DESIGNING A LOADING-DOCK
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This section deals mainly with the kind of information you will need in designing your project. It makessuggestions, for instance, about the layout of the loading area but it also sets out the criteria to be adopted in choosing a product which will meet your specific requirements.It may be that initially you do not have to hand all the relevant facts to enable you to choose the product bestsuited to your needs - for example, the range of dock heights of the various types of vehicle you are accustomed to working with.To guide you in your choice we enclose a summary of our most widely used...

Dock shelter type Powershelter 403-014 Curtain model, collapsible projection. Dimensions: Width: 3400 mmHeight: 3400 mm Side curtain: 600 mm Head curtain: 1000 mmWhile other dimensions are also possible, these dimensions are the most commonly used. The most commondock heights (1100 mm-1300 mm) the top of the dock shelter will be 4500 mm to 4700 mm above ground level. This is a practical height as the general vehicle heights are 4200 mm. Should higher vehicles need to be catered for then it is possible to increase the dock shelter height. The result will be a free space of 2200 mm between...

Technical specifications and product characteristics: CE & TV certified, conforms to EN1398. Full hydraulic safety stop. Emergency stop switch with reset facility. Heavy chromium plated piston cylinders with double seals. LOADING SYSTEMS POWERAMP TYPE 232-710 Pipe rupture valve built into cylinder. TENDER SPECIFICATION Electro hydraulic dock leveller with hinged lip. Flexible platform that follows the movement of the vehicles up to 10% Platform and lip hydraulically operated Platform attached to sub frame with 3 hinges with a length of 300 mm each. Closed lip hinge construction, hinging...

LOADING SYSTEMS DOCK SHELTER TYPE 403-014 Technical specifications and product characteristics: TENDER SPECIFICATION Curtain model - collapsible projection. Standard dock shelter suitable for vehicles with a width of 2300 mm to 2800 mm and a height of 3600 mmto 4200 mm. Product specification: Width: 3400 mm Height: 3400 mm Projection: 600 mm Side curtains: 600 mm Top curtain: 1000 mm Mounting height: 4500 mm (recommended) Curtain construction: 1600, gr/m Colour : Black Collapsible. Galvanised steel frame. Anodised aluminium surround frame. Rain water drainage, sideways. Curtain material...

LOADING SYSTEMS POWERDOOR TYPE 601-010 Technical specifications and product characteristics: TENDER SPECIFICATION Insulated steel sectional door. Door panel is made of 488 mm and 600 mm high insulated steel sandwich panels. Product specifications: External and internal cladding (0.5 mm) is galvanised, supplied with a baked on 2 components acryliccoating and with stucco embossed design. Width: 3200 mm Height: 3200 mm Lift system: XXX Space above lintel : To be specified Panel thickness: 40 mm Operation : Electrically operated Colour inside: RAL 9002 (Grey white) Colour outside: RAL 9002...

LOADING SYSTEMS WHEEL GUIDES TYPE 970-014 TENDER SPECIFICATION Straight wheel guides to be cast in. Product specifications: Length: 1850 mmHeight: 320 mm Tube diameter: 170 mm Tube thickness : 4,5 mm Cast in depth inc anchors: 520 mm Technical specifications and product characteristics: Hot dip galvanised.Supply and fix XXX numbers of wheel guides according to tender specification above, supplier LoadingSystems: type 970-014. > LS/PPE/99077Technical specifications are subject to change. size="-1">

FLAT LOADING AREA (sloping away from the building)Ideal if space in front of building allows it: - 6 - 8 m slight fall (approximately 3%)- 10 - 12 m slight rise (approximately 1,5%) - water drainage on dividing line fall / rise - rise (maximum 10%) to ground level (= manoeuvring space) > 4,5m Advantage of a 'flat' loading area : If there is not enough space in the loading area other loading pit/loading dock combinations are possible suchas: > dock leveller - Sloping away from the building- Horizontal position of the vehicle - Rainwater from vehicle does not run into the door opening - No...

The ideal height of the platform = AVERAGE HEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE LOADING PLATFORM The figures below apply to the most common types of vehicle, some vehicles will require specially modifieddesigns.Vehicle heights as observed: International transport (trailer-combination):1100 - 1400 mmDistribution vehicles:1000 - 1200 mm Containers:1200 - 1600 mm Refrigerated vehicles:1300 - 1500 mm Volume transport: 600 - 1000 mmAlso the ratio own vehiclesӔ and external transport vehiclesӔ is of great importance. For example: A distribution company needs a loading dock with a platform height of 1000 mm for...

Before you choose the type and dimensions of the dock leveller, we would advise you to make an inventory ofexternal transport vehicles, goods to be loaded and unloaded and internal transport vehicles. This information is essential for selecting the dock leveller most suitable for your application. Length of the dock leveller. The length of the dock leveller is determined by the maximum acceptable gradient which is governed by theinternal transport and type of load. With a greater difference in levels between the vehicle bed and the building floor the dock leveller must be increased in...

Load & capacity of the dock leveller To determine the necessary dynamic capacity, the train weightђ of the internal vehicles that are used on thedock levellers must be known. Train weight = Rated load = weight of the internal transport vehicle with driver and heaviest load.For example: Train weight: Fork lift truck 3000 kgLoad 1000 kg Total 4000 kgIn Conformity with EN 1398, Loading Systems calculates that 100% of the train weight rests on the front axleof the internal vehicle. Through that, the definition of the carrying-capacity on the dock leveller is the same as the maximum admissable...

Safety aspects. Statistics show that the loading bay area is one of the most dangerous working places in a plant. In theory,safety rules and disciplinary codes are observed but in practice these are widely ignored. This occurs most commonly when pressure to finish a job quickly results in driving at excessive and potentially dangerous speeds. Loading Systems, therefore, makes safety provisions one of its highest priorities.Safety means eventually the well being of people and goods. A few important SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS a dock leveller must meet: The operating system Ideally a dock leveller...