We will cover why adjustable height tables are essential for your work, what industries benefit the best, key benefits to look for, and more.

Why Use Adjustable Industrial Tables?

If we were to boil down the difference between adjustable industrial workbenches and regular industrial workbenches, what do you think the one difference is? It should be obvious by the name. Adjustable tables have adjusting heights.

This is usually achieved through hydraulics to make the adjustment easier. While you might only think these tables can go up and down, we also provide tables with adjustable tilts, which can be good for drafting or projects where a flat surface is not needed.

There are two major reasons to choose adjustable tables over regular ones. A standard table is made for a standard height. If your employees range significantly in height, then some will find the table too high or low for their needs. This increases accidents and frustrates workers.

Another reason you may want one is that your projects come in various sizes. For example, let’s say that your work often involves both large and small items. Employees would be able to reduce the table height when working with large items and vice versa. This makes them more comfortable and improves the accuracy of their work.

What Industries Benefit Most?

RDM Double-Sided Adjustable Industrial Workbench.

There are some industries that benefit more from adjustable industrial mobile tables and adjustable industrial tables than others. The truth is that most industries that benefit from industrial work tables will benefit from adjustable height tables. They are simply more versatile and prepared for workers and projects of varying heights.

These tables are ideal in any laboratory. When paired with the right material, such as stainless steel, you can create a work area for various workers to mix chemicals, clean between projects, and have a safe and comfortable work environment.

Manufacturing plants are quite the same. Your workers will often be handling corrosive and hazardous materials. The last thing you want is for these workers to be uncomfortable. That increases the chances of accidents along with daily aches and pains. These tables keep workers safer and happier.

There are other industries as well. The food industry requires industrial mobile tables, and adjustable industrial mobile tables make it easier for different workers to take shifts without being uncomfortable.

Don’t forget about the medical industry. Both doctors and techniques can use these tables for moving medical supplies, checking samples, and doing their work while saving lives.

What Key Features and Benefits are Most Important?

There are many key features and benefits to consider. There are some you should consider as the buyer or manager or who is supplying the office and some as the end-user who will be using the industrial tables.

Let’s start with the adjustments since that’s one of the most important aspects of these industrial tables. You must make sure that the table at least matches the minimum and maximum your workers will need. It’s best to overestimate by a few inches each way. This will ensure they stay comfortable and can work on many projects.

You should also consider if you need an adjustable tilt. This is beneficial if workers commonly find it difficult to work on horizontal surfaces, such as with drafting.

Many industrial workbenches can come with wheels and casters. This helps if the tables are commonly used to carry supplies or are frequently moved around. You must also consider the material. Many industrial spaces require stainless steel and similar materials, but other industries might be better off with wood or plastic laminate.

Your workers will care about how easy it is to use the table. We offer both hydraulic and manual lifts. Hydraulic will be better in most cases. They will also care about comfort. Our tables are made to be ergonomic, so be sure to contact us and we can pair you with the best adjustable height tables for your needs. Workers will also care about maximum weight if they work with heavier loads.

What to Know About Adjustable Industrial Tables Before Making a Purchase

You should first consider what you need from the table itself. Some industries require stainless steel for its resistance to static shock and thorough cleanliness. Others might require plastic laminate or wood.

The next thing to consider is the overall height. Consider how high and low the table must go and add a few extra inches. This will ensure that every worker will be comfortable and that every project can be completed properly. You should also consider the lift mechanism as we offer both hydraulic and manual.

You should then consider extra features that you need. This can include wheel and casters, storage shelves, lighting, and more. We are RDM Industrial are manufacturer direct and can build custom tables for your needs. Contact us and tell us what you need.

Why Work with RDM Industrial Products?

When you need an industrial work table, then we at RDM Industrial will be happy to help. Our factory direct and industrial quality tables are built to last. Since we make the tables ourselves, our quality-designed items can be customized to fit your needs.

For example, if you need adjustable industrial tables with taller or shorter heights than you see on our online catalog, then we can make that for you. Our industrial tables can also be made with other custom features depending on your needs. We proudly manufacture in the USA and are happy to offer these tables to your office, laboratory, manufacturing plant, or wherever else you need them.

In Conclusion

We at RDM Industrial will be happy to work with you. Whether you need a standard table or a custom one, be sure to contact us to talk about your needs. We’re here to help and our flexible design process ensures we can work within your demand. Contact us today for more information.

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We will explain what ergonomic tables are, why they are so useful and what you need to know before getting them for your office or lab.

Why Use Ergonomic Furniture?

Ergonomic laboratory furniture is designed to keep you comfortable. More than that, it’s meant to keep you safe as you perform repetitive motions for hours. Many people don’t realize how much pain you can experience from typing for many hours if your arms are too high or low.

RDM Ergonomic Workstation – Model RDM-i-107P-BOOM

An ergonomic table is designed to prevent this from happening. Ergonomic laboratory furniture is made to work with your body, and that means keep your body in a neutral position. Most workstations are made for average height, but what if you are shorter or taller? A height adjustable workbench can be used to ensure the table is at the ideal height for your body.

Aside from reduce injury and strain, these tables also allow you to be more productive. You won’t have to take as much time stretching and relaxing after sitting at the table, and all your focus will on your project rather than thinking about how your arms or back are sore.

What Industries Use Ergonomic Tables and Workstations?

The truth is that nearly every industry uses workstations and could benefit from having ergonomic models, so we will instead focus on those which would benefit most. Ergonomic laboratory furniture is essential in labs, manufacturing plants, hospitals and any other place where chemicals and specimens must be handled with care.

A mobile lab table ensures that you can easily mix chemicals or use a microscope. Not only that, but that tables can be adjusted in height so that you can easily work without hurting yourself, and we offer vibration-resistant tables that ensure a steady work environment.

Nearly every office would benefit from these tables as well. Many people need to sit in front of computers for hours to do their jobs, so you want to ensure that the table is comfortable. An ergonomic table ensures your employees can do their job in peace without hurting their arms or neck.

Another common industry that benefits from these workstations would be the food industry. We provide numerous stainless steel tables that are easily to thoroughly clean, which is essential when working with possible allergens. The ergonomic nature and adjustable height makes it easier to cut and prepare food.

If you’re in an industry that needs ergonomic workstations and/or tables but you rarely sit at them, then adjustable height tables are essential. These tables might be higher to ensure you don’t have to bend. Simply set the correct height and you can work without any pain.

What are Ergonomic Workstations and Tables Made From?

When it comes to any top-tier office or lab equipment, you’ll find that stainless steel is one of the most common materials. Nearly all of our manufacturer direct workstations have frames and legs made from stainless steel. This material is both highly durable and easy to maintain. Aluminum is also quite common as it’s more lightweight.

The top can be made from various different materials. Stainless steel is also very common for the top, but you can also choose plastic laminate, solid wood and various other chemical-resistant and static-control materials.

We gladly take on custom orders as well. If you need a particular material or other very specific requirements, then be sure to let us know. We can help make ergonomic furniture for your needs.

Key Features and Benefits of Adjustable Workstations

One of the major benefits of these tables is that they are adjustable. The height can be adjusted to ensure your arms and legs are neutral for an optimal posture. Many tables also offer adjustable tilt so that the top is at an optimal angle.

Storage space is quite common as well. You will frequently need to store files, equipment and other items in a nearby space. These tables can come with shelves and cabinets.

Another major benefit is that the tables can be customized to fit your needs. Some people will just need a flat table. Others will need a workstation with upper shelves, overhead lights or other special requirements. We offers these standard, and you can request custom tables for your needs.

What to Know About Ergonomic Furnishings Before Making a Purchase

You should first know what type of lift you want. Ergonomic tables offer both manual and hydraulic lifts. Hydraulic lifts tend to be a little more expensive, but they are faster, smoother and work better with larger weights. You should also know the adjustment range, especially if you need your tables very high or low for some reason.

Consider the materials common to your industry. For example, you wouldn’t want a plastic top if you’re working with chemicals. You would instead want something chemically resistant like stainless steel.

You must also consider what else you need from the table. This is more than a flat surface. You can get tables with cabinets, upper shelves, wheels and more. Think about what your workers commonly need and how you can make their jobs easier.

Conclusion

We at RDM Industrial Products proudly manufacture our products in the USA and sell direct to you. This not only means that you’re getting the best price, but we can work directly with you if you have any custom needs. Talk to us today about your ergonomic office or lab equipment needs and we will help outfit everything for you.

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Managing a laboratory means making important decisions about what types of lab equipment and furniture you’re using to outfit your workspace. Budget constraints don’t always allow for floor-to-ceiling custom solutions, but luckily you might not require something so drastic and costly! A lot of times you’ve got great “bones” in the form of existing heavy duty workbenches or work tables. But you simply need some additional workbench accessories to take the area up to the next functional level. But what is even possible and available these days?

Here at RDM Industrial Products, Inc., we are here to assist you on this journey. We ask: What can you and your staff utilize that’s already in the laboratory, and what needs a retrofitted upgrade? What options are available to beef up existing workbenches so that they are more functional? Read on to learn the key points to consider when improving your laboratory flow and output.

Adjustable Height ESD Workbench with Accessories.

Your Dream Workstation

Begin by imaging an ideal workstation for the members of your team. And remember that not every solution is appropriate for each staff member. You’ve got the industrial work tables or workbenches already, so it’s a matter of additional needs. Therefore, ask yourself – what is really needed? More room for equipment on the tabletops or more room for storage? Is it optimal to add shelving or drawers? Walk through a typical workday for each position to truly get a feel for what is lacking and what is necessary. Be sure to keep in mind that employees do best when seated at comfortable, ergonomic workbenches.

Consider opening the question up to your staff as well before making executive decisions. It could be quite useful to learn what types of retrofitted storage or mobility would be actually useful AND utilized before undergoing unnecessary upgrades. Remember, you’re looking to keep your existing heavy duty workbenches and pair them with functional improvements. You’re not trying to reinvent the wheel or break your budget.

What Workbench Accessories Are Available?

RDM Industrial Products, Inc. offers a plethora of customizable workstation and workbench accessories that could drastically improve your team’s functionality, such as:

• Shelving Units or Storage Cabinets:

  There are times where you need visual or easy access to your paperwork. But you’d prefer to have your workbench clear. Shelving installations or storage cabinets could be ideal in this scenario. They’re often able to be mounted directly into your current industrial work tables.

• Computer Equipment or Tool Storage Options:

  Another convenient hack is to double your table workspace by freeing up your tools or your screens. Retrofit storage and display racks are easy to customize and install so that your eyes can easily glance up to your mounted monitor or your hands can grab that accessible tool, all while maintaining a clear work zone. This handy upgrade can also reduce chronic hunching across the board.

• Drawer Units and Storage Cabinets:

  If storage is lacking and you’d prefer those items to be more private, retrofitted drawer units are a handy option. They can be customized to go underneath or next to existing industrial work tables or benches and can really free up your zone.

• Caster Options For Mobility:

  There are plenty of scenarios where moving combining or rearranging workstations would be immensely helpful. This is a job for custom-fit casters for the bottoms of your workbench legs. Adding caster options for mobility means you can shift stations around depending on the project and not get bogged down in unmovable industrial sized furniture. Casters give you some freedom!

• Lift Options:

  Just imagine if the height of the desk or workstation you’ve been assigned to could be customized – how slick! Lift options can be added to existing workbench legs, and a multitude of comfort and convenience issues can be resolved this way. Posture is a critical element to daily work life, so this might be a handy way to make more ergonomic workbenches for the staff.

• Lighting Options:

  Full overhead fluorescent lighting isn’t always enough for exacting scientific work, and there are certain tasks and projects that quite simply require more focused beams. Imagine a customized light rack for your workbench zone, and then contact RDM to see how we can make it happen for you.

Why Choose RDM Industrial Products, Inc.?

For over 40 years, RDM Industrial Products, Inc. has been serving our clientele by providing quality designed, manufacturer/factory direct furniture for laboratories and office spaces – all with immense success and fantastic reviews. Our priority is to deliver exceptional industrial quality products directly to your operations centre so that you and your team can continue working in a productive, safe and profitable manner.

Additionally, most of our retrofitted workbench accessories and parts are proudly manufactured in the USA. Meaning, you can purchase from us knowing we are contributing right back to the country’s economy while we operate.

Next Steps

Check out our RDM Industrial Products website which details the myriad ways we can improve your existing workspace. If you’re interested in placing an order or have any questions, please contact a representative at RDM to see if we can walk you through workbench retrofit options that can be specifically tailored for your needs. We look forward to serving you!

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However, labs are complex things with many moving parts. Thus, lab managers must take into account the fact that each lab researcher/technician is different. Each might do his/her best work under different circumstances. The ideal, would be for every manager to try, as far as possible, to create special work environments for each of his/her workers. Workspaces that play to their strengths, making them comfortable, enabling higher productivity. Since people are different, your equipment should be versatile enough to handle those differences.

Height adjustable tables are quite useful tools. Precisely because they’re versatile enough to accommodate the differences between many different styles of workers. But suppose that you’ve already bought a set of tables that are not height-adjustable. And suppose that your lab is on a budget and can’t afford to scrap older equipment to buy everything new. What do you do then?

This is where RDM’s quality-designed and manufacturer-direct add-on lift kits & systems come into play. With these handy kits, you’ll be able to retrofit your ordinary tables and benches. You’ll reap all of the benefits of height-adjustability without shelling out tons of money for new lab furniture.

RDM Industrial Products has been in the business of making factory-direct lab furniture for more than four decades. Since we always work to the specifications of our customers, customizability and versatility are at the very heart of what we do. Let us tell you a bit about our height-adjustability lift kits. How they work, what benefits they can bring to your lab and how you can use them to retrofit and give new life to your old furniture.

Our Lift Kits and How They Work

RDM Hydraulic Lift Kits/Systems

Our kits can be classified according to a few different ways, and each classification conveys important information about their general features, how they work and what kinds of added capabilities they can extend to your lab tables. We think it’s best, however, to describe our models by their mounting systems and mechanisms. Here is a brief description of some of our models:

• External Mounting on a Steel Frame:

  This kind of hydraulic kit is meant to be latched on to the steel legs of a lab bench or table. You can customize the lift system to work either via a manual hand crank or a hydraulic motor. If you opt for the crank, you can use either an extended crank, a retracted or a T-handle crank. The first two of these can be customized to provide anywhere between 500 and 1,000 pounds of life, while the last option provides 1,500 pounds of lift. On the other hand, if you choose to outfit the table with the hydraulic lift system and a motor, you can choose to operate the motor either via simple sup/down switches or a pedal. The option also exists to input certain special height settings into the system’s memory so that you can trigger them with the push of a button. All of these motorized options can provide anywhere between 500 and 1,500 pounds of lift.

• Mounts to an Aluminum Frame:

  These kits operate on principles to the one already mentioned, but they are meant to be attached to industrial tables and benches with aluminum frames. This option can be further subdivided into those models that attach externally to the table, onto the sides of its legs, and those that attach internally, usually providing lift to the legs from below. In both cases, however, many of the basic functions are similar. Lifting and lowering can be done either through a manual hand crank or a hydraulic lift system. Hydraulic motors can be controlled either by buttons and switches on the side of the table or by a pedal. Once again, lift power can vary from between 500 and 1,500 pounds. Also, You can customize your adjustment ranges so that you can make finer-grained height adjustments as you desire them. Models come with the option to put in six-inch, eight-inch, ten-inch or twelve-inch strokes.

• Telescoping Systems:

  These kits function via special cylindrical, telescoping legs. This telescoping feature is what can ultimately turn your ordinary tables into heigh adjustable tables. The lifts themselves come in 500-pound, 1,000-pound and 1,500-pound versions. They can be discreetly hidden away or made to blend in with and appear as a natural part of the rest of your table. Once again, either manual cranks or hydraulic motors can be used to operate the system. The hydraulic motors can be set up to produce moment that go in either 12-inch or 16-inch increments. As for the crank, one full turn of it corresponds to about one inch of either raising or lowering.

To learn more about how our different add-on lift kits can turn ordinary tables into lift tables, please click here.

Some General Benefits of Our Lift Kits and Of Lift Tables

The most obvious and direct benefit that flows from using a lift kit is that it can turn ordinary and static work tables into height adjustable tables. It can often be done quite economically, easily and without requiring you replace any equipment. Therefore, all of the benefits that flow from having ergonomic tables in your lab will also indirectly emerge out of using our kits. Some of these benefits are as follows:

• Versatility:

  As already alluded to above, lab workers are a heterogeneous bunch. Many people are tall and just as many are short. Some work sitting down, while others insist on doing things standing up. And a few might have health problems that could limit the duration for which they can sit or stand in place. All seemingly requiring you to find alternative arrangements for them to do their best work. When your industrial tables are versatile, height-adjustable and able to function in a variety of conditions, your lab will generally be a better place.

• Comfort for Your Staff:

  Ergonomic tables that are suitable for a wide variety of different workers and their particular needs will make your workers more commutable while they work. The plus side of this is rather obvious.

• Increased Productivity and Work Satisfaction:

  Comfortable workers are happy workers, and happy workers are productive workers. Thus, retrofitting your tables with ergonomic properties not only has certain altruistic benefits, but it also a blessing in a much more direct and self-interested way. Keep your lab staff comfortable and your bottom line will improve.

Anyone who is generally interested in RDM’s factory-direct ergonomic tables, by the way, should look here to check out some of our models.

Conclusion

RDM has been committed to manufacturing the finest laboratory furniture for over four decades. We take pride in the fact that our products are manufactured in the USA according to the highest standards. We know that the functional, aesthetic and ergonomic aspects of lab furniture all tie into one another. We’re also all about saving your lab money and putting as much power into your hands as possible.

And for those reasons, we just can’t encourage you enough to give some serious attention to our lift kits. Let us help you give your old lab tables a new lease on life.

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But is this really true? Is comfort really so overrated? Or does making sure that desk workers have a pleasant and agreeable work environment have underappreciated ripple effects?

Increasingly, prominent companies in major industries have made investments in providing ergonomic tables and workstations to their workers. They’ve come to see that there are important spillover benefits to making such investments.

RDM Ergonomic Adjustable Height Table – Model i-107P-1000-REC-CSTR-01 – StabIlized Extruded Aluminum Guided Legs assure a stable work surface. Four-Leg, 1,000 lb capacity Hydraulic Lift.

RDM Industrial Products offers many kinds of adjustable tables to laboratories and other workplaces where good desks are essential. Our products come in many varieties, are customizable, and are all proudly manufactured in the USA. Here’s some important information about the kinds of tables we can offer you and the ways in which they can make your workplace a happier and more productive place.

Types of Adjustable Height Tables

At its heart, a height adjustable desk is just what it sounds like it is — a desk whose platform height can be changed and whose legs can be either lightened or shortened, as the situation requires. But RDM manufactures a variety of different industrial-quality lift tables. Here are just a few of the categories that our products fall into:

• I-Frame Tables: These tables are perhaps the simplest and most standard kind of adjustable height desk. They come with telescoping legs which you can manually either lengthen or shorten. This is done using a crank located right at the front of the desk. Turn the crank one way to shorten the legs, and turn it the other way to lengthen them.
• Hydraulic Lift Tables: These tables come with a hydraulic motor which can be used to automatically either increase or decrease desk height to the ideal level. To do this, you simply flip a switch.
• Adjustable Height Tilt-Top Tables: These tables have the added special feature of allowing you to tilt their surfaces off to the side so that the table is made to look somewhat like an artist’s easel holding up a canvas. An adjustable height tilt top table can be either a light table — in which case, it would have its own lamps or lightbulbs to illuminate the table surface — or it can just be a standard table. Similarly, the raising and lowering mechanism can be customized to either be a hand crank, as in an I-frame table, or a hydraulic motor.
• Ergonomic Tables: These tables are height-adjustable just as the others are, but they are also specially designed to be handicapped-accessible and to promote maximum comfort. Workers in wheelchairs, for example, can sit at them comfortably.

Have a look at RDM’s large collection of industrial-quality and factory-direct height-adjustable desks here.

Adjustable Height Tables Have Distinct Features

Now that you know a bit about the kinds of adjustable tables we can craft for you, what makes them so special? What can they do? Beyond the various raising and lowering styles and mechanisms that we’ve already discussed, here are a few more important general features:

• Materials: Aluminum and stainless steel are the most common materials out of which RDM manufactures its tables. This is especially true of table frames. If you desire different surface materials — say, wood or plastic — we can manufacture things to your specifications.
• Styles: We manufacture both variable-height tables and workbenches. Workbenches come with racks attached to them, or they can have their own surfaces in addition to the main desk surface. These surfaces, too, are height-adjustable.
• Shapes and Sizes: Tables can be either small and square-shaped or they can be long and rectangular. We even manufacture L-shaped tables that look almost like two tables welded together. Dimensions are totally customizable, with surfaces measuring from as little as 30 inches across to as much as 96 inches across.
• Lift Height: Lift variability can be as little as 6 inches or as much as 16 inches.
• Weight-bearing Capacity: Weight-bearing capacity can vary for our tables and workbenches from as little as 500 pounds to as much as 1,500 pounds.
• Accessories: We can also add various accessories to your tables, like wheels or attached cabinets, or file drawers.

Key Benefits

Now that you know so much about adjustable height tables, why should you get them? How can they make a lab or other work environment into a better place? And most importantly, are these benefits only minor ones, or are they more substantial.

The primary benefits of height adjustable desks are health-related, but these health benefits, as we’ll show, can have spillover effects on your lab’s or company’s bottom line.

According to multiple studies that have been conducted on these matters, adjustable hight tables can bestow an enormous amount of health benefits upon your lab workforce. Some of these can include a reduction in back pain and a long-run reduction in blood sugar levels. Long hours of doing sedentary work in an uncomfortable setting can lead to weight gain, which is known to have an effect on mood. Even cardiovascular problems have been known to follow in the wake of many years spent working at uncomfortable desks. An adjustable height desk even makes it possible to work while standing, which has actually been shown to increase life expectancy.

Of course, your workers will love you if they see that you’re looking out for their health, but there are more practical effects for your organization that can follow from introducing these desks. They can improve worker well-being. Happy workers are more productive workers. They come to work energized and ready to accomplish as much as possible. Fewer long-run health problems for your workers also means lower health insurance costs for workers, which can come back to benefit companies as well.

With advantages like this, it’s clear that variable-height desks are necessities for every lab manager and business owner who thinks ahead.

Which Industries Use Adjustable Height Tables?

If this doesn’t convince you to check out RDM’s selection of variable-height tables, here are just a few industries that make regular use of them:

• Scientific research laboratories
• Software firms
• Medical labs
• Banks
• Financial research firms
• Engineering and architectural firms

Conclusion

Industries of all kinds that employ significant amounts of desk workers have begun taking steps to safeguard their workers from the ill effects of many years of desk work. In doing so, they have reaped practical rewards.

The same can be true for your lab. Check out RDM’s selection of adjustable height tables today.

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RDM Industrial Products produces an extraordinarily diverse variety of quality-designed and custom-built workbenches.

Here’s a bit of critical information about how important these benches can be to your lab, studio, or business and about the various types of benches that RDM can manufacture to meet your needs.

Why Use Workbenches?

RDM Double-Sided Workbenches – Model Ti-101P-CSTR-GREY01 includes a Utility and File Drawer, Casters for Mobility, and i-Style Hydraulic Lift System.

A workbench is, in essence, a quite simple tool. But that shouldn’t trick you into supposing it to be unsophisticated or only narrowly useful. At the most basic level, it is a stable, flat surface that is similar to a table but often has some additional features designed to facilitate some particular type of work.

Even from this bare-bones description, a large variety of possible uses should immediately jump out at you. Any kind of work requiring you to sit or stand in some area and apply diligence and attention to the task at hand would be virtually impossible to do without the aid of a good workbench. The same is true for any work that requires you to have a variety of items or tools close at hand which you must frequently switch between using.

Since there are so many different jobs to which the above applies, you should expect a good workbench to be an integral part of a great many industries. The sky is really the limit here.

Major Industries Using Workbenches

Now that you can see the great value and versatility that they can bring to an enterprise, here is a more specific taste of some of the kinds of places where you might expect to find industrial workbenches:

• Scientific Research Centers & Labs:
  Scientists and lab researchers who conduct experiments with all kinds of chemicals will need a bench to help them organize their equipment and keep it within reach. For those specifically dealing with caustic chemicals on a regular basis, an ordinary workbench will likely not be enough. They may need stainless steel workbenches which are specially designed to be chemical-resistant, for example. Other kinds of heavy duty workbenches may also be required here.
• Architectural, Engineering, Design, and Construction Firms:
  Architects, engineers, and designers must draw up plans or schematics for buildings, cars, furniture, or anything else that they may have their eyes upon creating. They may need to build smaller models to test out design ideas or examine proposed construction materials for their suitability to a given project. For all things like this, heavy duty workbenches are essential.
• Art Studios:
  Artists can certainly put a good workbench to use as well. Painters need somewhere to place and secure the canvases they’re painting on. Sculptors need a secure place to try out experiments in molding bits of clay or other materials. Plus, artists may just need a good spot where they can sit down and make a quick sketch.
• Medical Schools and Hospitals:
  Doctors, radiologists, and other medical technicians and personnel will frequently find themselves examining things like patient x-rays and medical files. The importance of a reliable workbench or light table to either help organize these things or provide them better visibility at the moment should not be underestimated.

As mentioned, however, this is only a small sample of the kinds of places where you might expect to find the humble workbench.

RDM specializes in custom workbench design, so we can supply you with manufacturer-direct, industrial-quality products, no matter what your specific needs. Here are just some of the different kinds of benches we can create for you.

Key Types of Industrial Workbenches

Workbenches are far from uniform. There is an enormous number of different kinds of them. Here are just a few of the types that RDM can manufacture for you and for your lab or business:

• Computer LAN Workstations:
  Labs often require the cataloging of large amounts of data. Hospitals need to have their patients’ medical data on hand. All of these require computers connected to a Local Area Network. Workstations with computers can be set up to efficiently handle this kind of work.
• Steel Tables and Workstations:
  When wood just won’t do, there’s always stainless steel. Many such tables are often corrosion-resistant, which is useful when working with dangerous chemicals. They can be built with or without wheels or casters. Depending on whether mobility is required. Some models may include overhead racks.
• Ergonomic Tables:
  These are all designed with worker ease and comfort in mind. They are typically custom-designed according to a worker’s height or maybe height-adjustable. The surface is made so that every part is easily within reach.
• Light Tables:
  Light tables have specially designed fluorescent lights behind or underneath them which you can turn on to illuminate your work area. These are useful if you need a careful, up-close look at something.
• Packaging Workstations:
  Ideal for any kind of packing plant or shipment facility. These benches provide workers with a compact space in which to quickly package products and move them out toward customers.
• Laminar Flow Workstations:
  These are critically important precision tools. Scientific researchers typically use laminar flow hoods when they must work with some kind of dangerous material. The hood encloses the material in glass or acrylic and allows researchers to stoop in from one side and do their work. To make this work possible, there is also an associated workbench.

This list is far from exhaustive. We recommend having a look at all of our many types of industrial work tables.

RDM’s Commitment to Custom Design Workbenches

Even within each of the different types of workbenches we’ve mentioned, there is still further diversity. Our dedication to custom workbench design means that we strive to specially design each product for the particular needs of each individual customer. Here are just some of the different workbench features and accessories that we can tack on if you need them:

• Overhead Equipment Racks:
  We can include all kinds of overhead equipment racks with our workstations so that you can hang important tools and keep them within reach. This is especially true of our stainless steel workbenches.
• Height Adjustment:
  Taller workers will need taller benches, and shorter workers will need shorter ones. Thankfully, since many of our benches can be made height-adjustable, they need not be one-size-fits-all.
• Wheels:
  If you need a cart or bench to be mobile so that you can put something on it and transport it across the lab or other work area, we can attach wheels to your bench.
• Tilting:
  A bench whose table-top can be tilted and adjusted may be extremely useful in some circumstances. Especially to artists who are sketching or painting or to engineers examining plans.
• Computer Accessories:
  Various computer accessories are available to make the life of anyone sitting at a computer easier. These include things like monitor stands and keyboard trays.
• Storage Accessories:
  If you need space to store things and don’t want to leave the workstation to grab them, you can always get workbenches that come with storage cabinets or filing drawers.

Since we absolutely insist on custom workbench design, this is only a small sample of the accessories and additional features that we can add to your order.

Conclusion

RDM has over 40 years of experience creating factory-direct heavy duty workbenches and other industrial-grade laboratory furniture. And all of our products are proudly manufactured in the USA. Wherever you work and whatever you may need, we can get you just the right sort of benches to help you and those around you work at their best.

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We have over 40 years of experience supplying laboratory and industrial equipment to all types of workplaces. Ranging from biotechnology labs to electronic assembly plants. Another reason to work with RDM Industrial Products is that all of our industrial furniture is designed and manufactured in the USA.

What Types Of Adjustable Workstations and Tables Do We Offer?

RDM Ergonomic Adjustable Workstation – Model RDM-i-107P-BOOM

We offer a whole slew of tables and workstations with many different adjustability options that add to its capabilities. At RDM we have tables that are specially designed for drafting and other types of engineering work. They come ready with the features needed to be productive in those specialized working environments. We also allow you to customize your adjustable workstations and tables with options such as height adjustability, a tilting top, or even a backlit surface. All of these table types have their use cases, and we can help you pick out the stations that best fit your line of work.

For Drafting & Engineering Tables – Tilt-Top Surfaces Are Key!

Drafting Tables

Drafting tables are the ideal workstations if you need a place to make accurate blueprints or draft up a sketch or two. Most drafting tables have a perfectly flat drawing surface with a tilt-top design. Tilt-top tables allow you to get into a more ergonomic drawing position, which will increase comfort and reduce the risk of injuries. Having a tilt-top drafting table also allows many drafters to use the same workstation, as they can all adjust it to their preferred drawing angle.

We also offer a form of drafting table called a light table. Light tables come with a backlit surface that illuminates everything that is placed onto the working surface. The backlighting helps to highlight small details in drafts or blueprints, which will cut down on your worker’s eye strain as they are drawing or drafting. Backlighting also allows for easy transfers of information from one project to another. Especially if you make use of any tracing medium. Most light tables light up the entire drafting surface, but we also offer models that allow you to customize the drafting surface that is illuminated.

When it comes to outfitting your workspace with drafting & engineering tables – tilt-top surfaces with varied light options are key factors to consider.

Engineering Tables

Our engineering tables are similar to our drafting stations, but they are more focused on practicality. Engineering tables usually have added drawers for storage. They often have shelve or racks mounted above the working surface too. Some engineering stations have tilting tops, like our drafting stations. But the tilting surface is much smaller than what you will find on the drawing-focused counterpart. At RDM, we allow you to customize nearly every aspect of your tilt-top tables. That includes using multiple materials for the different work surfaces.

Another key difference for engineering workstations is that they typically don’t use a backlight for illumination. Most of our engineering stations can be outfitted with an overhead lighting setup that allows for a brighter working environment. Overhead lighting is preferable for engineering work, as you will most likely need to illuminate more than just documents on the table.

Workbenches

RDM Workbenches are the ideal workstation if you need a rigid working environment that you don’t plan on moving often. Workbenches are typically larger than our drafting and engineering stations, which makes them ideal for group projects. They can be outfitted with all sorts of storage like drawers and shelves to help increase the practicality of your workplace.

Customizability of Your Adjustable Workstations

One of the best reasons to work with RDM for all your industrial furniture needs is that we use a factory-direct approach. This allows you to easily customize any equipment we offer to better fit your working environment. Two of the biggest factors to consider when customizing your industrial equipment is if you want it to be mobile, and how many people will be using it.

Mobility:

Adding mobility to your equipment is easy and cost-effective. We use industrial-grade casters to add mobility to the furniture we offer. Adding mobility allows you to move your equipment from one working space to another with little to no hassle.

Height Adjustability:

Having the option of height adjustability is a great option to consider. Especially if you are planning on ordering a shared station. This will allow all of your workers to be as comfortable as possible, no matter how tall or short they are. Having an adjustable height station allows you to change the use of the station depending on what you need at the time. Some workers may prefer a sitting station, while others may swear by the health benefits of a standing station. An adjustable station allows you to appease both types of workers.

Work Surface Options:

One of the biggest ways we allow you to customize your equipment, is by allowing you to choose what kind of work surface your equipment will be outfitted with. Some of our most popular options include plastic laminate, chemical resistant, ESD / static-control, solid surface, solid wood, and stainless steel. Our team of experts can help you decide which of these work surfaces best fits your line of work. Some of our stations can even be had with multiple different surface materials. This is ideal if you are looking for a station that will serve many different functions in your workplace.

To get the full list of industrial furniture we offer at RDM, you can reach out to our team of experts. They can help you with every aspect of picking out your quality-designed industrial workplace furniture. They can even help you design any industrial furniture you may need with custom dimensions.

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Rather than buying tons of lab equipment of all different kinds, heights and sizes. Getting height adjustable workstations and other adjustable lab furniture can give you the versatility you need and help save you some money. RDM Industrial Products custom-designs a wide range of versatile adjustable workstation solutions and ergonomic laboratory furniture to meet your needs. And all of our products are proudly manufactured in the USA.

Let’s have a look at some of our height adjustable workstations and other ergonomic furniture categories, to give you a taste of what we have to offer.

Adjustable Workstations & Tables

RDM Lift Table – Model RDM-ES-107P-SSTOP-CSTR-01

A lab table, workbench or workstation is every scientist’s and lab worker’s bread and butter. It’s where virtually all the important work is done and where nearly every major tool or chemical is handled. It’s therefore crucial to get these made right.

Thankfully, we have an enormous amount of different models to choose from here – large and small, square and rectangular, L-shaped and i-framed, with racks or shelves and without. We even have models that come with platform lifts to bring researchers up above their workstations to the appropriate degrees.

The major adjustable feature for most of these models, however, is height. By means of anything from a manual hand crank, to adjustable legs with pins, to an electric crank. You can toggle and play with the height of our workbenches until they’re at the optimal height to allow you to do your best work. We can even install a hydraulic lift into certain special and multipurpose models like the A-107P, the LA-107P and the P-107P-HYD Ergonomic Workstation. Any of these options are open to you because all of our models are manufacturer-direct and custom-designed.

Lastly, we manufacture a series of different light tables to help illuminate your lab work. Adjustability here pertains to the lift, height and tilt of the table surface.

Have a look at all of our many adjustable workstations, tables and workbenches here.

Ergonomic Chairs

Every quality adjustable workstation, should have a corresponding ergonomic chair. Chairs are a simple, but critical piece of lab furniture. A good chair can mean the difference for a lab researcher between sitting for hours, hunched and cramped in discomfort and misery and having a breezy and efficient day at work.

To keep things humming along and your staff comfortable, we manufacture a variety of different ergonomic X-chairs and stools with adjustable seating heights, frames and arm rests. These fall into three main series:

• The Standard Series: The chairs in this series are ordinary but comfortable chairs with small back rests, tube steel bases, adjustable heights and foot rings. They are ideal for high work surfaces that measure 34 inches or more off the ground.

• The Pro-Duty Series: The chairs here have seats and back rests that are similar to those in the Standard Series, but have adjustable arm rests and aluminum bases. Foot rings are optional and may be preferred for higher work surfaces measuring 34 inches or more off the ground. Otherwise, they are good for desks and workbenches that are between 28 and 32 inches high. The chairs are also mobile because they are on wheels.

• The Technical Series: The chairs in this grouping might be the gold standard in ergonomic chairs. Primarily, this is because they have much larger back rests than other models and are built for maximum comfort. They offer more customization options but have many of the same features as Standard and Pro-Duty Series chairs.

Have a glance at all of our ergonomic chairs here.

Carts

Carts are an imperative piece of laboratory and industrial furniture. It’s because they are a great way to quickly transport important tools, supplies and equipment to lab workers in a pinch. A cart can be as simple as a table or a rack on wheels. However, we have all other types of quality-designed models waiting for you. Including ones made of stainless steel, ones with built-in drawers or multiple shelves, and more. They can carry things virtually as high up or as down low as you need, and we even manufacture adjustable-height models for maximum versatility. We have peg boards, roll storage, panel racks, packaging and even large PCB storage carts for sale as well.

You can find all of our various cart models here.

Cabinets

Good, sturdy and reliable cabinets are indispensable to any lab. Laboratories and other industrial spaces often need a place to store potentially dangerous tools or hazardous chemicals. These items need to be kept out of reach when not directly in use, and adjustable cabinets fill the gap. Lab safety would be virtually impossible to guarantee without them. RDM manufactures and sells wooden, stainless steel, chemical-resistant, corrosion-resistant, flame-resistant and/or laminated cabinets. They are all easy to clean and can make great additions to your lab.

But even with this humble, simple and unassuming piece of laboratory furniture, RDM gives you the option to make adjustments. The primary adjustment open to you in this case is in the number of shelves to be found in each unit. Though doors and their specific features can also sometimes be adjusted. For instance, you can buy units with either swinging or sliding doors, and each door of this type can be made out of either metal or glass. Of course, you can also choose to have no doors at all.

Oh, and let’s not forget about making them mobile. Your carts can be equipped with industrial-duty casters with locking wheel & pivot capabilities. Of course we have other wheel/caster styles available too. Just let us know what you need.

Our units also come in an impressive range of sizes. Including, those that are small and easily hung on a wall to those that are tall and meant for more heavy-duty storage. Since everything we make is factory-direct and can be designed to your specifications, you can tailor every purchase to the specific conditions in your lab.

Conclusion

Ergonomic furniture isn’t just an optional luxury that you can either make part of your lab or not. After all, worker comfort doesn’t operate in a vacuum; it can have critical effects on productivity and efficiency, too. But beyond its benefits for staff comfort – adjustable workstations whether it be in laboratory furnishings or industrial furniture, has many other advantages as well. Not least of these lies in versatility and adaptability. If you can adjust workstations, chairs, carts and other equipment as things change, then you won’t need to spend as much to keep your lab in good working order.

With RDM’s quality-designed adjustable workstations and ergonomic furniture, you and your team will be ready for anything.

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The Importance Of Mobility

We believe that one of the best ways to get the most out of your industrial furniture is to ensure that it is mobile. By using mobile furniture, including carts and tables, you allow yourself more freedom in your workplace’s layout. You can easily transport a mobile cart or table from one workstation to the next, depending on the needs of your staff and the current projects that they are working on.

What Lines Of Work Do You Provide Mobile Furnishings For?

Our mobile furnishings can be configured to fit nearly any line of work, or workspace. This is due to our customizable options, and quality modular designs. Our modular design allows our equipment to excel in nearly any workplace ranging from a manufacturing plant to a military base.

Here, at RDM Industrial Products, we will work with you to help you pick out the mobile furniture that best fits your workplace. We have a whole archive of designs for you to pick from. Nearly all of our equipment can be customized with features that enhance practicality or allow for added functionality. One of the benefits of our factory direct approach is that if we don’t carry what you need, we can work with you to custom design something that fits your requirements.

What Kinds Of Mobile Furnishings Do We Carry?

Our catalog of mobile furnishings is expansive, and we are always adding new products. Some of our most popular products include mobile tables, workbenches with casters, storage cabinets, and packaging carts. We can help you pick out your ideal industrial furnishings by providing you with a breakdown of the functionality and common use cases for all of our most prominent mobile products.

Carts

Industrial and laboratory carts are one of the most customizable products we provide to our customers. Carts can come in many different designs that have been optimized for different tasks. Industrial carts are typically made out of durable materials that are easy to clean and maintain. These qualities help to increase efficiency when using industrial carts.

Another type of cart we offer, are heavy duty utility carts. These carts feature a steel frame construction that helps to elevate their durability past a standard industrial cart. Heavy duty utility carts also get outfitted with industrial-duty casters, to handle the larger loads that they are made to endure.

Tables

Industrial designed mobile tables are fairly similar to carts, but they typically have a larger surface area. This makes them ideal for more stationary applications than carts. However, the casters on the tables allow for similar levels of mobility. Industrial tables can act as single workstations, or you can use them for group projects. You can further increase the practicality of mobile tables by equipping them with a lower shelf. This allows them to act as additional storage for whatever project your team is working on on the primary level of the table.

Workbenches

Workbenches are most commonly used as primary workstations for teams or individuals. They can be upgraded with drawers, cabinets, and shelves, which is great for increasing organization at that workstation. Workbenches can also be equipped with various overhead lighting solutions. Having a more direct source of light can help reduce eye strain when taking notes, reading journals, or running experiments. Your workers will appreciate the increased control that a mobile workbench can provide over their workstation. Being able to easily take their work with them from one lab to the next will help to streamline the working process.

Roll Storage

Roll storage carts are the best option if you need to move or store rolls of product. Rolling storage carts can either have a rigid design with fixed height roll holders, or a more open design with adjustable height roll holders. Both designs come with industrial-grade casters that allow for easy transportation of your rolls. Combining your roll storage with roll transportation helps to save valuable space in your workplace. Your can order a roll storage cart in any one of our preset sizes. However, if those won’t do the job, we can manufacture one with your customized dimensions upon request.

Ergonomic Options

Having an ergonomic workstation is just as important as having a mobile workstation when it comes to worker productivity. A cart or table that is not the right size for a worker can cause strain or discomfort while they are working. This will lead to lower efficiency, and it can even cause injuries. Adjustable height carts and tables allow you to circumnavigate this problem completely. Adjustable height carts can come with either a hand crank or an electric motor to raise or lower the cart. They are hydraulically-assisted, and some models can raise the casters when you raise the cart. This allows for better stability when you are working without sacrificing any mobility when you need to move the cart or table.

Another ergonomic option is getting a table with a Tilt Top. Tilt Top tables are ideal if your workers will be doing a lot of writing or reading. They provide for a more natural angle to rest your arm on as you write or draw. You can get Tilt Top tables with a backlit tabletop, which will help with drawing accuracy and presentation.

What’s Next – You’re Ready For Mobile Industrial Furniture?

You can reach out to our team at RDM with any questions or comments you may have. If you’re ready to discuss your furniture options, just give us a call at 877-483-5733. Our team would love to hear about your upcoming project. We’re ready to help you choose mobile furniture and equipment to maximize efficiency in your workplace.

RDM Industrial Products, furniture and accessories are proudly manufactured in the USA, and our factory direct approach to business allows you to be involved in the manufacturing process. Let us help you with your next mobile furnishing needs.

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Here at RDM, we believe that having the right tool for the job helps to increase safety and productivity. A commonplace this is overlooked is with laboratory equipment, specifically workstations. Ergonomic workstations offer increased levels of adjustability and comfort for your whole team.

RDM i-BOOM Ergonomic Lift Table with Monitor/KB/MS Tray

One of the major ways we have increased the ergonomics of our laboratory equipment is with height adjustability. Being able to change the height of an adjustable lab bench depending on the type of research being conducted allows you to save valuable space in the laboratory. This feature can also increase your team’s confidence while they perform precise procedures.

How Mobility Can Help To Increase Efficiency In The Lab

When most people think of ergonomic lab equipment, they go straight for height adjustability, but forget about mobility. Mobile lab tables make it effortless to customize and optimize workstations as your research progresses. They also make it easy for you to transfer your work, or equipment from one laboratory to the next in an efficient and organized fashion.

At RDM, we can help you increase the mobility of your workstations depending on your needs. The first kind of mobile workstation we offer is maneuverable lab tables and carts. These are easy to transfer to and from work areas, and they achieve this mobility with a smaller, easy to handle, stature. Larger lab benches and workstations can be equipped with durable research-grade casters that will allow them to be moved when needed. At RDM we work hard to ensure that adding mobility does not sacrifice the precision and rigidity found on our equipment.

How To Choose The Correct Ergonomic Laboratory Furniture?

When considering what kind of laboratory equipment you are looking for, consider how much space you are going to need. As well as what kind of work you will be doing at the workstation. You should also contemplate if you are going to use one workstation for multiple kinds of research. And keep in mind, the kinds of potentially hazardous conditions the workstation will be experiencing during its service.

Our team of experts can help you pick out the equipment that best fits the spacial and material constraints of your workplace. We have a wide selection of laboratory equipment that we can use as a template to build into your optimal workstation. All of our products feature industrial quality construction that will be able to stand up to the rigors of laboratory life.

What Customizations Are Available For Ergonomic Laboratory Furniture?

Customizing your ergonomic laboratory equipment is one of the best ways to ensure that it meets all of your needs. The first and easiest way to customize your equipment is by size. You can either get your equipment in one of our standard sizes, or you can specify custom dimension requirements. Additionally, you can specify how much height adjustment you need for your line of work. Height adjustment ranges anywhere from six inches to over sixteen inches depending on the model of the table. We can also beef up the materials used in the construction of the equipment. This will increase the overall weight capacity of the lift system and the table. The recommended weight capacities vary from 500 pounds to over 3,000 pounds. These weight capacities are often more than enough for most lines of work.

Another customization to ponder is what kind of material do you need the surface of the workstation to be. If you plan on working with corrosive materials, the plastic, stainless steel, or our chemical resistant compound are going to be some of the top choices. The electrostatic discharge and static-control surfaces are great for any sensitive electronics. While the solid wood butcher’s block is great for food preparation and research. These are some of the top surface materials we offer, and our team can help you choose the one that best fits your line of work or research.

Most of our adjustable work stations share a common industrial aesthetic that will fit into any professional work environment. However, we can customize the color pallet if you want your lab equipment to fit an existing style. The adjustability found on our workstations is primarily the result of either leg pins or an electronically controlled hydraulic lift system that comes with a manual hand crank backup. You can choose which of these options work best for your applications

How Accessories Can Help Increase Organization and Proficiency

Nearly all of our workstations can be further optimized with the usage of accessories. However, some accessories are exclusive to certain types of workstations. One of the most common yet effective types of accessories is the utility drawer. The utility drawer is a great way to keep track of important research notes and paperwork. Or it makes for a great place to store your tools while you move your workstation. Another great feature to consider is light fixtures. They allow you to have a consistent light source independent of your surroundings. Personal light sources can be manipulated without disturbing your peers. Adding features like an adjustable upper shelf, bin rail, or lower shelf will add some much-needed space. Organization and storage space are critical in a crowded laboratory workstation.

Why Choose RDM For Your Laboratory Needs?

When it comes to working efficiently in a lab, you need to make sure you have the right equipment for the job. Having the right equipment will help to cut down on safety risks. It will also increase overall productivity with your team. Our team at RDM Industrial Products, Inc., can help you choose the ergonomic laboratory furniture that will bring the best results to your lab, from adjustable lab benches to mobile lab tables and so much more. We think that having an ergonomic workstation is essential to getting the best results from your team. That is why we have worked hard to ensure that we can provide any product that you need for your laboratory.

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