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I beam track
Track sections utilizing standard shape/I-beams.
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I-beam crane
An overhead traveling bridge crane that utilizes standard I-beam (S beams) as the bridge girder and at times also utilizes I beams as the runway beams. Cranes that utilize H-beams (structural beams) as girder and runways are sometimes referred to as I-beam cranes as opposed to patented track cranes.
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ICCM
Industrial Controls and Components Manufacturers
A Product Section of Material Handling Industry of America
8720 Red Oak Blvd, Suite 201
Charlotte, NC 28217
Phone: 704-676-1190 Fax: 704-676-1199
Allan M. Howie, Managing Director
ahowie@mhia.org
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Identification solutions
Products such as placards, holders and nameplates that permanently or temporarily identify containers, racks, and pallets.
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IMC&WD
Industrial Metal Containers & Wire Decking
A Product Section of Material Handling Industry of America
8720 Red Oak Blvd., Suite 201
Charlotte, NC 28217
Phone: 704-676-1190 Fax: 704-676-1199
Allan M. Howie, Managing Director
ahowie@mhia.org
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Impact deflectors
A form of conveyor sortation device that utilizes a swing out arm to divert product from a conveying surface. This device does not actually contact the conveying surface, but literally impacts the side of the load bringing about a sideways change in direction to the left or right of the forward motion.
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Impact diverters
A form of conveyor sortation device that utilizes a mechanically actuated push plate to divert a product from the conveying surface. This device does not actually contact the conveying surface, but literally impact the side of the load bringing about a sideways change in direction to the left or right of the forward motion.
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Indentation type pressure gripping lifter
A lifter that clamps the load and supports it by indenting the load in areas in contact with the lifter.
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Industrial crane
A machine for lifting and lowering a load, and moving it horizontally. Drives may be manual, power, or a combination of both and utilized totally in an industrial environment.
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Industrial metal container
An industrial metal container may be made of welded wire or corrugated steel. Some are solid, others have perforations, and some are made of wire mesh. They may have sliding or folding gates to provide access to contents or locking lids to provide product security. Containers may be equipped with bases, legs or other attachments to facilitate handling, or they may be nested or stacked to save space.
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Industrial scissor lift
A raising/lowering device that is supported or stabilized by one or more pantograph leg sections.
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Industrial Shelving
Shelving made from heavier gauge materials and designed to provide storage for heavier weight materials and packages. Often can accommodate weights of 750# or more.
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Industrial Trucks
Wheeled vehicle used in the plant or distribution center, in the dock area (and in some cases also in the yard or on construction sites, to pick up, transport and deposit single loads. May be powered manually, by gasoline, propane or electrically.
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Information Technology
IT. The use of automated data processing and telecommunications tools to enable a more rapid flow of information within a supply chain.
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Infrared
Infrared is a line of sight, wireless remote data communication technology.
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Injection molded container
Plastic material is introduced in pellet form into a "hopper" positioned at the top of a machine and forcing it along a horizontal chamber or "barrel" of an extruder by means of the rotation of a screw.
The plastic material is heated as it moves through the barrel so when it reaches an open cavity, it is a molten mass ready to assume the configuration of the mold.
The mold is closed and pressure is applied to form the container. Once the pallet is cooled and taken from the mold, it can be further processed into secondary operations such as painting, trimming or fastening.
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Injection molded pallet
Plastic material is introduced in pellet form into a "hopper" positioned at the top of a machine and forcing it along a horizontal chamber or "barrel" of an extruder by means of the rotation of a screw.
The plastic material is heated as it moves through the barrel so when it reaches an open cavity, it is a molten mass ready to assume the configuration of the mold.
The mold is closed and pressure is applied to form the pallet. Once the pallet is cooled and taken from the mold, it can be further processed into secondary operations such as painting, trimming or fastening.
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In-line diverters
Moving surface or in-line diverters are an integral part of the main conveying surface and in all but one case pop up on controlled command, coming in direct contact with the underside conveying surface of the load.
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Integrated mezzanine
A mezzanine storage system built as an integral part of a building's structure. Generally put into the initial design of a building to serve a specific purpose. This type of mezzanine can utilize the building's structure for support and therein can incorporate wider span between support columns and thereby increasing the clear span of the system.
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Integrated Systems & Controls
Integrated Systems and Controls (ISC) refers to a product section of the Material Handling Industry of America. An integrated system is a desired state that generally refers to at least one of the three possible characteristics of an installed material handling system. First, although mechanical automation of the material flow properties of a system may be evident, it is the automation of the information flow associated with what is taking place, concurrently with the physical flow, that is the most defining characteristic. Secondly, an integrated system can be characterized by an unbroken, highly coordinated material flow link between successive stages in a manufacturing or warehousing operation where continuous flow is emphasized, and delays, waiting and intermediate storage minimized. Thirdly, an integrated system characteristically interfaces two or more material handling devices in order to form the bridge between work stations or other discrete points of origin and destination within the material flow cycle, with the goal being a high degree of mechanical coordination and the precise timing of movements. See also System Integrator, Consultant, and Controls.
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Interlock
A device to prevent lift movement when the landing gate is not fully closed and to prevent the landing gate from being opened unless the lift platform is present at that landing.
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ISC
Integrated Systems and Controls (ISC) refers to a product section of the Material Handling Industry of America. An integrated system is a desired state that generally refers to at least one of the three possible characteristics of an installed material handling system. First, although mechanical automation of the material flow properties of a system may be evident, it is the automation of the information flow associated with what is taking place, concurrently with the physical flow, that is the most defining characteristic. Secondly, an integrated system can be characterized by an unbroken, highly coordinated material flow link between successive stages in a manufacturing or warehousing operation where continuous flow is emphasized, and delays, waiting and intermediate storage minimized. Thirdly, an integrated system characteristically interfaces two or more material handling devices in order to form the bridge between work stations or other discrete points of origin and destination within the material flow cycle, with the goal being a high degree of mechanical coordination and the precise timing of movements. See also System Integrator, Consultant, and Controls.
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