Castell and Traka Produce Intelligent Loading Bay Safety System
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Posted on September 27, 2012 at 6:28:01 AM
Castell and Traka Produce Intelligent Loading Bay Safety System
MUMBAI, September 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
DockSafe Prevents Accidental Driveaways and Offers Complete End-to-End Audit Trail
Industrial safety specialist Castell (http://www.castell.com [http://www.castell.com ]) and
access control expert Traka (http://www.traka.com [http://www.traka.com ]) have joined forces to
create DockSafe, an intelligent loading bay safety system.
Photo: http://halmapr.com/castell/docksafe.jpg
DockSafe uses Traka's immobiliser system to control access both to the loading bay and
Castell's Salvo Susie mechanical locking device. Since only authorised users can gain
access to the loading bay equipment, the possibility of untrained staff accessing
potentially hazardous equipment is removed.
Access is granted through the intelligent Traka iFob, which allows Castell's Salvo
Susie to be released from its storage cabinet. The Salvo Susie is then fitted to the
articulated trailer's exposed emergency airline coupling. A Castell key is subsequently
released from the Susie and inserted into the Salvo Control Panel, enabling the bay doors
to be opened. This sequence of events ensures that the trailer is immobilised while
loading or unloading is carried out.
Castell's considerable experience in the provision of loading bay safety systems has
seen the company install Salvo on thousands of loading bays worldwide. Similarly, Traka's
expertise lies in access control solutions for forklift trucks and loading bay door
control within logistics and distribution markets across the globe. Together the two
companies have created a system that enhances loading bay safety regardless of vehicle
type. The system restricts access to authorised personnel only, and gives full
traceability in terms of who used which door, and when this occurred. This audit trail is
vital when assessing both performance and efficiency.
David Hughes, global sales director at Castell, commented: "The ability to track and
control who is accessing equipment delivers a number of benefits to the end user:
increased safety, improved efficiency and a complete end-to-end audit trail. I believe
this system presents the market with a unique solution."
Traka's managing director Robert Smith also sees DockSafe as "a truly unique solution,
which protects the health and safety of all employees involved in loading bay operations,
while improving business efficiency in a cost-effective way."
About Castell Safety International Ltd
Castell Safety International Ltd (http://www.castell.com [http://www.castell.com ]) was
founded over 85 years ago in the United Kingdom. Since the inception of the industrial
safety industry, Castell has been a leader in trapped key interlocking technology,
developing products that keep pace with the needs of emerging markets and applications in
all business sectors. Its products go beyond meeting legislation to create the safest
working environments possible. The company now designs and manufactures the world's widest
range of industrial safety systems and offers unrivalled experience in trapped key
interlocking. The company operates from locations in London (UK), Chennai (India),
Shanghai (China), Chicago (USA) and Cologne (Germany). Castell is a subsidiary of Halma
p.l.c.
About Halma
Halma p.l.c. (http://www.halma.com [http://www.halma.com ]), an international market leader
in safety, health and sensor technology, is a public company listed on the London Stock
Exchange and has over 4000 employees in 40 subsidiaries worldwide. Halma's subsidiaries
make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through
innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and
more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as energy,
manufacturing, healthcare, water and waste treatment, construction and transport. Halma
has a hub office in Mumbai.
Website: http://www.halma.com [http://www.halma.com ]
For further news about Castell in India and to subscribe to the Castell India RSS News
Feed please visit our blog at: http://halmapr.com/news/castell-india.
For further information please contact:
Ashok Dhanasekaran,adhanasekaran@castell.com , +91 9840631258
Primary Media Contact : Mr Kuniyur J. Srinivasan, srini@halma.com, 91-22-67080400
Secondary Media Contact : Damian Corbet, damian.corbet@halma.com, 44-1494-789152
Castell Safety International Ltd
CONTACT: PRN
MUMBAI, September 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
DockSafe Prevents Accidental Driveaways and Offers Complete End-to-End Audit Trail
Industrial safety specialist Castell (http://www.castell.com [http://www.castell.com ]) and
access control expert Traka (http://www.traka.com [http://www.traka.com ]) have joined forces to
create DockSafe, an intelligent loading bay safety system.
Photo: http://halmapr.com/castell/docksafe.jpg
DockSafe uses Traka's immobiliser system to control access both to the loading bay and
Castell's Salvo Susie mechanical locking device. Since only authorised users can gain
access to the loading bay equipment, the possibility of untrained staff accessing
potentially hazardous equipment is removed.
Access is granted through the intelligent Traka iFob, which allows Castell's Salvo
Susie to be released from its storage cabinet. The Salvo Susie is then fitted to the
articulated trailer's exposed emergency airline coupling. A Castell key is subsequently
released from the Susie and inserted into the Salvo Control Panel, enabling the bay doors
to be opened. This sequence of events ensures that the trailer is immobilised while
loading or unloading is carried out.
Castell's considerable experience in the provision of loading bay safety systems has
seen the company install Salvo on thousands of loading bays worldwide. Similarly, Traka's
expertise lies in access control solutions for forklift trucks and loading bay door
control within logistics and distribution markets across the globe. Together the two
companies have created a system that enhances loading bay safety regardless of vehicle
type. The system restricts access to authorised personnel only, and gives full
traceability in terms of who used which door, and when this occurred. This audit trail is
vital when assessing both performance and efficiency.
David Hughes, global sales director at Castell, commented: "The ability to track and
control who is accessing equipment delivers a number of benefits to the end user:
increased safety, improved efficiency and a complete end-to-end audit trail. I believe
this system presents the market with a unique solution."
Traka's managing director Robert Smith also sees DockSafe as "a truly unique solution,
which protects the health and safety of all employees involved in loading bay operations,
while improving business efficiency in a cost-effective way."
About Castell Safety International Ltd
Castell Safety International Ltd (http://www.castell.com [http://www.castell.com ]) was
founded over 85 years ago in the United Kingdom. Since the inception of the industrial
safety industry, Castell has been a leader in trapped key interlocking technology,
developing products that keep pace with the needs of emerging markets and applications in
all business sectors. Its products go beyond meeting legislation to create the safest
working environments possible. The company now designs and manufactures the world's widest
range of industrial safety systems and offers unrivalled experience in trapped key
interlocking. The company operates from locations in London (UK), Chennai (India),
Shanghai (China), Chicago (USA) and Cologne (Germany). Castell is a subsidiary of Halma
p.l.c.
About Halma
Halma p.l.c. (http://www.halma.com [http://www.halma.com ]), an international market leader
in safety, health and sensor technology, is a public company listed on the London Stock
Exchange and has over 4000 employees in 40 subsidiaries worldwide. Halma's subsidiaries
make products that protect lives and improve the quality of life for people through
innovation in market leading products which make its customers safer, more competitive and
more profitable. These subsidiaries are assisting India's economy in areas such as energy,
manufacturing, healthcare, water and waste treatment, construction and transport. Halma
has a hub office in Mumbai.
Website: http://www.halma.com [http://www.halma.com ]
For further news about Castell in India and to subscribe to the Castell India RSS News
Feed please visit our blog at: http://halmapr.com/news/castell-india.
For further information please contact:
Ashok Dhanasekaran,adhanasekaran@castell.com , +91 9840631258
Primary Media Contact : Mr Kuniyur J. Srinivasan, srini@halma.com, 91-22-67080400
Secondary Media Contact : Damian Corbet, damian.corbet@halma.com, 44-1494-789152
Castell Safety International Ltd
CONTACT: PRN