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A diagram of a rail car unloader and storage plant.

Car Unloading & Storage Plant

A diagram of a rail car unloader and storage plant.

An elevator or lift is a vertical transport vehicle that efficiently moves people or goods between floors of a building. They are generally powered by electric motors that either drive traction cables and counterweight systems, or pump hydraulic fluid to raise a cylindrical piston.

Elevator Car

An elevator or lift is a vertical transport vehicle that efficiently moves people or goods between floors…

A mechanical apparatus consisting of a continuous moving belt that transports materials or packages from one place to another.

Spiraling Conveyer Belt

A mechanical apparatus consisting of a continuous moving belt that transports materials or packages…

An illustration of an anti-friction conveyor

Anti-Friction Conveyor

An illustration of an anti-friction conveyor

"General arrangement of Apron Conveyor for loading vessels, pans are 48 inches wide, 12 inches pitch, attached to chains working over sprockets at 24 fee centers. Capacity of conveyor is about 250 tons of coal per hour, material being received from a 42 inch M. & G. belt conveyor. The Apron Conveyor will work at any angle, the outer end being raised or lowered to suit vessel." -Meese, 1913

Apron Pan Conveyor

"General arrangement of Apron Conveyor for loading vessels, pans are 48 inches wide, 12 inches pitch,…

An illustration of an early flour mill conveyor.

Early Flour Mill Conveyor

An illustration of an early flour mill conveyor.

A conveyor system is a common piece of mechanical handling equipment that moves materials from one location to another. Conveyors are especially useful in applications involving the transportation of heavy or bulky materials.

Four Drum Conveyor

A conveyor system is a common piece of mechanical handling equipment that moves materials from one location…

"Drawing showing arrangement of elevator in square steel elevator casing." -Meese, 1913

Bucket Elevator

"Drawing showing arrangement of elevator in square steel elevator casing." -Meese, 1913

"Drawing showing arrangement of "Gravity Discharge" Bucket Elevator." -Meese, 1913

Gravity Discharge Bucket Elevator

"Drawing showing arrangement of "Gravity Discharge" Bucket Elevator." -Meese, 1913

"Drawing showing arrangement of "Perfect Discharge" Bucket Elevator." -Meese, 1913

Perfect Discharge Bucket Elevator

"Drawing showing arrangement of "Perfect Discharge" Bucket Elevator." -Meese, 1913

A diagram of a 100 ton sand and gravel storage and handling plant. "Capacity of bucket elevator is 40 tons per hour and the belt conveyor 25 tons per hour. The swivel loading spout in combination with the fixed bucket elevator will distribute material over a considerable area." -Meese, 1913

100 Ton Sand and Gravel Storage and Handling Plant

A diagram of a 100 ton sand and gravel storage and handling plant. "Capacity of bucket elevator is 40…