Hörmann has completed the
first UK installation of its
DOBO system that allows
trucks to dock on a loading
bay before opening the rear
doors. Supplied to Teva UK, a
pharmaceutical company, the
new loading bays increase
security and reduce heat loss
through the bay doors.

In conjunction with the
DOBO system, this is also the
first UK installation of the
Hörmann docking assistant
that helps drivers dock in the
optimum position. It 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, inflatable dock seals
surround the vehicle on three
sides. The vehicle is docked
with the loading bay door
and truck doors still closed.
When the loading door is
opened dock buffers can be
lowered below the lower level
of the truck doors so the
truck doors can be unlocked
and opened in to the recess
designed into the bay area.