Gandhi Automations ‘Docks’ it right
Dock Levelers offered by Gandhi Automations are designed as per EN 1398 standard for demanding loading and unloading operations. The company designs solutions based on scientific approach and clients’ feedback.
Electro-hydraulic, mechanical and airpowered Dock Levelers are not only “a bridge for connecting a vehicle”, but also facilitate fast, smooth and safe transition by compensating the difference in heights between the loading bay and the vehicle.
Efficient loading & unloading goods
The importance of efficient loading the goods has always been evident, and it has increased over the years, essentially for two reasons: the lesser availability and the higher cost of manpower. Consequently, lesser qualified manpower is being utilised which leads to damage in the goods. The cost of loading and unloading the goods can be calculated precisely and is exactly definable, which allows for a scientific approach to find out the investment that goes into the process. Gandhi Automations has always designed solutions based on
Dock Levelers offered by the company ensures loading and unloading with lesser effort and minimal cost
such scientific approach and feedback from clients. The Dock Levelers offered by the company ensure loading and unloading with lesser effort and minimal cost. It is possible to load and unload your products in a safe way and in the process obtain remarkable energy savings. The loading bay remains with the Dock Leveler in rest position and the Sectional Overhead Door closed, until the vehicle is positioned.
The Sectional Overhead Door is then opened only when the vehicle is positioned, brakes applied and engines shut off. This eliminates the exit of hot air, intake of cold air (or the opposite in hot and inside conditioned places) and intake of exhausting gases in the warehouse. After the Sectional Overhead Door opens, the lip of the Dock Leveler connects to the truck bed for loading/unloading to take place. At the end of the loading/unloading the Dock Leveler is put in rest position and the Sectional Overhead Door is closed, without moving the vehicle. The vehicle then departs at the end of the process. Following are the two types of Dock Levelers:
Radius Lip Dock Levelers
Radius Lip Dock Levelers allow the dock to connect with the truck bed, thus making it possible to drive directly on and off with forklift trucks, etc. The self-cleaning lip hinging system does not retain rubbish with automatic endof-run, so as to keep the 25 mm security distance between the folded lip and structure as per EN 1398 & EN 349.
Telescopic Lip Dock Levelers
Telescopic Lip Dock Levelers are ideal for connecting vehicles unable to drive near dock, i.e., sea containers, side loading railway wagons, etc. These types can be supplied with a lip extending up to one meter.