What is a Dock Seal and Its Types?

19dec 2019
Dock seals are grasped on three sides of a trailer and it has a big help when using in the loading dock. It is also made up of foam pads, encloses the space between the dock position and the trailer.

What is a dock seal? 

 

Dock seals are made up of foam pads wherein the trailer compresses back when it comes to rest against the dock bumpers and it forms into a seal around the three sides of the trailer. Normally, dock seals allow a tight seal for a low price and can become worn out easily when used at loading docks with heavy traffic. Dock seals are best used when there is a slight difference in the size and style of trailers that are being served. 

 

Types of Dock Seals

 

Maintenance for the right internal docking facility temperature is seriously important as the flow of air pressure coming in and out from even the tiniest gaps and openings can bring you a big cost in every sense of the word. Below are the types of dock seals that give you protection from risks and to save on energy cost. 

 

Serco S2000 Ultra Seal with head Curtain

 

The Serco Ultra Seal with head curtain covers the same flexible design with the addition of an adjustable head curtain that enhances the seal’s effectiveness by obliging different kinds of trailer heights. 

 

Serco S600 Dock Seal with fixed head pad

 

Serco dock seal with fixed head pad is ideal for smaller doors. It supplies a positive seal in between the internal and external environments. It automatically seals while the vehicle is backed against the foam pads. The fixed head pad is built of heavy-duty construction and it includes roll-formed Serco Steel T galvanized steel and offers a long life with less maintenance. 

 

Serco S3000 L-Pad dock seal

 

Serco L Pad dock seal is a foam type of dock seal gives a full-width access to the vehicle when docked at doors that are 9 inches high. It features a compression foam head pad with L-shaped side pads and rugged, roll-formed Serco steel galvanized steel framing. 

 

Serco S800 Dock seal with adjustable head pad

 

Serco dock seal with adjustable head pad offers an excellent sealing on a full range of trailer heights. It has a manual adjustable head pad that allows you to position the head pad on a 48 inches vertical track. 

 

 

Serco S700 Dock seal with head curtain

 

Serco dock seal with head curtain. It is a hooded style kind of dock seal because of its head curtain that seals the rear of the vehicle. It has ideal doors that are 9 inches higher or taller. End caps secure the drop curtain to the side pads and has durable fiber glass that provides stiffness in the top side of the curtain. 

 

Serco S3000HL L-Pad Dock seal with head curtain

 

Serco L pad dock seal with head curtain has features of a modular hooded style that does not flatten due to extra projection that is required on similar competitive models. It is also equipped with the standard rugged, roll-formed Serco steel galvanized steel framing. 

 

Serco S2500G Sliding Head Pad dock seal

 

Serco sliding head pad dock seal is moving vertically, lessened a wear on your head pad and side pads and increasing the life of your dock seal for loading dock solutions.It has durable head pad slides up to six inches. This dock seal will enhance seal performance at your loading dock. 

 

If you are looking for dock seals with high quality, durable and safe, Passport Door & Dock Systems is the best place to go. We also serve in North Carolina, Angier, NC and Farmville, NC. For service request contact in our phone numbers: Angier: (919) 639-0334 | Farmville: (252) 753-6100 or visit our website at https://www.passportdockanddoor.com/contact/ or https://www.passportdockanddoor.com/service-request/.

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