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3 Types of Material Handling Equipment

Figure 1.8 Use of robots in pick and place and welding operations (Source: Courtesy of
Vanderlande Industries, Gould Communications, and Fraunhofer Institute, IML-Dortmund)

of these MHDs are that they are expensive and time-consuming to install (see
Figures 1.10, 1.11, and 1.12).

3.7 Warehouse Material Handling Devices

These are typically referred to as storage and retrieval systems. If they are
automated to a high degree, they are referred to as automated storage and
retrieval systems (AS/RS). The primary functions of warehouse material handling