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Achieving sustainability, safety and speed
at your distribution and logistics center
I
f you work in distribution and logistics, ensuring efficient
operations is a part of your everyday. Choosing the
right entrances for your loading bays can help you achieve
sustainability, safety and speed throughout the loading
process.
If you work in distribution and logistics, ensuring efficient
operations is a part of your everyday. Choosing the right
entrances for your loading bays can help you achieve
sustainability, safety and speed throughout the loading
process.
Sustainability
The right doors and docking solutions at your loading
bays can cut unnecessary emissions. At large loading bays,
insulated dock levelers and insulated overhead sectional
doors can reduce unnecessary loss of energy, both when the
loading bay is closed and also during loading and unloading.
Fast-acting overhead sectional doors can also make a
difference to the amount of energy you lose. By reducing the
amount of time your door is open they limit the amount of
time available for temperature exchange and for energy to
escape.
At smaller loading bays, or in parcel distribution centers,
van cushion shelters have been shown to reduce energy
loss by up to 50%. When the van is docked, a tight seal is
created between the van and the loading bay, which means
temperature transfer is minimized, reducing energy loss and
maintaining a steady indoor environment.
Safety
There are a variety of steps you can take to enhance safety
at your loading bays. Traffic light systems mean trucks only
maneuver when safe to do so, and all personnel know the
status of the docking procedure so can make sure they stay
out of harm’s way.
Restraint systems, ranging from wheel chocks to hydraulic
restraint systems, firmly secure trucks in place during loading
and unloading to prevent premature drive off and the risk of
accidental vehicle creep.
Integrated docking systems mean that overhead sectional
doors can only ever be open when a truck is safely docked,
removing any risk of staff or stock falling off the loading bay.
Speed
Ensuring your loading bays work at an optimal speed is easy
with fast acting doors. Fast overhead sectional doors mean
loading is never held up by slow moving entrances. Products
such as restraint systems prevent accidents occurring, which
in turn limits the risk of slowing business down with
unplanned downtime.
And in addition, having a standard loading
procedure that staff can follow whenever a truck
arrives will help you ensure faster and more efficient
processes every time.
Gandhi Automations manufactures loading bay
solutions like dock levelers, dock shelters, sectional
overhead doors. Dock equipment’s are designed
and factory-made in state-of-the-art manufacturing
facility. Our dock equipment meet international
safety standards like EN1398 for dock levelers and
product is CE marked.