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Wildeck Announces New EdgeGard™ Dock Gates
Innovative
Folding-Rail design protects wider openings and minimizes the required overhead
height clearance.
Wildeck has unveiled an
innovative new line of EdgeGard™ dock gates featuring a unique Folding-Rail
design that protects wider openings than traditional dock gates and minimizes
the required overhead gate clearance height. Besides the new low-profile
folding gate, Wildeck also announced a heavy-duty, Straight-Rail Dock Gate that
the company claims, “. . . will out-perform the majority of competitive units
on the market today.”
According to Hue Schlegel
- Wildeck’s Director of Marketing, “We are extremely pleased to offer our new
line of EdgeGard™ gates to improve loading dock safety. They have been designed
with Wildeck quality built in and are easy to install and operate. When
properly anchored, they provide an effective barrier for equipment and personnel
working near open dock doors, truck loading pits, or other hazardous areas.”
Code-compliant Wildeck®
EdgeGard™ gates have been tested to withstand the 200 lb. OSHA 1910.23 load
force protection requirement. For increased visibility, the gates have black
safety striping and a durable bright yellow polyurethane paint finish. When
closed, the gates are 42” high (above floor level) and they are offered in four
configurations to adapt to specific customer needs. The heavy-duty EdgeGard™
Straight-Rail Gate is available for either 8 ft. or 10 ft. wide openings with
the 10 ft. wide gate requiring 167” of overhead height clearance when raised.
The Straight-Rail Gate also features counterbalanced gas cylinders that make
opening an effortless task. Wildeck’s new EdgeGard™ Folding-Rail Gate is
available for 10 ft. or 12 ft wide openings and requires only 116” maximum
height clearance.
Wildeck’s EdgeGard™ Gates
feature a smooth cantilever action that ensures easy operation and reduces
operator fatigue. Convenient grip handles are provided for proper lifting and
the Folding-Rail Gate has a rubber floor wheel that guides and simplifies
movement. When raised, the gate completely clears the protected opening
offering unimpeded traffic flow and maximum accessibility. When closed, the
gate is held securely in place and does not move.
The addition of the new
EdgeGard™ Gates expand Wildeck’s lineup of facility safety guarding products
including several mezzanine safety gates, safety ladders, and a comprehensive
portfolio of Wilgard® guard rail and related guarding products.
Whether an
opening is narrow, medium, or wide - Wildeck offers a solution for safe,
convenient, and fast movement of materials in warehouses, distributions centers,
manufacturing facilities, storerooms, and many other applications. |