Is Kelley the same company as ASSA ABLOY?

Kelley is a dock leveler brand now owned by ASSA ABLOY, the global door and access company that also owns Dynaco high-speed doors. Kelley operates as a product line within ASSA ABLOY's dock solutions group. InSev Tech services Kelley equipment as an independent contractor, not as an ASSA ABLOY dealer.

Can you get parts for an older Kelley dock leveler in City of Industry?

In most cases, yes. Kelley's hydraulic pump and cylinder components have decent aftermarket interchange, and we carry sourcing relationships for older Kelley generations still running in City of Industry and Commerce buildings. Where a specific relay or panel component is discontinued, we upgrade the control panel rather than wait on an obsolete part.

How does Kelley compare to Rite-Hite for a facility manager choosing between them?

Rite-Hite carries a premium price and a tighter integrated safety system between leveler, restraint, and commercial overhead door. Kelley is a more budget-positioned brand with a long installed base in Southern California. Both are serviceable long-term — the deciding factor is usually what's already installed and what parts support looks like going forward.

Do you service the Entrematic-branded version of Kelley levelers?

Yes. Entrematic was a brand name used briefly for Kelley product lines. We service Entrematic-nameplated units the same way we service current Kelley-branded units — the equipment is functionally identical.

Kelley HP Series hydraulic dock leveler ramp and lip assembly

KELLEY SERVICE

Kelley Dock Leveler Repair in Southern California

Kelley is a legacy dock leveler brand with decades of installed units across older Southern California industrial buildings. InSev Tech services the hydraulic pump packages, the mechanical spring decks, and the aging control panels still running on Kelley units installed well before the ASSA ABLOY acquisition.

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Kelley Specialists
All Kelley Models Serviced
CA Lic. #1052928 B/D28

InSev Tech is an independent service provider. We are not an authorized dealer, distributor, or certified partner of Kelley unless explicitly stated. All brand names are used to identify equipment we service.

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Kelley is now part of ASSA ABLOY — the global door and access solutions company that also owns Dynaco high-speed doors. Kelley dock levelers are a legacy brand with decades of installation history across Southern California — the Entrematic branding that briefly replaced Kelley has largely reverted to the Kelley name in the market.

Photo source: Kelley Dock Solutions official product page

Independent Kelley Service by InSev Tech

InSev Tech provides 24/7 commercial door and dock troubleshooting across Southern California. Services are performed by licensed contractor NLY Construction Inc, CSLB #1052928 (B, D28), with documented repair and preventive maintenance support for all major equipment brands.

Where Kelley Appears in Southern California

A recent Sun Valley warehouse repair involved two Kelley mechanical dock levelers more than 10 years old: one needed a new hold-down assembly, while the other needed a leaking lip shock replaced. Both positions were cleaned, lubricated, tested repeatedly, and returned to service in about four hours.

Kelley dock levelers are found across older Southern California industrial buildings — 1970s through 1990s construction in the City of Industry, Commerce, and Santa Fe Springs still runs original or once-rebuilt Kelley hydraulic units. These buildings were built before the Class A distribution boom and the dock package was often Kelley by default.

Kelley also shows up in newer construction where a contractor specified the brand directly, particularly in smaller owner-operated warehouses in Pomona and Anaheim where facility managers replaced a failed leveler with Kelley on a like-for-like basis rather than switching brands.

Because so much of the Kelley installed base in Southern California is 15 to 30 years old, a large share of our Kelley calls involve units that were serviced or rebuilt multiple times before we ever see them — parts interchange from earlier design generations is a real factor in these repairs.

What We Repair on Kelley Equipment

Hydraulic Pump and Cylinder Service

Older Kelley hydraulic pit levelers in City of Industry and Commerce buildings run pump units that have often already been rebuilt once. Pump motor failure and cylinder seal leakage are the most common calls — the deck won't hold working position or won't rise fully under a full pallet load.

We rebuild or replace the pump unit and cylinder, and where the pump generation is discontinued, we source a compatible aftermarket unit sized to the original leveler capacity.

Lip Assembly and Lip Keeper Repair

Kelley's lip hinge and lip keeper hardware wears the same way on legacy units as it does on newer levelers — years of trailer impact bend the lip plate and shear hinge pins. On older Kelley decks the lip keeper bracket itself is often corroded through.

We replace bent lip sections, re-pin the hinge, and fabricate or source a replacement lip keeper bracket when the original casting has corroded out.

Mechanical Spring and Hold-Down Repair

Kelley's mechanical dock leveler line uses a spring-lift deck similar in principle to other mechanical levelers, but the hold-down latch geometry is Kelley-specific. A broken lift spring lets the deck slam down under load; a worn hold-down latch lets the deck rock.

We replace the spring pack and rebuild or replace the hold-down latch assembly to Kelley's original tolerance.

Deck Weld and Hinge Repair

Cracked deck welds at the main hinge point are common on Kelley units past the 20-year mark — repeated flex cycles fatigue the weld seam faster than the plate itself wears out.

We weld-repair the deck hinge seam and reinforce it where the original weld pattern was undersized for the duty cycle the building sees today.

Control Panel and Interlock Service

Legacy Kelley control panels often run relay-based logic rather than the solid-state boards used on current-generation levelers. Corroded relay contacts and failed selector switches cause intermittent operation that's hard to diagnose without knowing the older panel layout.

We diagnose and repair relay-logic Kelley panels directly, or upgrade to a current control panel when the original components are no longer sourceable.

Vehicle Restraint Interface Repair

Where a Kelley leveler is paired with a separate vehicle restraint brand, the interlock wiring between the two systems is a common failure point after years of dock traffic and moisture exposure at the pit edge.

We repair the interlock wiring and re-terminate connections so the restraint and leveler signal correctly to each other.

Common Kelley Model Series in Southern California

Kelley hydraulic pit leveler

The most common Kelley configuration in Southern California — found in older City of Industry, Commerce, and Santa Fe Springs distribution buildings.

Kelley mechanical dock leveler

Spring-lift deck for lower-cycle buildings, still running in smaller owner-operated warehouses across Pomona and Anaheim.

Kelley air-powered dock leveler

Less common than the hydraulic line but present in facilities that specified air power to avoid hydraulic fluid near product storage.

Entrematic-branded Kelley units

A short-lived rebrand from the 2010s — functionally identical to Kelley units and serviced the same way. We still see the Entrematic nameplate on units installed during that window.

We Repair Kelley — And Every Other Brand in Your Facility

InSev Tech services every major commercial dock brand across Southern California — Kelley is one of the brands we see most often in older LA County and Inland Empire industrial buildings, but your facility may also have Rite-Hite, Blue Giant, or Serco levelers on other dock positions.

One service call covers whatever is in your building — we do not specialize exclusively in one brand at the expense of servicing the equipment you actually have.

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