials handling [mə′tir·ē·əlz ‚hand·liŋ] (engineering) The loading, moving, and unloading of materials. Materials handling The loading, moving, and unloading of materials. The hundreds of different ways of handling materials are generally classified according to the type of equipment used. For example, the International Materials Management Society has classified equipment as (1) conveyor, (2) cranes, elevators, and hoists, (3) positioning, weighing, and control equipment, (4) industrial vehicles, (5) motor vehicles, (6) railroad cars, (7) marine carriers, (8) aircraft, and (9) containers and supports. See Materials-handling equipment How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| a leading manufacturer of filter systems and replacement parts, has received an award for outstanding 2005 performance from NACCO Materials Handling Group, Inc. Rockwood International, supplier of chip and bark materials handling systems, moved its North American operations to a new 10,000 square-foot facility in Alpharetta, Georgia, USA. GPX is said to be one of the largest independent global providers of specialty tires for the agricultural, construction, materials handling and transportation industries. |
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