ABSTRACT
Material handling design and implementation constitute one of the basic functions in the practice of industrial engineering. Calculations related to six simple machines are useful for assessingmechanical advantage formaterial handling purposes. Themechanical advantage is the ratio of the force of resistance to the force of effort given by
MA = FR FE
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where MA is the mechanical advantage, FR the force of resistance (N), and FE the force of effort (N).
