Cold Storage & Dock

Solutions — Cold Storage & Dock

Sub-Zero.
Zero Oil.
Zero Compromise.

Cold-chain operations run at temperatures down to −30°C, handle food and pharmaceutical products with zero contamination tolerance, and process truck deliveries around the clock. Every piece of equipment inside that environment needs to work reliably at temperature — and never drip hydraulic oil.

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Cold Storage
& Dock
Extended low-temperature operation to −30°C
Oil-free electric drive — zero contamination
Dock levelers with insulated options
HACCP-compatible materials on request
CE certified — EU food-grade import ready
−30°CMin Operating Temp
0LHydraulic Oil — MD Series
15tMax Dock Leveler Load
24/7Cold Chain Duty Cycle

The Cold Storage Challenge

Why Standard Lift Equipment
Fails in Cold Chain

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Hydraulic Oil Thickens at Low Temperature
Standard hydraulic oil viscosity increases dramatically below −10°C. Below −20°C, conventional hydraulic systems become slow, unreliable, or inoperable entirely. Cold-chain operators frequently experience slow lift cycles, hydraulic valve failures, and seal brittleness in sub-zero zones.
Solution: MD Series oil-free electric — no hydraulic system, no temperature dependency
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Zero Tolerance for Contamination
A single hydraulic drip in a HACCP-controlled cold store or pharmaceutical cold chain triggers product quarantine, a regulatory inspection, and potential certification suspension. The contamination cost of one incident can exceed the entire capital cost of the lift platform that caused it.
Solution: MD Series — no hydraulic oil, no contamination pathway, HACCP-compatible
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Temperature Break at the Loading Bay
Every minute a loading bay door is open represents a temperature incursion that the refrigeration system must correct. Slow, misaligned dock levelers extend door-open time on every delivery cycle, increasing energy cost and temperature excursion risk for temperature-sensitive products.
Solution: DCQ dock leveler with insulated dock seal and shelter system

Recommended for This Industry

Chenlift Products Built
for Cold Chain

Oil-Free Vertical Mast Lift
MD Series Low-Temp Rated
6–22 m · 230 kg · CE
Oil-free electric drive requires no hydraulic fluid — eliminating both contamination risk and low-temperature viscosity problems in a single design decision. Extended low-temperature battery and electrical specification available for continuous operation in sub-zero cold stores. HACCP-compatible stainless-steel platform surfaces on request.
Oil-FreeLow-Temp RatedHACCPCE
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Loading Dock
DCQ / DCQY + Insulated Dock Seal
6–15 t · Custom · CE
Hydraulic dock leveler with optional insulated dock seal and shelter to minimise temperature break during loading operations. Quick-cycle hydraulic system reduces door-open time per delivery. Custom platform sizing to match your facility’s dock configuration and truck types.
Insulated OptionQuick CycleCustom
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Scissor Lift
MX Series Cold-Rated Config
3–16 m · 230–1000 kg · CE
For cold stores requiring a larger working deck — freezer tunnel maintenance, evaporator coil servicing, structural inspection — the MX Series scissor lift can be specified with cold-rated hydraulic fluid and low-temperature battery configuration for reliable sub-zero operation.
Cold-Rated FluidLarge DeckCE

Application Scenarios

Cold Storage Operations
Where Chenlift Is Deployed

Frozen Food & Meat Processing

High-care and high-hygiene zones in food processing and frozen storage operate under HACCP protocols that classify any mineral oil as a physical contaminant. Chenlift MD Series platforms with stainless-steel deck surfaces and oil-free electric drive are specified precisely to meet these requirements without operational compromise.

No hydraulic oil — compliant with HACCP food-contact zone requirements
Stainless-steel platform — available as OEM option, washdown-compatible
Low-temperature battery spec — rated for continuous −20°C operation
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Pharmaceutical Cold Chain

GDP-compliant pharmaceutical cold chain — vaccines, biologics, and temperature-sensitive active ingredients — operates under regulatory frameworks (EU GDP, WHO GDP, FDA 21 CFR) that treat equipment contamination as a deviation requiring investigation and potential product destruction.

The MD Series oil-free electric mast lift is specified by pharmaceutical cold-chain operators precisely because it eliminates the hydraulic contamination deviation pathway entirely.

Zero contamination deviation risk from equipment in GDP-controlled zones
Qualification support documentation available on request
GMP-grade cleaning protocols for validated environments on request
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★★★★★

“Chenlift dock levelers were integrated at 12 loading bays in our frozen food distribution centre in Ontario. We specified the insulated dock seal system alongside the levelers to reduce temperature excursion during deliveries. Installation and commissioning were completed via video-call guidance with the Chenlift engineering team — the whole project from order to operational was six weeks.”

JB
J. BeaumontOperations Director — Cold Chain DC, Canada
Compliance & Standards
CE / EU Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC ISO 9001 : 2015 HACCP-Compatible EU GDP (documentation support) SGS / BV Inspection Supported

Tell Us Your Cold Store Spec.
We’ll Configure Every Detail.