This arrangement presents many benefits for you. Not only does it make it easier to get exactly what you need, but you can also get better answers if you have any questions. We’re going to cover why you should work with us. We at RDM Industrial have the laboratory furniture solutions you need to keep workers safe and happy.

Why Buy From a Laboratory Furniture Manufacturer Like RDM Industrial Products?

Since 1977, RDM Industrial Products, Inc., has been manufacturing and distributing quality industrial and laboratory furniture – specializing in custom furniture solutions.

We are only going to touch on the manufacturing aspect of our company here. As we said above, we are both the manufacturer and supplier. We produce a wide variety of laboratory furnishings to meet your heavy demands.

We produce stainless steel, wood, plastic laminate, and other sorts of lab tables to fit your needs. Not only are there various materials to choose from with our lab tables, but there are many features to choose from.

For example, you can choose laboratory tables with adjustable heights, wheels and casters, storage options, lighting, and much more. Our laboratory tables are made to be as versatile as possible while adhering to stringent safety standards. Not only that but all our furniture is proudly made in the USA. This ensures industrial quality so that your workers are safe while working with corrosive and dangerous materials.

Sometimes you need tables to be mobile or you need to carry supplies around the lab. Our laboratory carts are ideal for that. Along with the best materials you can choose from, we also offer special features such as storage cabinets and containment tops. We provide adjustable height carts, flat carts, and much more. As we said before, we are one of the laboratory furniture manufacturers that also provides custom orders to match your needs.

If you’re in need of lab cabinets, then we offer that as well. These are safe places to store acids, corrosives, and other hazardous materials. Our industrial quality cabinets are made to withstand the rigors of harsh laboratory experiments. This ensures that you can do your work without worrying about the furniture failing you.

Working With Supplier and Manufacturer Makes for a Better Experience

We described above why we’re one of the best and most versatile laboratory furniture manufacturers to keep your workers safe. Now let’s talk about why working with combination laboratory furniture suppliers and manufacturers is better for your business.

The truth is that many laboratory furniture suppliers don’t make their own furniture. That is left up to the manufacturer. This tends to increase prices somewhat because there are two businesses involved instead of one, but that’s not the biggest issue.

Let’s say that there is a problem with the lab furniture. Maybe it failed prematurely or a special feature isn’t working as expected. You need to call the supplier since they are the ones who sold you the furniture, but they then need to call the manufacturer. Not only does this increase how long it takes to get an answer, but you’ll often find that these laboratory furniture suppliers know relatively little about the furniture since they didn’t make it.

This also makes it hard to customize the furniture. Once again, the supplier needs to speak to the manufacturer to see if the custom furniture can be made. As you know, there is a higher chance of mistakes when more people are involved. This means that the custom piece may still not meet your needs.

These are problems you might encounter if you just deal with the supplier. We at RDM are both the supplier and laboratory furniture manufacturer. That means all our processes roll into one. Whether you’re looking to buy standard pieces or have custom furniture, we do it all for you. This means that you are talking directly to the manufacturer, which ensures that the finished piece is exactly what you’re looking for.

Our service is also unparalleled. Instead of having to call another business to see what went wrong and how it can be fixed, we can handle problems directly with you. This ensures that any unexpected issues are handled quickly and effectively. You won’t have to wait days and days to hear back.

Laboratories have very stringent needs and you can’t sit around waiting for answers. You also can’t waste time with incorrect furniture orders that don’t help your workers. Ordering from a combined manufacturer and supplier like us ensures that the entire process is as smooth as possible.

In Conclusion

We at RDM Industrial Products, Inc. proudly manufacture and sell our own furniture. This shortens the supply chain and ensures you get answers quickly and promptly. Not only that, but we can rapidly fulfill custom or standard orders for your lab or manufacturing plant. Contact us today and we will work with you to get your order completed to your specifications. We’d like to be your go-to Laboratory Furniture Manufacturer.

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It’s easy to see why. Just consider the vast array of chemicals stocked at a typical research lab or the mountains of patient files that a doctor’s office or a hospital need to have on hand just to conduct everyday business — to give only two examples. Chances are, wherever you work, there’s a tremendous amount of important stuff that either needs to be kept under lock and key when not in use or at least needs to be neatly filed away somewhere so as not to clutter up the area.

Thankfully, there’s a simple solution to this complex problem. A humble set of commercial cabinets and counters can go a long way. Almost no matter what you need stored away or how you need it to be stored, there’s some type of casework that is perfect for your needs.

RDM Industrial Products has proudly built factory-direct and quality-designed industrial furniture of all kinds up to the highest level for more than four decades — though our cabinets and counters have also been particular favorites among our customers.

RDM Laboratory Cabinets & Casework are suitable for Medical Environment Applications.

Below, we’re going to give you a quick explanation of some of the benefits of having industrial cabinets around in your workplace. Then, we’ll launch straight into telling you all about some of the many types and styles of commercial, industrial and laboratory cabinets and counters that we can create for you and what their most important features are.

All in all, your workplace will begetter equipped to handle everyday needs and hum along smoothly as each day surges on.

What Having Quality Cabinets And Counters Can Do For Your Work Environment

Let’s jump straight to brass tacks. Here are some ways that our cabinets and counters can make where you work into a better place:

• Storage:

  Storage is a cabinet’s primary function. While that’s fairly obvious, it still bears some emphasis. Do you regularly work in a lab with hazardous chemicals? Some stainless steel, fireproof and chemical-resistant laboratory cabinets may be just what the doctor ordered. You can potentially use them to lock away chemicals any other kind of critical tools as well — a consideration that’s important not just for labs but for factories and industrial workplaces in particular. Where would you keep your files without a filing cabinet? Lockers are a must. Especially if you occasionally use things like lab coats, safety suits, gas masks and face shields at work. With the right cabinets, you can store virtually anything.

• Convenience:

  Closely related to their storage function is the convenience that good casework provides. Once your papers are neatly organized in a cabinet, you’ll have them at your fingertips at all times. If you’re a lab researcher who needs various substances near at hand as you work, we make combination cabinets and counters. You can smoothly integrate storage right into your workstation. If you need anything from gloves and goggles to a power say, stick it in a cabinet and you’ll always know where it is.

• Safety:

  Places like labs and factories regularly handle many dangerous chemicals and tools. If a particularly volatile or flammable substance is safely locked away in a sturdy cabinet, this sharply minimizes the probability of hazardous lab accidents happening. The same might be said for things like power tools. You can also use commercial cabinets to store safety equipment.

• Cost Savings:

  Your workplace would be a mess without convenient places to store things. That fact alone means that cabinets will save you significant time. Instead of looking for things, you can focus on work. Beyond this, RDM’s industrial cabinets are durable enough to withstand many years of wear, tear, impact and chemical damage. Since anything can happen at work, you’ll definitely want features like this. They not only contribute to keeping people safe, but mean significant long-term savings on replacement costs.

• Customization:

  When you order from RDM, we strive to put as much power a possible into your hands. A glance at some of the different types of cabinets we make reveals a wide array of options. But because everything from us is manufacturer-direct, we can also custom-build units for you with special features. If you need cabinets made of a particular material, if you need them to be of a particular size of shape or anything else, just let us know and we’ll customize your units for you.

What Types of Cabinets Do We Make?

RDM manufactures many different types of cabinets. But here is a rundown of some of the basic styles so that you have an idea of what we can do for you:

• Standard Cabinets:

  These are your simple, standard-style cabinets which you can attach either to your wall overhead or lower down by the floor. Cabinet doors swing open, you can load them up with whatever you want.

• Cabinets Attached to Work Counters:

  The benefits of this particular type of arrangement have already been discussed. We can build workstations with either a row of floor-level cabinets built right in or with an overhead set of cabinets attached. You thus won’t even have to leave your workbench to grab certain critical items.

• Lockers:

  Lockers are almost always used to store clothes. If workers need to suit up in a special way for work, whether for their protection or for some other reason, having some lockers around where they can keep their personal equipment is an especially good idea.

• PCB Cabinets:

  PCB or printed circuit board cabinets are designed to be both insulated against electricity and non-flammable. For additional protection against static electricity, you can also have the unit coated with ESD. The option to place these cabinets on wheels is also available. These units are useful for storing and transporting sensitive and volatile compounds.

• Tall Cabinets:

  For your heavy-duty storage needs, check out our tall cabinets. Each of these units is seven feet tall. They’re made of metal, contains many shelves and can be outfitted with either sliding or swinging doors.

One final note: We make our cabinets mainly out of either wood or stainless steel. We can add flame-resistant or chemical-resistant coating to our stainless steel cabinets if you require. Options to add epoxy resin, Corian and Trespa are available for some wooden models as well.

Have a look at many of our different cabinet styles here. We also encourage those who are specifically in the market for laboratory cabinets to go here.

Conclusion

With the great versatility and customizability that RDM’s commercial and industrial cabinets place at your fingertips, they’ll be able to make virtually any kind of workplace into a more comfortable and better run place.

Let us get to work building products — all of which we proudly manufacture in the USA — for you.

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After all, labs are home to an extraordinary number of different tools and chemicals — some of them quite caustic and dangerous if not used properly — and they can’t all be in use at once. When they aren’t, they need to be put away, and put away safely. They need to be kept reliably under lock and key until such time as they’re called for. Lab managers not only need to think about the efficiency and smoothness with which their daily procedures run when considering these issues, but the safety and well-being of their lab workers as well.

RDM has been in the business of manufacturing quality-designed and factory-direct lab furniture for more than four decades. Our laboratory cabinets are among the best in the field and will help you to impose some order on a world bristling with hustle and bustle.

To show you just how they can do that, let us give you a taste of our wide selection of lab cabinets — their sizes, their design styles, the materials of which they can be made, the qualities that these features impart to them and how they can make your lab a more orderly and well-humming place.

What Kinds of Cabinets Do We Offer?

RDM Laboratory Storage Cabinets and Casework are suitable for Medical Environment Applications

Design-wise, RDM’s laboratory storage cabinets can be broken up into a few different categories. Here are some of these categories and and a word about their peculiar advantages.

• Overhead:

  Overheard cabinets can be hung from a wall as standalone units. Or the can be attached to special workbenches, offering convenient and easy-to-access storage in either case. Units of this type tend to be smaller. But we can custom design them for you within a given set of parameters. Overhead cabinets are typically 22 inches deep and can be designed to be anywhere from 30 to 48 inches wide and 30 to 36 inches. We can also customize units to give them added versatility. Including closure panels, drawers of varying widths and quantity and either one or two swinging doors. The overhead cabinets that are attached to racks on workbenches, of course, come with the workbench attached and are made of stainless steel.

• Under Counters:

  Our under-counter cabinets tend to be the down-low counterparts of our overhead cabinets. In terms of their design and makeup, they are virtually identical to the overhead units already described, except that they form an inseparable part of our work counters. Cabinets of this type are especially useful for lab workers who need to have large quantities and various types of equipment and chemicals close at hand for their daily work. They can simply reach down, open up the cabinets and retrieve whatever they require — all without leaving their workbenches. Units like this this are especially useful if convenience and efficiency matter to you.

• Large and Tall:

  For your heavy-duty storage needs — whether in the sense of storing large kinds of equipment or of storing a large quantity of equipment — RDM’s industrial-quality large and tall lab cabinets are the go-to solution. Each of these units is seven feet tall and comes with many shelves and a pair of large, swinging doors. Width is variable in six-inch increments from 18 to 48 inches, though 18 and 24-inch versions only come with a single door. What these impressive units may lack in portability they certainly make up for in their grand capability to easily store whatever you need to have locked away. They are an excellent way to declutter the lab and keep things neat and organized. Have a look at our tall cabinets and some of the customization options we offer you.

What Are Our Storage Cabinets Made From?

RDM Stainless Steel Storage Cabinets. A typical Mobile Stainless Steel Tall Cabinet Design with five (5) adjustable height shelves.

Stainless steel is far and away the dominant material of which we make our many laboratory cabinets. After all, stainless steel is durable, resilient and reliable. Precisely the sorts of qualities that are in demand when the question comes up of safely storing away potentially dangerous lab chemicals. Our stainless steel storage cabinets are made according to some of the kinds of styles described above. And are all custom-designed to fit your particular needs and specifications.

But stainless steel storage cabinets just one facet of the many storage tools that we can offer your laboratory. As much justified emphasis as there might be on the safe storage of some dangerous chemical or some industrial-strength tool, more mundane and simple materials also need a place where they can be put away. For that, we also offer an assortment of simpler commercial cabinets made of wood.

We also make tall commercial cabinets in both stainless steel and other metal versions. Doors can be made of glass, wood or stainless steel. And both the interior and exterior can be coated in polyurethane to make the whole units more resistant to acidic chemicals.

How Can Laboratory Storage Cabinets Hep You?

Obviously, the primary function of laboratory storage cabinets is to offer storage, but you’d be sorely mistaken if you supposed that this simple description exhausts what our units are capable of.

All of our storage cabinets can also be custom-made to be flame resistant, chemical resist or static-resistant. If you plan to house chemicals in any of our units that are either extremely corrosive, flammable or in any way in a high danger of spilling or leaking out, it’s strongly recommended that you add this special functionality to your orders. The safety of your lab workers and the physical integrity of the lab itself and everything in it are, of course, a paramount concern.

Conclusion

Sometimes, the simplest things can be the easiest to overlook. Since cabinets have a function that, at first blush, seems rather humdrum, it can be easy to succumb to the temptation not to strive to get your lab the very best units possible. But given the critical importance of safety, security and orderliness to the daily activities of every research lab, succumbing to that temptation can be a very costly mistake.

The quick whirlwind tour of our cabinets that we’ve given here is only meant to whet your appetite and get you started. There’s so much more to explore, and this has been only a taste of what we can offer you. All of RDM’s storage cabinets are proudly manufactured in the USA, and if you want to take a peek at our full selection of laboratory storage cabinets & casework, we encourage you to look.

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We need many things to keep these complex machines well-oiled and running. Quality-designed cabinets may be simple and humble contributors to this effort. But their crucial place can sometimes be overlooked precisely because they are such simple things. This, however, only makes them all the more important.

When your lab is well-stocked with important but dangerous chemicals, where will you store them when they are not in use? How will you make sure that they don’t accidentally get released and cause serious damage? How will you protect your lab personnel from the dangers these chemicals might pose? Where and how will you store your tools? Industrial-quality laboratory cabinets & casework can be the answer to all of these questions and more.

With more than 40 years of experience, RDM Industrial Products has been designing all kinds of laboratory furniture up to the very highest standards of quality. Here’s a look at some of the different types of laboratory cabinets & casework that we have on offer and what they can do for your lab.

RDM LAB FUME HOODS & CASEWORK shown with Recessed Pulls and Sliding, Frameless Glass Door Upper Wall Cabinets.

What Can Lab Casework Do For You?

Before we get into the weeds and share with you some of the various types of lab cabinets that we can make for you, let’s answer some practical, down-to-earth questions first. Why does your lab need good casework? What can cabinets do for you?

• Storage: This may seem like an obvious thing, but it bears belaboring. At the bottom, a cabinet is just an enclosed compartment where you can store things. Your lab workers’ stock of chemicals alone will be a major thing requiring secure storage. but other things will require storage capacity as well, like extra gloves or goggles. Whenever anyone at a workstation needs something close at hand, a cabinet is an excellent place to leave that thing waiting.
• Versatility: We know that in the lab, as in life, nothing is ever truly one-size-fits-all. That’s why we manufacture cabinets that both large and small. We can make them out of a variety of different materials, fashion them into different shapes, and either attach them to workbenches or have them be standalone units put up on the wall. One of our goals is to offer you the versatility you need to meet your challenges.
• Safety: “Safety First!” is a common mantra in a wide variety of dangerous settings. It’s a mantra one should never lose sight of the fact that the lab can be a dangerous place. With its profusion of caustic and potentially hazardous substances, a lab can be something of a powder keg. With properly designed cabinets, however, you can greatly mitigate these hazards and keep everyone safe.
• Durability and Longevity: Everyone wants equipment that will last, something that can handle the stresses and rigors of everyday use. That’s why we build our cabinets to last for years and years.
• Cost Savings: Good casework can also save lab managers money in a variety of ways. Since our units are built to last a long time and can reliably absurd damage, you will save money on replacement costs.

What Kinds of Features Do Our Cabinets Have?

Now that you have some idea of how and why casework is so important to make your lab run smoothly, you should know a bit about how RDM’s factory-direct cabinets can provide you with the benefits we’ve discussed. What features do our cabinets have? What styles can we make them in? Here’s some idea of how we can make the magic happen:

• Tough, Reliable Materials: We make cabinets out of two main materials: stainless steel and wood. When storing more heavy-duty materials, metal laboratory cabinets can be just what the doctor ordered. For simpler or less high-priority items, wooden cabinets can still be a convenient storage tool. Our metal laboratory cabinets can be further customized with all sorts of other features, both aesthetic and practical. Some of these include a wide selection of colors, adjustable shelves, removable backs, static resistance, plastic lamination, sound headed doors and drawer heads, and more. For more details,  click here.
• Chemical Resistance: We the ever-present danger of caustic chemicals in the lab, it’s clear that you’re going to want to store dangerous acids and other volatile or reactive substances in places that designed to subdue or resist reactivity. Luckily, RDM can make chemical resistant cabinets that are up to the challenge. If even the roughest acids spill on them, they’ll stay in one piece. You can get a more detailed look at how we can design and equip chemical-resistant cabinets here.
• Fire Resistance: Sometimes, sparks fly in the lab. Often, significant amounts of heat are necessary to kick-start reactions. Other times, you’ll have to make use of some highly flammable chemicals in the course of your work. We can make flame-resistant cabinets to prepare you for any eventuality. You can learn more about our flame-resistant cabinets and how we can customize them for you here.

If you decide that you need laboratory cabinets & casework with any combination of these features, we can custom design them for you. None of these important features need necessarily exclude the others. Tell us about your requirements, and we’ll fashion the casework to meet them.

Laboratory Exhaust Fume Hoods

Though technically more than a mere lab storage device, laboratory exhaust fume hoods are nevertheless extremely important tools that can serve certain related critical functions. Fume hoods are meant to keep dangerous gases from spilling out into the general lab environment. They provide sealed off workbench enclosures where researchers can set off chemical reactions that release toxic fumes. Simply place the fume hood around your workbench to hermetically seal off the environment, and you’re good to go.

There are two basic types of laboratory exhaust fume hoods. The distinction between them is based on how they treat and remove noxious fumes. First, ductless fume hoods capture dangerous gases and immediately funnel them to the outside environment, well away from the lab. Ducted fume hoods, on the other hand, will capture the dangerous gas and run it through a filtration system until it is no longer dangerous. What remains can then safely be released back into the lab.

Like cabinets, therefore, fume hoods are critical for keeping dangerous substances away from lab personnel. Which type of fume hood to get for your lab is a personal decision that will vary according to circumstance. Rest assured, RDM is ready to supply you with either type. RDM laboratory fume hoods are a must have addition to round out your laboratory cabinets & casework solution.

Conclusion

Without good cabinets dotting the landscape of your lab — whether near the floor on your workbenches or hanging from the walls — things are bound to become a mess in many more ways than one. Since you can use them to store virtually anything, they are crucial to giving your lab a sense of orderliness, safety, and direction.

All of RDM’s industrial-grade laboratory cabinets & casework, as well as all of our other lab furniture, are proudly manufactured in the USA. Have a look at the full range of our laboratory cabinets & casework today and let us take your lab up a notch.

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There are lab cabinets and casework of many different kinds. But stainless steel cabinets stand head-and-shoulders above any other type that you could possibly choose to supply your lab with. In nearly all important situations and for nearly every major purpose, stainless steel casework brings significant advantages to the labs that have it.

Here, we’ll go through five major reasons why stainless steel casework is a must for your lab and how RDM Industrial Products can provide you with the factory-direct and industrial-quality furnishings that you need. As you’ll see, these reasons are not always independent of one another. Many of them bleed into one another, which only serves to make the case for stainless steel even stronger.

RDM Stainless Steel Casework is available in a variety of Stainless Steel Cabinet Styles including Base Cabinets and Upper Cabinets

1. Stainless Steel Cabinets are Chemical-and-Corrosion-Resistant

The first priority in any lab should be the safety of all researchers and other lab workers. When your work inevitably requires you to keep some unstable and highly reactive substances close at hand, it’s essential to keep them tucked away in environments where they cannot cause harm. Mishaps with dangerous chemicals may either seriously hurt lab personnel or irreparably damage valuable lab equipment.

The chemical properties of certain compounds make it so that human error is not even strictly necessary for something bad to happen. A chemical placed in the wrong surroundings, stored in the wrong type of storage unit or around the wrong types of other chemicals, can go off and wreak untold havoc.

Corrosion is also a serious long-run danger when dealing with stainless steel equipment because all metal can rust. A lab bench, cart, table, or set of lockers of cabinets become extremely unreliable and virtually useless if it becomes rusted or corroded. When this happens, you’ll need to replace whatever has been corroded.

The importance of avoiding all of this cannot be overstated. Thankfully, RDM manufactures chemical-and corrosion-resistant stainless steel cabinets. Our units can be custom-made to be immune to powerful acids that would chew up weaker materials. This is especially important for casework doubling as a laboratory workbench. As such units allow lab scientists and technicians to work and store their chemicals in the same spot.

2. Stainless Steel is Easy to Clean

Stainless steel has its name for a reason. The metal is totally non-porous and therefore doesn’t retain any moisture or allow leftover chemicals to seep into itself. That makes it easy to clean. Its chemical-resistant properties, mentioned above, also make it able to endure bleach or other aggressive cleaning agents, and that only adds to the ease with which it can be kept sterile. Easy cleaning means fewer headaches for those who do the cleaning.

Cleanliness, sterility, prevention of infections and the like are essential to most labs. Once again, worker safety is paramount. For these reasons, you should never overlook how easy stainless steel casework is to clean.

3. Durability

Steel is tough. It’s difficult to dent and just about impossible to break. Thus, even apart from our ability to beef up your lab cabinets’ chemical and corrosion resistance properties, the fact that they’re made of stainless steel means that they will last and last.

Let’s face it: accidents happen. We all know about the danger of inadvertent chemical spills, but labs often use heavy and cumbersome tools as well. A cart weighed down with tools might accidentally hit a workbench or cabinet and damage it, or a worker might drop something heavy, leading it to crash down onto a work surface and render the surface unusable. If your lab has stainless steel cabinets, any damage from such accident will nearly always be minor.

4. Versatility With a Variety of Options

RDM’s stainless steel furnishings come in a variety of different forms. Of course, we create quality-designed laboratory cabinets of all sizes, but stainless steel’s toughness make it the perfect material out of which to create many other kinds of laboratory furniture as well.

One of our different types of laboratory cabinets are sets of cabinets doubling as work benches and complete with drawers for additional storage and a faucet which you can use to quickly wash off chemicals when needed. The workbench surface itself is highly durable, and we can custom-design each unit to be chemical-resistant, corrosion-resistant, covered in plastic laminate and thus easier to wash, or whatever else you need. The cabinets themselves are at the ground level, beneath the drawers. This setup is particularly convenient for lab workers.

We also manufacture larger cabinets that are up to 84 inches high and have massive doors to keep whatever you place onto the shelves safely locked away. These cabinets can be built with standard swinging doors, sliding doors, doors made of glass or steel, or no doors at all — as suits your preference.

Beyond the cabinets, we also manufacture other miscellaneous kinds of stainless steel furnishings, like carts, workbenches, tables and lockers. All of these come in varying shapes and sizes. Our furnishings can help you make reliable and durable workstations for each of your researchers. Even allowing you to customize things to their specific requirements. Thy can help you store material away when not in use or transport them across the lab with ease and speed when you need them. We encourage you to check out some of our other laboratory furniture as well.

5. Value and Cost Efficiency

We’ve already discussed how tough steel casework is and how it can be specially designed to resist the ravages of caustic chemicals. What we haven’t mentioned yet is how these and other qualities are good for your lab’s bottom line.

Physically durable casework can be used reliably and for a long time. Casework with longevity doesn’t need to be replaced nearly as often. Easily cleanable casework that can keep dangerous chemicals safely in check. This also creates a lab where people are less likely to get hurt though contact with something hazardous. All of these things ultimately mean lower costs for your lab, both in terms of equipment replacement costs and other costs that may accompany injured or incapacitated workers.

It’s especially important for lab managers to understand this. Even though cabinets made of another material like wood may save you lab a few bucks in the short run, stainless steel furnishings will help you accumulate cost savings and will thus more than pay for themselves over the long run.

Conclusion

Every lab needs ample storage space. When you need to store anything important or dangerous, stainless steel is indisputably the ideal material for your cabinets. All of RDM’s stainless steel cabinets and other laboratory furnishings are proudly manufactured in the USA. Have a look at some of our products and pick out what’s right for your lab.

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Needless to say, safety is always of the essence in such places, and every precaution should be taken to keep all laboratory personnel out of harm’s way. Proper storage of all hazardous chemicals is, of course, an indispensable element of any lab’s safety protocol. But given the especially dangerous nature of many of the compounds that research scientists so often work with, they cannot be stored just anywhere. Laboratory storage cabinets should be sturdy, reliable, and resistant to damage from the particular suite of chemicals that will be kept in them.

RDM Industrial Products is a leader in the design and manufacture of lab equipment and industrial furniture. They stand at the ready to provide you with the laboratory cabinets and casework that you’ll need to keep your researchers safe and secure. Allowing them to carry on with their critical work. Here are just some of the various kinds of custom cabinets and lab furniture that we can offer you.

RDM Laboratory Cabinets and Casework are suitable for Medical Environment Applications

Classic Cabinet Types

Laboratory cabinets and casework can come in an enormous number of different styles, but the simplest and most recognizable is the humble and unassuming rectangular cabinet that you hang on a wall. These come in a number of different varieties, the first of which is that of your garden-variety commercial casework. These are typically made of wood and are suitable for storing non-corrosive, non-flammable, and non-reactive materials. Depending on the situation, they may even make decent medical-grade cabinets. You’ll be able to store most drugs and medicines in them to keep them within easy reach for conducting tests.

Second, and much more common for labs housing heavy-duty materials, are stainless steel cabinets. These are not only much tougher but can be custom-made to have specific features that may be of inestimable value in a lab environment. For instance, RDM can manufacture industrial-quality flame-resistant cabinets made of stainless steel. Such cabinets would be just the place to store all flammable and explosive compounds. If a fire should break out in the lab, everything stored in such cabinets will be safe from the effects of contact with fire.

We can also manufacture chemical resistant cabinets of all types to fit with your precise specifications. Chemical resistant cabinets will be generally immune from the effects of chemical corrosion, acid damage, and so forth. Thus, if some caustic substance should spill while stored inside, you won’t need to fear any damage to the surrounding area.

Beyond these safety features, cabinets can have various stylistic features. For example; upper cabinets can be hung on a wall. The lower cabinets can also be attached to a wall but can be placed on or near the floor. Furthermore, we can set your lab up with various kinds of mobile and suspended cabinets as well.

In addition to the classic cabinet design, we also offer storage cabinets with file drawers instead of doors. As well as either plastic-laminated or stainless steel locker cabinets for chemical storage as well. RDM manufactures tall cabinets as well for high-volume storage. These can have sliding glass doors or be made entirely of stainless steel.

Indeed, for their durability and dependability, we strongly recommend having a look at the various kinds of quality-designed stainless steel laboratory storage casework that we have on offer.

Counters That Double As Cabinets

The heart of every laboratory is the workstation or counter. This is where the magic happens. It’s where reactions are triggered, experiments are conducted and data are recorded. Your work counter will have a fairly significant amount of space beneath the surface where you actually do your work. That space is wide open to be used for chemical storage. The efficiency benefits to this arrangement are obvious, as it allows you to have whatever chemicals you need close at hand. And you won’t need to run off to some other cabinet on another wall somewhere and break the flow of your work.

However, convenience alone is not enough. To rightly take advantage of convenience, you need to be sure that the chemicals that you keep under your workstation can indeed be safely set there. So let’s put your mind at ease. RDM manufactures work counters whose base cabinets are themselves chemical resistant and flame resistant, as required by your lab. Counter surfaces, too, can be made of Trespa TobLab, Trespa Athlon, epoxy resin, Corian, or other chemical-resistant materials. We have chemical resistant cabinets to meet all your laboratory and industrial facility needs.

Fume Hoods

There is one crucial kind of device-related to laboratory storage that we have refrained from discussing until now. The fume hood. Unlike most chemical storage cabinets, which nearly always house either solid or liquid substances. Fume hoods are specifically meant to either keep dangerous gases contained or remove them entirely from the laboratory environment via a ventilation system.

Basically, the fume hood encloses a laboratory workstation, enveloping it from all four sides as well as from above. If your work at the station involves triggering a reaction which releases toxic gases, the ventilation unit will absorb those gases. There are two main kinds of fume hoods: ducted and ductless (also known as, recirculating). A ducted hood captures released gases at the front of a workstation. Then safely releases it into the outside environment, away from the lab. A ducted hood will capture the gas and then work it through a filtration system. Filtration occurs before releasing it back into the lab, like breathable air. Once properly filtered, the gas is rendered harmless. Thus, not only will fume hood protect lab personnel from noxious fumes. But they can also keep lab equipment from becoming contaminated or damaged as well.

RDM Industrial Products sells various industrial quality fume hoods. All with crucial features like a front fascia to cut down on air turbulence. Or vertically sliding sashes made of safety glass and internal fluorescent lighting. Have a look at our factory-direct, custom-made fume hoods to find one that best suits your lab.

Conclusion

This survey represents only the beginning of what RDM Industrial Products has to offer you and your lab. All RDM products are proudly manufactured in the USA, so you may be sure of our commitment to quality. We know that labs are often home to a long list of hazardous and sensitive compounds. So we are dedicated to making lab equipment that will keep you safe throughout all of your work. We encourage you to check out some of the many kinds of laboratory cabinets and casework that we have in our inventory. And if you can’t find what you need, we offer custom industrial and laboratory furniture too.

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What Kind Of Lab Are You Designing?

Before you begin ordering all the lab furniture you can imagine having for your future workspace, take a few extra moments to design the layout. You can still remain flexible throughout the process, but spending some time up front to determine some of the basics will save you time and money in the long run.

Will lab workers be seated or standing for the majority of the days? These answers can help determine lab table and workbench height. As well as appropriate amounts of stools and chairs in the room. Is flow important? This will help decide whether you need to have more active or passive areas or the room depending on the amount of bustle on any given day. Is sterility a priority? Then you want to pay close attention to materials and how surface areas are constructed.

What Are Some Lab Furniture Basics?

There are some elements that are included in most lab furniture designs, so you can pretty much guarantee that you’ll need seating, lab workbenches and ample cabinetry throughout the space. It can be overwhelming to plan and construct an important scientific hub of activity. One method to consider is to start with the ground up.

Begin with the lab tables and workbenches that will be dotting the room, and consider using them to line the walls. If you don’t want to commit to a definite layout until your team can actually work in the space to see what flows the best, remember that many models of lab workbenches come with wheels, making them a convenient, portable option.

Next, consider the type of laboratory casework you’ll need in order to outfit your supplies and tuck away the equipment at the end of the day. The casework is essentially all the storage in your lab, i.e. your laboratory cabinets.

Most lead scientists and lab managers prefer as little clutter as possible on lab workbenches and tables. Clutter free means cleaning and sterilization is easier. Therefore, you’ll need to factor in enough cabinet space so that every piece of equipment is able to be stored neatly inside the laboratory casework. This may require some basic calculations on your part. But it’s worth it in the end when you find you’ve underestimated your storage needs.

What Is Missing From This Laboratory?

Perhaps you already have a lab up-and-running that is in need of a bit of a facelift. Or you are switching directions with the functionality of the space. In this case, you wouldn’t need to purchase laboratory furnishings front the floor up; you can pick and choose what types of pieces would be appropriate on a case-by-case basis.

Some ideas might be more comfortable or ergonomic seating throughout the lab. People work better when they are comfortable. Comfort includes maintaining healthy postures, so keep that in mind if you’re willing to upgrade.

One main complaint for labs that are already functional is a lack of storage. The fact is, any business, home or office space is going to accumulate “stuff” over the years. Some of this is essential to the day-to-day operations, and some of it is only needed every so often. Either way, extra laboratory cabinets are usually a popular request for a revamp project.

What Kind Of Custom Options Are Available?

If you’re not finding everything you’re looking for in the basic website, remember you can always place a customer order. This type of laboratory furniture is quality designed to your specific needs and specifications. And it comes in handy more often than you think.

If you have a unique floor layout or are looking for something to fit into a particular space, going custom might be perfect for you. It’s generally a lot more affordable than you imagined.

Other Considerations To Make

For some lab managers, where something is made is just as important as how it is made. Lots of people prefer to buy local. This is why it might interest you to know that all RDM laboratory furniture is proudly manufactured in the USA. You can rest assured knowing that these pieces didn’t incur long, emissions-filled ocean crossings in order to arrive on your doorstep.

Final Thoughts On Laboratory Furniture

In the end, the best type of layout and the smartest options for furniture depends on how you’re going to use the lab space. There is no right or wrong way to organize a working laboratory. However, it’s nice to have the appropriate amount of pieces and equipment for the people and things in the lab without having unnecessary clutter.

Also, keep in mind the following final tips when selecting your lab’s next furnishings:

• Lab tables on wheels are good options for laboratories that need to be worked in for a while to determine a proper flow and convenient layout
• Laboratory cabinets can have glass or opaque faces depending on whether you like to see everything within them or keep contents hidden
• Have fun with it! Scientific work is already exacting enough. Consider designing or overhauling a lab space that is as comfortable as it is functional.

Happy shopping!

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Custom medical grade cabinets offer many benefits. Often designed to accommodate specific workplaces, job tasks, and equipment. They can also be customized to match the decor, atmosphere, and space requirements of specific businesses. This is important since these cabinets will likely be used every day and quite often seen by customers, clients, or patients.

What are Medical Grade Cabinets?

RDM Laboratory Cabinets and Casework

Medical cabinets can be designed for highly complex and sophisticated work environments. Including laboratories, clinics, as well as dental and medical offices. These commercial medical cabinets consist of individual storage units or can be combined into more diverse storage combinations called “casework”.

Casework is usually created using more than one material and can include epoxy resin, laminate, or stainless steel. A mix of different cabinet types is also available. This includes storage cabinets, wall cabinets, steel lab cabinets, locker cabinets, base cabinets, and custom cabinets. There are also many options for drawers, doors, and shelves.

What are the Benefits of Custom Medical Cabinets?

Quality and Durability

Custom commercial medical cabinets are designed to accommodate specific medical and laboratory requirements. For this reason, they offer a higher level of quality and durability. Custom cabinets are created using carefully selected and high-quality materials and are built to last.

Speaking of custom laboratory cabinets, they are primarily made from high-quality stainless steel because they are essential components of every labs. Steel lab cabinets are also extremely durable and include corrosion-resistant paint technology. 

Flame and chemical resistant cabinets are also available for added durability. Made from 16-gauge steel, flame-resistant steel cabinets ensure the best protection from fire and even include self-closing doors and other protective features. Chemical resistant cabinets include chemical-resistant interior linings. For this reason, they are a great option for storing chemicals and other potentially harmful substances.

Functionality

Custom commercial cabinets also provide increased functionality. This can include custom shelves and drawers as well as medical cabinets with sink options. Custom cabinets should increase the efficiency and productivity of the workplace. Workplaces should not have to be altered to accommodate non-customized cabinetry.

Laminate cabinets are often used in medical offices. This choice of cabinet is easy-to-clean and often matches common office aesthetics. A key requirement of medical and dental offices is the ability to neatly store supplies while allowing for an efficient working environment.  It’s also important to include locking and security features for the storage of controlled substances. Sometimes it’s also necessary to move storage cabinets. For example, supplies and instruments are often moved for medical procedures. In these situations, mobile commercial medical cabinets are also available with wheels and can be easily moved around and secured in place.

Personalization

Custom medical grade cabinets can also be personalized. Many different designs, finishes, materials, and colours are available and can be combined to suit the unique needs of any workplace. Stainless steel cabinets can also be individually customized and are available in different styles. In many medical and dental offices, custom cabinets will be visible to visitors and patients. Therefore it’s important to ensure the cabinets are visually appealing and match the surrounding décor.

RDM’s industrial quality, factory direct custom cabinets are proudly manufactured in the USA. To learn more about the different cabinet options click here.

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Going Manufacturer-Direct with Lab and Industrial Furniture

Manufacturers that deal directly with end users have more incentive to please their customers. Since there is nothing insulating them from the individuals using the furnishings they create, customer service is the top priority. These manufacturers may offer customization options that other manufacturers do not. Businesses can have furniture built to their specifications and may even be able to request special features or accessories.

Customers benefit from this arrangement because eliminating a third party keeps costs low while ensuring that their needs are met. Whether the furniture is needed for an industry setting, such as a warehouse or manufacturing facility or for a wet or dry laboratory, the manufacturer will create exactly what is required at a price that is difficult to beat. Items are delivered to the customer in a timely manner via a commercial freight carrier.

Common Laboratory and Industrial Furniture

Some furnishings are standard across multiple industries, making them the most popular choices. These include lab and industrial-grade tables, lab cabinets, adjustable height tables, and shelves or racks. Certain environments require furnishings with special features, such as ESD static control or countertops made from certain materials.

If new or replacement industrial or laboratory furniture is needed, consider a manufacturer that deals directly with end users. The best providers are available, responsive, helpful, and knowledgeable. Customization options, high-quality materials, and short production times make this company the preferred solution for specialized furnishings.

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