Vertical Materials Handling Systems aka Dumbwaiters

Once a simple hoist mechanism, the dumbwaiter is now the smart, efficient, safe and economic solution for moving materials from one floor to another.
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2.4 Performance

A. Rated load ____lb. capacity

B. Travel speed shall be ____ F.P.M.

2.5 Options

A. Fire Rated Entrance Doors: Entrance doors shall bear the Underwriter's Laboratory "B" label and shall be rated for installation in masonry or stud and drywall shaft.

B. Power Operated Entrance Doors: Entrance doors shall be power operated. The door shall open automatically upon arrival of the carriage at a landing. The door shall automatically close when the carriage is dispatched to another landing.

C. Automatic Load and Unload: The carriage shall be equipped with a motorized transfer module for automatic loading and unloading of material at the landings. A motorized in-feed / receive conveyor station shall be located at each landing door for the automated dispatch and receiving of materials.

D. Automatic Unload Only: The carriage shall be equipped with a motorized transfer module for automatic unloading of material at the landings. A gravity roller conveyor station shall be located at each landing door for the automated receiving of materials.

E. Touch screen control console.

F. Inverter or vector drive allows smooth acceleration and deceleration and for speeds over 50 FPM.

PART 3 - EXECUTION

3.1 Installation

A. Coordinate work with appropriate trades.

B. Leave standard electrical connection drawings with electrical contractor to make final electrical connection. Wiring within unit shall be done as part of work of this section.

C. The installation of this conveyor shall be made in accordance with the approved plans and specifications and manufacturer's installation instructions.

Applications of Vertical Material Handling Systems

Airport Facilities
Automotive
Aviation
Banking
Chemical Manufacturing and
Distribution
Communications
Computer
Courthouses
Education
Electronics Manufacturing
Financial
Food Processing, Packing &
Distribution
Hospital/Health Care
Hotel/Motel
Institutional
Interstate Highway/Toll Facility
Library
Manufacturing
Maritime/Shipbuilding
Micro Chip/Semiconductor
Offshore Oil & Gas Drilling
Penal System
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
and Distribution
Recreational Facilities
Restaurant/Food Service
Retail
Transportation
Warehousing and Inventory

About Matot

Matot is the leading manufacturer of dumbwaiters in North America. Located in the suburbs of Chicago, the company has specialized in vertical material handling equipment since 1888 when its founder master carpenter Duffy Matot provided walk-in ice cooling equipment and manually operated dumbwaiters to taverns and shops on Chicago's north side.

Today it offers a full line of equipment that includes winding drum and traction dumbwaiters, cart handling systems, automatic delivery systems and vertical reciprocating conveyors, in addition to residential elevators.

Matot counts among its elevator industry clients companies such as Otis, ThyssenKrupp, Kone and Schindler.

Still a family owned business, its equipment is found in virtually every sector of industrial and service sectors from hospitals and offices to airports and clean rooms.

For more information on vertical material handling systems, contact Matot Inc. at (800) 369-1070 or visit the web site atwww.matot.com

800-369-1070
www.matot.com

 

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Originally published in Architectural Record.
Originally published in May 2005

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