Assists docking
June 1st 2010 Hörmann has completed the first UK
installation of its new DOBO system,
allowing trucks to dock on a loading
bay before opening the rear doors.
Supplied to pharmaceutical company
Teva UK, the new loading bays
increase security and reduce heat loss.
This is also the first UK installation
of the Hörmann docking assistant
that helps
drivers dock
in the
optimum
position. The
docking assistant
operates
via proximity
sensors in the
loading bay door linked to traffic
lights that "guide" the driver into
position.
Once the truck is on the dock the
inflatable dock seals surround the
vehicle on three sides. The vehicle is
now docked with both the loading
bay door and the truck doors still
closed.When the loading door is
opened the specially designed dock
buffers can then be lowered below
the lower level of the truck doors. More articles from Hormann UK Ltd: | 
