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Salvo DockMonitor Maximises Loading Dock Efficiency
MUMBAI, October 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
System Displays Real-time Site Performance and Individual Dock Statistics
Industrial safety specialist Castell (http://www.castell.com [http://www.castell.com ]) has
developed a data-gathering and analysis device to maximise loading dock efficiency.
Salvo(TM) DockMonitor combines the Salvo(TM) safety system, a data-gathering device and a
live graphical interface running on a PC to display overall site performance or individual
dock statistics.
Photo: http://halmapr.com/castell/dockmonitor.jpg
The system's report function generates graphical reports on dock use, loading times,
idle times, shift-to-shift comparison and maintenance. This information can then be
exported to a range of standard file formats for further review and analysis.
Salvo(TM) DockMonitor has been designed to enable loading operations to run more
efficiently by providing crucial information in real-time. Increasing efficiency at the
loading dock cuts costs in terms of reducing the number of loading docks required in a
facility and ensuring assets are used as economically as possible.
Modern logistics is a high-pressure industry. Increased fuel costs, congestion, tight
delivery schedules and safety are all issues facing distributors and manufacturers in a
highly competitive market. When capacity is tight, the cost of installing an additional
loading dock can run into tens of thousands of pounds. Having staff and assets sat waiting
for docks to become available during busy periods can also prove highly expensive.
Jason Reed, global Salvo(TM) business development manager, commented, "Salvo(TM) has
been an important development in loading dock safety and implemented on thousands of
loading docks worldwide. Salvo(TM) DockMonitor now adds a second dimension. Not only can
customers be sure their site is safe, they can drive real efficiency through the loading
process in a safe manner using real-time information. In operations where time is crucial
and capacity is limited, Salvo(TM) DockMonitor will make a big impact."
Paul Marks, Castell's NPD director, explained the development process. "Building a
tool like this has to involve the customers from an early stage to ensure the right
information is delivered in the right manner. We have worked closely with our customers to
ensure we have fully understood their requirements and the pressure their environments
bring. Increasing efficiency at the loading dock can bring big rewards, such as reducing
the number of loading docks required in a facility and ensuring assets are used as
efficiently as possible."
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.
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.
Company contact for Castell Safety International Ltd.:
Ashok Dhanasekaran, Application Engineer, 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
Salvo DockMonitor Maximises Loading Dock Efficiency
MUMBAI, October 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
System Displays Real-time Site Performance and Individual Dock Statistics
Industrial safety specialist Castell (http://www.castell.com [http://www.castell.com ]) has
developed a data-gathering and analysis device to maximise loading dock efficiency.
Salvo(TM) DockMonitor combines the Salvo(TM) safety system, a data-gathering device and a
live graphical interface running on a PC to display overall site performance or individual
dock statistics.
Photo: http://halmapr.com/castell/dockmonitor.jpg
The system's report function generates graphical reports on dock use, loading times,
idle times, shift-to-shift comparison and maintenance. This information can then be
exported to a range of standard file formats for further review and analysis.
Salvo(TM) DockMonitor has been designed to enable loading operations to run more
efficiently by providing crucial information in real-time. Increasing efficiency at the
loading dock cuts costs in terms of reducing the number of loading docks required in a
facility and ensuring assets are used as economically as possible.
Modern logistics is a high-pressure industry. Increased fuel costs, congestion, tight
delivery schedules and safety are all issues facing distributors and manufacturers in a
highly competitive market. When capacity is tight, the cost of installing an additional
loading dock can run into tens of thousands of pounds. Having staff and assets sat waiting
for docks to become available during busy periods can also prove highly expensive.
Jason Reed, global Salvo(TM) business development manager, commented, "Salvo(TM) has
been an important development in loading dock safety and implemented on thousands of
loading docks worldwide. Salvo(TM) DockMonitor now adds a second dimension. Not only can
customers be sure their site is safe, they can drive real efficiency through the loading
process in a safe manner using real-time information. In operations where time is crucial
and capacity is limited, Salvo(TM) DockMonitor will make a big impact."
Paul Marks, Castell's NPD director, explained the development process. "Building a
tool like this has to involve the customers from an early stage to ensure the right
information is delivered in the right manner. We have worked closely with our customers to
ensure we have fully understood their requirements and the pressure their environments
bring. Increasing efficiency at the loading dock can bring big rewards, such as reducing
the number of loading docks required in a facility and ensuring assets are used as
efficiently as possible."
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.
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.
Company contact for Castell Safety International Ltd.:
Ashok Dhanasekaran, Application Engineer, 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