Material-handling equipment

thumb|right|Laboratory sieves thumb|An ami shakushi, a Japanese ladle or scoop that may be used to remove small drops of batter during the frying of [[tempura]] thumb|ancient sieve

A forklift (also called industrial truck, lift truck, jitney, hi-lo, fork truck, fork hoist, and forklift truck) is a powered industrial truck used to lift and move materials over short distances. The forklift was developed in the early 20th century by various companies, including Clark, which made transmissions, and Yale & Towne Manufacturing, which made hoists.

motorized conveying system using a сlosed-loop rubber band

an L-shaped box-moving handcart with handles at one end

equipment used for conveying materials

material handling storage aid system designed to store materials on pallets

type of rail car used for carrying molten metal

machine separating materials

large sieve

right|thumb|250px|In-line palletizer right|thumb|250px|Palletizer using robotics A palletizer or palletiser is a machine which provides automatic means for stacking cases of goods or products onto a pallet.

machinery and equipment used for transporting objects and materials

Dematic is an American supplier of materials handling systems, software and services. With a growth rate of 21.2% in 2021 Dematic was listed as the world's second-largest materials handling systems supplier with a revenue of 3.2 billion USD. The company employs over 10,000 people and has engineering centres and manufacturing facilities in the United States, Germany, United Kingdom, Mexico, Australia, Belgium, China, Italy, Spain, France, Lithuania and Czech Republic. Its customer base includes small, medium and large companies in several other countries across six continents.

Dunnage is inexpensive or waste material used to load and secure cargo during transportation; more loosely, it refers to miscellaneous baggage, brought along during travel. The term can also refer to low-priority cargo used to fill out transport capacity which would otherwise ship underweight.

American office supply company