MATOT Vertical Material

Handling Systems & Methods Matot, Inc.

2501 Van Buren Bellwood, IL 60104-2459 Phone: (800) 369-1070 Fax: (708) 547-1608 Email: sales@matot.com Website: www.matot.com

▪ Matot, Inc is a registered Provider with The American Institute of Architects Continuing Education Systems. Credit earned on completion of this program will be reported to CES Records for AIA members. Certificates of Completion for Non-AIA members available on request.

▪ This program is registered with the AIA/CES for continuing professional education. As such, it does not include content that may be deemed or construed to be an approval or endorsement by the AIA of any material of construction or any method or manner of handling, using, distributing, or dealing in any material or product. Questions related to specific materials, methods, and services will be addressed at the conclusion of this presentation.

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Learning Objectives

▪ Explore the various types of Vertical Material Handling Systems that are available

▪ Explore the varieties of materials and types of buildings which may benefit from the use of Vertical Material Handling Systems

▪ Identify key Design and Planning Criteria

▪ Acquire an understanding of the Efficiency, Safety and Cost Reduction benefits available through the use of Vertical Material Handling Systems

Program Outline Vertical Material Handling Systems

▪ History

▪ Common Components of Vertical Material Handling Systems

▪ Machine Types

▪ Available Products

▪ Building types where products are used

▪ Materials typically handled

▪ Benefits of using Vertical Material Handling Systems

▪ Special Features & Options

▪ Planning and Design Criteria

▪ Modernization – a way to extend the life of Vertical Material Handling Systems

A Brief History of Dumbwaiters

▪ Who invented the dumbwaiter ?

Thomas Jefferson In 1790

Monticello

Thomas Jefferson’s

Home

Charlottesville, VA.

Margaret Bayard Smith wrote:

▪ When he had any persons dining with him, with whom he wished to enjoy a free and unrestricted flow of conversation, and by each individual was placed a dumbwaiter, so as to make the attendance of servants entirely unnecessary, believing as he did, that much of the domestic and even public discord was produced by the mutilated and misconstructed repetition of free conversation at dinner tables, by these mute, but not inattentive listeners.

Today’s Dumbwaiters

▪ Long Life Span

▪ Convenience

▪ Automation

▪ Safety

▪ Energy Savings

▪ Space Savings

▪ Lower Cost

Common Components

▪ Lifting Machinery ▪ Winding Drum

▪ Counterweighted Traction

▪ Roped Hydraulic

▪ Car

▪ Car Gate

▪ Landing Entrances – Doors

▪ Electrical/Motion Controls

▪ Guiding System -Rails

Enclosure, Gate & Door

▪ CAR

▪ GATE

▪ GUIDE SYSTEM

▪ DOOR

▪ ELECTRICAL CONTROLLER MOTION CONTROL

Main Characteristics of Vertical Material Handling Systems

▪ Not For Transporting People

▪ Floor Loading and Counter Loading

▪ Three Opening Configurations

▪ Multiple Stops ▪ Cont. Next Slide

Multiple Stops, Multiple Openings

Types of Drive Systems

▪ Drum

▪ Traction

▪ Hydraulic

Drum Machine

Traction Machine

Hydraulic Machine

Product Selection Requires Three Questions

▪What are you moving?

▪How do you want to move it?

▪Where are you moving it?

The answers will select the systems available.

▪ Size

▪ Capacity

▪ Building Type

▪ Shaft Consideration

▪ Applicable Code

Types of Vertical Material Handling Systems

▪Dumbwaiter

▪Material Lift

▪Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor (VRC)

Dumbwaiter

SIZE:

The Platform (Width x Depth) has a maximum area of 10.76 Sq In (1 Meter Sq) The Height is Limited to 48” (122 cm)

Dumbwaiter

CAPACITY:

Usually 500 Lbs. (226.8 Kg)

Code requires minimum of 13.9 Lbs. per cubic ft. (222.66 Kg per Cubic M)

Insert Image

of Dumbwaiter

with shelf.

Dumbwaiter

▪ Residential and Commercial Applications

▪ Counter Loading or Floor Loading

▪ Shafts are drywall or masonry

▪ Governed by the ANSI 17.1 Code

Dumbwaiter

Medical Laboratory Installation

Material Lift

▪ SIZE:

▪ The Width is Limited to 48” (122 Cm)

▪ The Depth has NO Limit

▪ The Height is Limited to 90” (229 Cm)

Material Lift

CAPACITY:

Usually between 500-1000 Lbs. (227-454 Kg.)

Code requires a minimum of 50 lbs per sq ft of platform (244 Kg per sq M)

Material Lift

▪ Commercial Applications

▪ Counter Loading or Floor Loading

▪ Shafts are drywall or masonry

▪ Governed by the ANSI 17.1 Code

Material Lift

Hospital Surgical Floor

Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor (VRC)

▪ SIZE:

▪ NO Size Limits

Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor (VRC)

▪ CAPACITY:

▪ NO Capacity Restrictions

Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor (VRC)

▪ Commercial and Industrial Applications

▪ Counter Loading or Floor Loading

▪ Governed by the ANSI B20.1 Code

▪ Shafts are drywall, masonry or...

Vertical Reciprocating Conveyor (VRC)

Warehouse Mezzanine

(Shown with Auto Unload)

Applications of Vertical Material Handling

Recreational Facilities

Computer Installations

Hospital/Health care

Maritime/Shipbuilding

Automotive Courthouses Hotel/Motel Penal System

Aviation Education Institutional Retail

Pharmaceutical Manufacturing & Distribution

Electronics Manufacturing

Interstate Highway/Toll

Facility

Micro Chip/Supercond

uctor

Banking Financial Library Airport Facilities

Communications

Food Processing, Packinging

Distribution

Restaurant/Food Service

Chemical Manufacturing

Transportation Warehousing Manufacturing Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling

Vertical Material Handling Systems

Prepared Foods Money & Securities

Factory & Warehouse Inventory

Bulk Food Supplies

Records & Files Finished Goods

Pharmaceutical supplies

Cleaning/Maint. supplies

Soiled & Clean linen/laundry

Hospital Carts Surgical Suppllies

Chemicals – liquids & solids

Banquet Furniture

Computer Supplies

Gas Cylinders

Kegs & Drums Ship Storage Mail

Typical materials which are commonly handled by Vertical Material Handling Systems

Hospital & Clinics

Pharmaceuticals

Restaurants & Hotels

Food Service

Retail

Money Handling

Office

Schools & Universities

Airports

Museums & Libraries

Civil & Penal

Oil Rigs & Shipping

Manufacturing

Residential

Benefits of Vertical Material Handling Systems

▪ Economical

▪ Efficient

▪ Health

▪ Safety

▪ Welfare

▪ Green & Sustainable

▪ Custom Designs for special purposes

Economical

Saves space Low initial cost

$ $

Material Handling Systems can reduce the number of Elevators needed and result in BIG savings

Efficient $ $

Smaller design can fit anywhere and reduce delivery time

Efficient $ $

Employee delivery time can vary

Efficient

▪ If (1) employee whose average salary and benefits amount to $35.00/hr

▪ (3) 20 minute trips per day up

▪ (3) 20 minute trips per day down

▪ Average work week

▪ Total cost to the employer a Week

▪ Total cost to the employer a Year

2 hours

$35.00

5 days

$350.00

$18,200.00

Efficient

In a larger facility an employer may have 10 or more employees

Cost Escalates $182,000.00

Health

Available Stainless Steel for easy “wash down”

Health

Contaminated or hazardous materials may be transported

without exposure to areas such as passenger elevators

Health

Enclosures may be equipped with air filtration (HEPA) systems

designed to reduce contaminants

Safety

ASME 17.1 or ASME B20.1

National Electric Code and UL/CSA UL Standards for fire

resistant entrances

Safety

Avoids exposure to potential injury from carrying materials up and down stairs or in

passenger elevators

Safety

Provides a safer alternative to the use of chain hoists and fork lift trucks

Welfare

Systems can be provided in pleasant designs which can enhance the décor while increasing efficiency

“Shoe Tube” in Nike

Town stores

Green & Sustainable

Less Energy than an Elevator but with the same life span

Custom Designs

▪ Vertical material handling systems can be designed to satisfy customer specific applications. The variety of drive mechanisms, guide rail types, and flexibility of control circuitry can provide custom systems for almost any vertical transport requirement

Lion’s Gate

Hospital,

Vancouver, BC

Special Features and Options

▪ Supporting Towers

▪ Higher Speeds with controlled motion

▪ Automatic Doors

▪ Automatic Load Transfer

▪ Security Features

▪ Sterile/Clean Room Applications

▪ Hazardous Atmosphere Classification

Supporting Tower

High Rise & High Speed

Commercial Dumbwaiter with Auto Transfer

Restaurant Installation

Security Options

Sterile/Clean Rooms

Sterile/Clean Rooms

Hazardous Environments

Planning & Design Criteria

▪ Define materials to be transported

▪ Select floor loading or above floor loading (counter height)

▪ Select size and lifting capacity

▪ Select speed

▪ Determine space requirements to house the system (floor area)

▪ Determine location of machinery and control components

▪ Determine structural support requirements

Planning & Design Criteria

Modernization of Existing Equipment

▪ Replace obsolete controllers, M/G sets and floor switches with PLC controllers, VVVF drives and tape selectors.

▪ Replace old selective vertical conveyors with modern vertical material handling systems

▪ Modernize existing lifting machinery

▪ Replace worn doors

▪ Renovate or replace power door/gate equipment

▪ Restore old equipment to current Code requirements

Modernization of Machines

Modernization of Controls & Drives

Modernization of Doors and Gates

Modernization of Cabs

Manufacturer Application Assistance

CAD & 3-D Drawings

Thank You For Your Time!

This concludes the American Institute of Architects Continuing Education System Program

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