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Article: Five steps to loading-dock door selection.(Tech Check)
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- Industrial Maintenance & Plant Operation
- Article date:
- October 1, 2004
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Despite the many developments in loading-dock doors, the selection process need not be challenging or time consuming. Here are five steps to help guide door selection, based on the goals of improved safety, increased productivity, lower maintenance costs and overall satisfaction.
1: Think safety
Use of the wrong door in any plant environment can result in many safety-related problems, from pinched fingers to forklift accidents. When choosing a dock door, consider newer designs that use counterbalance systems with enclosed counterweights rather than heavy torsion springs. This can help prevent the kinds of accidents that can occur when metal springs lose ...