"The
Bridge That Links The Total Materials Handling Systems Together"
MATERIALS HANDLING INDUSTRY
PUBLICATIONS
From time to time we will make
available copies of articles and booklets published by DDL. These
will be distributed as Adobe® Portable Document Format (PDF) files
that can be downloaded and viewed or printed on all major computer platforms.
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Dock
Design and Layout by Andrew Stewart
Synopsis:
"Our aim with Dock Design and Layout was to produce a book which, in simple, clear, non-commercial terms would explain everything that needs to be known and taken into account, when designing efficient dock areas in industrial, commercial and institutional buildings.
There is an urgent need for this information, because the transfer of goods is becoming increasingly complex.
Traffic on the roads and the number of vehicles entering and leaving firms' premises is also increasing at an astonishing rate, as is the number of makes and types of trucks used to convey those goods.
Also, as far as we know, the up-to-date, authoritative information contained in this book is not available from any other single source in South Africa. We therefore hope this edition of Dock Design and Layout will prove to be of immense benefit to the materials handling industry, and to all
connected with it.
( Compressed
Adobe Acrobat PDF file - see top for
free reader)
Cold
is Gold by Andrew Stewart
Synopsis:
"Everybody
knows how much it costs to run a refrigeration plant. What is not
well known is that a major part of this money is spent on cooling
and de-humidifying the air which enters the cold or freezer room
from outside. This air enters the room through the doors.
By
keeping the doors closed or, at least, open the doors only when
absolutely necessary, large savings can be made.
The
secret is to prevent the outside air from infiltrating into the
refrigerated space. Besides saving a lot of money, freezing up of
coils and ice build-up on the product and walls near the entrances
can be avoided thereby reducing product losses and safety hazards.
Savings
on a large warehouse complex can amount to as much as R30 000 per
annum.
Reasons
why cold room doors stay open and how to avoid this will be
discussed."
(Compressed
Adobe Acrobat PDF file - see top for
free reader)
Dock
Cubicle by Andrew Stewart
Synopsis:
"There is a compelling argument for
docking equipment to be located outside the warehouse building
parameters.
The principal, but
not the only, factors in this argument are the need to reduce
investment and operating costs and improve service wherever this is
possible.
Among
the most significant costs and certainly the most irritating - are
those arising from "shrinkage" and pilferage. The urgent
need to eliminate these constantly increasing losses has brought
about the introduction of more sophisticated materials handling
equipment specifically designed to deal with these problems."
Compressed
Adobe Acrobat PDF file - see 
