Dock around the clock: Designed for facilities with limited loading dock space,
the Hulk Kombo Dock from Kelley offers the flexibility of a scissors lift and the efficiency of a hydraulic dock leveler. With a vertical range of up to 60 inches, the
Kombo Dock is able to load and unload nearly any type of vehicle that pulls into the loading dock area, the manufacturer says.
Design highlights include a hydraulic dock leveler
with regenerative hydraulics, independent powered
lip control, and push-button controls. The dock leveler can be equipped with an Energy Guard perimeter
seal for additional energy savings.
The independent hydraulic scissors lift has
a lifting capacity of up to
20,000 pounds and enables
dock-to-grade forklift access.
The Kombo Dock also includes
quick-connect style electrical
cables with NEMA 4x hand
control for a fast and
simple installation.
The device can be interlocked
with dock doors, vehicle restraints, and
other equipment via a master control panel to ensure a safe and reliable sequence
of operation.
Safety features include Automatic Return to Dock and an audible alarm with a
flashing yellow strobe light that activates when the Kombo Dock is not fully
stored. Safety velocity fuses on the leveler and lift prevent an uncontrolled
descent. (Kelley, www.kelleycompany.com)
Insightful: 4Front Engineered Solutions now
offers the 4Sight Yard and Dock Management
System, a solution that allows facilities to monitor, schedule, and communicate trailer movements, load assignments, and loading dock status in a simple, easy-to-use interface. 4Sight
provides full automation, visibility, and optimization from the time a vehicle approaches
the inbound gate to the time it leaves through
the outbound gate.
4Sight combines RFID, GPS, and sensor technologies to give users real-time yard and loading dock visibility, enabling them to improve
trailer coordination and turn time management. The robust event-management capabilities and alert notifications also help to reduce
the labor associated with moving and managing yard assets.
The software solution features a graphic
interface of the yard and loading dock, providing a color-coded exact location mapping and
activity display. For gate management, it offers
visibility of inbound and outbound equipment.
The load assignment and dock door scheduling
capabilities allow managers to assign loads to
specific trailers and optimize dock door usage.
The solution also provides productivity and
activity reports on the utilization of trailers,
dock doors, equipment status, switchers, etc.
In addition, 4Sight allows facilities to schedule
maintenance on their loading dock equipment
based on actual usage. (4Front Engineered
Solutions, www.4SightSolution.com)
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© Blower Application Company, Inc., Germantown, WI 2011
Go with the flow: Descartes Systems Group
has unveiled its logistics flow control solution.
Delivered in a federated network, the new solution addresses the challenges associated with
managing the flow of goods for retailers and
their supply chain partners.
The cloud-based solution, which is specifically designed to address the post-purchase order
process for retailers, combines multiple logistics
capabilities, including global trade compliance;
inventory and purchase order visibility; transportation management; and yard and dock-door flow control of distribution center operations, all over Descartes’ federated Global
Logistics Network (GLN).
To provide this extensible and scalable service, Descartes leverages Microsoft technologies
that can allow tens of thousands of users across
thousands of companies in its federated community to use cloud-based capabilities to successfully manage purchase orders and shipments, and billions of dollars of inventory. The
service is easily accessible by the GLN community from simple browser-based Microsoft-based mobile devices. (Descartes,
www.descartes.com)
