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In the rapidly growing food and beverage (F&B) warehousing industry, facility managers are considering how to effectively balance productivity, product quality, and energy efficiency. It’s also important to invest in equipment upgrades to better keep food warehousing up to date with the industry, so that your facility is not affected by unforeseen circumstances. These dock door seals help maintain optimal conditions inside food service warehouses, regardless of external weather conditions.
Key Functions of Mechanical Dock Door Seals
Mechanical dock door seals are designed to connect the rear of a van to a warehouse doorway, creating a sealed environment to ensure that the interior environment is consistent with the indoor environment when a forklift or personnel are moving goods on and off the vehicle. Even in the cold rain, rain and snow weather can be normal shipping work. Especially for the entrances and exits of the loading places such as foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals, cold storage, etc., loading dock shelters can effectively control the environment and prevent the products from being harmed or contaminated.
5 Ways Mechanical Dock Door Seals Improve Warehousing
Ensure Food Safety and Hygiene
Keeping food safe and hygienic is vital in the food service warehousing industry. Loading dock seals protect food from contamination by effectively preventing dust, contaminants and pests from entering the storage area.
Temperature Control
Many food products need to be stored and transported at specific temperature conditions. Loading dock shelters ensure that goods are protected from external temperature fluctuations during loading and unloading, thus maintaining the freshness and quality of the food.
Energy Saving and Cost Control
Mechanical door seals maintain a good seal during loading and unloading. This effectively prevents cold air loss, thereby reducing energy consumption and operating costs. In long-term operation, these energy-saving measures will help catering companies save a lot of money.
Improved Efficiency
Loading dock door seals help to create a safe and airtight environment for food transportation. This ensures smooth transportation, even in windy and rainy weather. Not only does this increase efficiency, but it also helps to reduce food loss and waste.
Enhanced Safety
With reflective yellow guide strips on both sides of its flanks, it can warn the driver in time when the truck is reversing.
Advantages of Dock Shelter Accessories
Top Seal Efficiency: Top seal applies continuous and balanced force on the full width of the top of the truck, realizing efficient sealing and preventing rainwater from splashing down from the side.
Sturdy Front Baffle: Sturdy front baffle can withstand thousands of impacts without damage.
Flexible Connecting Front Hems: Flexible connecting front hems allow sealing of taller vans without damage.
Unique Axle-Wrapped Canopy Design: Unique axle-wrapped canopy design effectively protects the sides and seals in the event that the van height exceeds the standard.
Features and Benefits
Efficient sealing: Provides excellent sealing effect and prevents the external environment from affecting the warehouse interior.
Durable material: made of high-strength PVC material, resistant to stretching and abrasion.
Various specifications: suitable for different sizes of loading and unloading ports.
Technical Parameters
- Material: high strength PVC
- Size: customized
- Installation: wall-mounted
Proper Loading Dock Equipment Selection
Contact us today for help you with proper loading dock equipment selection for your loading dock equipment application. We can help you in properly select and specify dock seals, dock shelters, sectional door, hydraulic dock leveler and mechanical dock levelers, truck restraints, and your loading dock equipment needs, to meet your unique needs. Liebherr is a warehousing and logistics company based in Switzerland that has worked with seppes for many years.