Table 1: Key Questions to Answer When Deciding on a Materials Handling Layout*

Canadian Plastics March 1, 1999

Bulk outside storage?YesNoCentralized inside material storage?YesNoBeside the process material storage?Yes...

Bulk outside storage?	Yes	No
Centralized inside material storage?	Yes	No
Beside the process material storage?	Yes	No
Material Conveying	Vacuum	Pressure
Vacuum or pressure pumps	Central	Individual
Controls	Central	Individual
Materials	Pellets	Powder
Material drying	Yes	No
What type of drying process?	Hot air	Dehumidifying
	Central	On machine
	Mobile		JIT
Material blending?	Yes	No
What type of blending?	Proportional	Gravimetric
Materials to be handled	Color	Additives
	Regrind	Liquids
How to handle regrind	Centralized	Beside the process
Dust collection?	Yes	No

* Courtesy of Hamilton Avtec

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