Material Handling : A typical industry employs 70% of its labor for material handling. This might be for loading, unloading of stations, transferring parts between processes, storage & retrieval of parts, or logistic functions (receiving, packing & shipping). This not only requires manpower costs and subjects the workers to fatigue, injury and risks, but also makes the throughput dependent on human limitations. Most handling applications can be automated, resulting in faster, safer and efficient operations.