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Article: TKO[R] Doors: the new angle on knockout doors. (2002 Technology Trends).
- Article from:
- Material Handling Product News
- Article date:
- September 15, 2002
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Time was, when a forklift came knocking on a dock door the maintenance crew had another repair call to answer.
Door damage was tolerated as the cost of doing business and one that was getting worse.
The final answer to these door problems has been the development of the knockout door by TKO[R] Doors.
As distribution and manufacturing headed towards the end of the 20th century, schemes for just-in-time, cross-docking, lean manufacturing along with a booming economy sent a flood of goods heading through the dock door. The increased pace meant more product and forklifts crowding the minimal space on the dock floor, making maneuvering tight and ...