The Karen’s SYK-50 Loading dock shelters are equipment predominantly designed and constructed to create a climate-control facility by providing an excellent level of seal between the internal and external environment of the dock. Basically these are flexible and high quality structures engineered for ultimate performance.
The Karen Dock Shelters help protect your assets and your people from the elements while providing full, unimpeded vehicle access for a safe and productive dock. Loading Dock shelters also help maintain temperatures in climate-controlled facilities, adding to the energy savings benefits. The flexible structures can withstand damaging force and compression when a trailer backs up to the wall for years of reliable performance.
The Karen offers a wide variety of loading dock shelters to fit your loading dock design objectives and budget. The seal at the top is created with a curtain designed to reach down to the trailer. This header curtain may be weighted or simply constructed of fabric and can be self-adjusting or require pull-rope adjustment depending on the model. The side curtains to be equipped with features to seal around trailer door hinge gaps.
The Karen’s dock shelters are equipped with features that allow them to match the sealing effectiveness of foam seals.The benefits of dock shelters in general relative to dock seals include
- The ability to fit larger dock door opening.
- Provide unobstructed access to trailer load.
- Service a wide variety of trailer heights and style.
- Less subject to damage from daily wear and tear since they are not designed to be compressed by the trailer and therefore are not subject to extreme pressure in normal use.
- Less pressure on building wall.
The Karen’s line-up of dock shelters provides additional detailed features and information on the durability and sealing efficiency so you can make the most informed decision for your warehouse or facility.
