Transport channels in advanced material handling systems

Abstract

To fulfil the increasing requirements of the social and economic environments, the equipment used in material handling processes have to be developed. The machines fitted exactly to certain manufacturing procedures some decades ago, cannot be found in the advanced version, they role are acted by other, earlier rarely used computer-controlled devices. This paper gives an overview about a special group of material handling machines –transport channels -, presented their operation characteristics and application possibilities to cover their usability in advanced handling systems. Statements presented in this paper are the first results of the research to uncover the special parameters and application advantages of these machines, which can show the development directions of them.