Introduction. Material flow in production and distribution. Transport units. Storing and reloading. Fundamental elements in material flow. Border line cases. Stochastic transport units. Deviding and joining of flow characteristics. Universal element flow. Spacal arrangement of equipment – layout. Flow diagrams. Material flow models. Mechanisation and automation reload process. Transport systems. Characteristics, selection and dimensioningof transport systems. Transporters. Stopping, accumulation, joining and deviding devices. Flexible transport systems in production and distribution – equipment for commissioning. Automated transported line. Systems and devices for signalization, coding and labeling. Fundamentals of managing transport – manipulative systems. Modular projecting – composing transport systems.