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MHE or material handling equipment refers to all equipment that is used for the movement, protection, control and storage of materials and products within a site or a facility. Material handling equipment can be classified into five major categories which include transport equipment, positioning equipment, storage equipment, identification and control equipment, and unit load formation equipment.

Given the names of the five categories, even a woman who doesn’t have any background in the mechanical industry will be able to understand what the equipment and machines that fall under each category do. Transport equipment refers to the devices and machineries used in conveying or moving materials and things from one place to another. Examples of transport equipment are cranes, conveyors and industrial trucks. Positioning equipment on the other hand, is used to handle material at a single place to assure that it is in the correct position for the following handling, transport and storage. Unit load formation equipment is used to restrict the material so that it can maintain its condition while being transported, handled or stored together with other materials as one unit.

Identification and control equipment is essential as it is used to collect and communicate information which is needed for the coordination of the flow of materials, while storage equipment is used for holding or containing materials over a period of time.

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