Saudi Crawford has introduced an insulated docking system, IsoDOCK, that ensures that frozen and fresh food products reach customers in a carefully pre-determined condition.

IsoDOCK copes with the demand for unbroken temperature chains in storage, loading and transportation and helps prevent costly energy losses during loading and unloading from temperature differences.
“This insulated docking system can reduce energy losses by up to 75 per cent compared with conventional designs,” says a Saudi Crawford spokesman.
Unlike conventional docking systems, the IsoDOCK leveller is placed behind a well-insulated sectional door. It is also hermetically sealed off from below, preventing cold or hot air access.
The IsoDOCK design permits lowered vehicle tail lifts to enter below the construction, an important detail in interrupted loading and unloading processes.
Contrary to most insulated docking systems, the IsoDOCK is designed in such a way that impact forces from docking vehicles are absorbed by the building floor. The frost-proof foundation is separated from the building floor just by a gap for housing the sectional door  not as a separate building construction. Complicated building arrangements can be avoided.
The IsoDOCK is delivered as a pre-mounted, ready-to-install unit – including the bottom insulation panel. The unit is simply lifted into the prepared pit.
Its unique design allows the sectional door to be smaller than usual since it does not have to reach ground-floor level. This means that the door, if preferred, can be manually operated.
Studies made by the Institute of Thermodynamics at Hanover University show that IsoDOCK, compared to conventional docking systems, creates energy savings of up to 75 per cent  corresponding to the annual average energy cost of a detached house.
Several useful options are offered including Crawford Eye to facilitate the dockin procedure; SuperVISION i400 display control system; noise reduction and slip protection coating; hot dip galvanised coating; movable lip tongues; protective sealing between leveller and building; floating buffers and Builtin frame alternatives.
Technical details of the product are: nominal length: 2,000 mm, 2,500 mm, 3000 mm; nominal width: 2,000 mm, 2,200 mm, 2,400 mm; lip extension 1,000 mm and load capacity 60 kN dynamic load and 90 kN static load.
Functional performance is in accordance with the European Standard EN 1398.