Abstract
This paper discusses problems concerned with bulk-handling storage devices used in the parcel post. These storage devices, which are used to absorb the traffic peaks, include glacis, containers, band conveyors, concentrators, and chain conveyors. They require automatic feed or discharge, or sometimes both, depending on their functions in the office. The main problems stem from the space needed to provide the required storage capacity and the site limitations.
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