UK debut for docking system

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.