Dock Levelers: Types and Functions

Special machining operations are generally carried out by special-purpose machines. These machines are developed and utilized for various metal cutting tasks like milling, boring, turning, drilling, grinding, tapping etc.

These machines are very efficient in a high production industry like automobile component manufacturing, valve or pump manufacturing industry, electrical manufacturing etc. as they give a higher productivity in lesser cycle time.

Among the special – purpose machines, dock levelers are the ideal equipment for utilizing wherever there is any difference in the levels i.e. the level at which the products are stored and the level at which they are to be transported.

The Dock Leveler equipment’s act as bridge and enable in quick, economical, and easy flow of working. Having high loads bearing capacity, these levelers are available in various tailored models to suit specific requirements of customers.

The dock levelers are mainly utilized in order to make transportation a smooth affair. The dock levelers (also called dock plates or dock boards) are a tool which people can exercise to fill the gaps between trailers and dock while the loading or unloading takes place.

In some cases, trailers are of the height that sometimes is not the same as of the dock (either higher than or lower than the dock). The main function of dock levelers is to move things up or down, based on where the trailer bed is situated. Hence machines like forklifts can travel to the dock safely and smoothly.

There are various kinds of dock levelers available in the market such as Hydraulic, Mechanical, Air – powered and Specialty. Hydraulic further consists of Standard Hydraulic (RHH), the Vertical Hydraulic (RHV) and the Jumbo (RHJ) that offers full – width trailers’ access.

The Air-Powered dock leveler contains Air-Tower (RHA). It is similar to the hydraulic leveler and avoids any possible stump-out problem.

The Mechanical dock leveler consists of Standard Mechanical dock levelers (RHM) and Edge-of-Dock levelers (RHE). Speciality dock levelers comprise of the Truck and Railcar Activated, used for trucks and railcars.

Among the multiple special purpose machines manufacturers in the market, Essem Engineers is an established name. Their focus remains on innovation, technology and customer satisfaction.

Essem has a well designed line of dock levelers which greatly compensates for the difference in height between different lorry ramps and floors.

The salient features of customer specific dock levelers as manufactured by Essem are:

Manual, battery operated & electric operatedCapacity ranging from 500 to 10000 KGsHigh Load Bearing CapacityEasy to Install & OperateLong lasting, safe & reliable

Hence dock levelers and other special purpose machines (Aluminum and Copper Bar Cutter, Portable Site Work Power Pack, Hydraulic and Pneumatic System for Water Cannon and Hydraulic System for Solid Waste Handling Equipments etc.) are built to make your machining operations simpler and technically advanced.

For more information on special- purpose machines, write to us at info@essemengineers.com or contact us at +91-11- 28113531 to let us know about your requirement.