The recent evolution of the equipments for loading the goods in the cold stores, led to recessed loading bays with dock levellers ending 50 cm inside the external façade, as to allow the sectional door to close the front of the dock leveller, that was the cause of a dramatic thermal loss, until the insulated panel fit below the dock leveller itself. The telescopic dock leveller has a 1000 mm forward lip (870 mm in case of 2000 mm long leveller) for reaching the truckbed.
Another problem to solve, in order to reduce the thermal loss, were the two side "pockets" inside which the sectional door had to slide down below the pavement for closing the front of the leveller. Their construction was very complicated and expensive and had to be particularly sturdy. being in overhang, to keep the bumps of the docking vehicles against the bumpers fit on them. More, the pockets had insufficient than demanded by the EN safety clearances.
The recessed dock prefabricated Campisa system solves all these problems in once, giving top thermal insulation, quickness and easiness of building, perfection, and allowing the installation of the levellers only after all "wet trades" are finished, preserving the leveller from chemical attacks.
Photo "D" shows a loading bay for "fresh" with sectional doors closing below the dock leveller, against the insulated panel.
Photo "F" shows a detail of the side pocket where the sectional door slides. It is clear the bigger effort the overhang with the bumpers had to withstand, when the trucks hit them.
The CAMPISA system
(photos "A", "B", "C" and from "G" to "M") shows the use of 50 cm longer than the dock leveller prefabricated docks, so that they end 50 cm inside the building. The construction is very rapid, easy and does not require reinforcements. The overhead door closes against the horizontal insulated panel below the leveller. The sectional door has the bottom panel of trapeze patented form, assuring the perfect thermal cut. There is no more need of the complicated and costing side "pockets
