What are accessories?
A. Non-essentials that improve use, add to bench function or use of space.
B. Anything that fixes or improves flow of work, collaboration, convenience.
C. Ergonomic accessories are accessories that improve working conditions avoid injury.
D. Function accessories are a writing board or a computer tray.
E. Examples are pullout shelves, grommets, lipped shelves.
F. Wire manangement trays help keep wires off the floor and out of the way.
G. Keyboard tray, computer pullout adjustable shelf or a pullboard have become a necessary part of the lab.
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It is important to verify product grade before you purchase.
You may not need laboratory grade accessories, but know what grade and whether it has a rating or grade.
Nylon as well as most plastics or coated hardware performs better than unprotected metal hardware.
We use epoxy coated or teflon coated drawer guides for our custom lab cabinets.
Standard grades are: residential, light commercial, industrial, laboratory, and special.
Depending on the lab, accessories may not need to be lab grade.
Material and rated for use is important when selecting accessories for your lab when chemicals are in use.
- Lab Electrical Accessories or power options:
- Determine if lab grade is necessary if not chrome plated pedastals are acceptable.
- If chemicals are in use then deck or pedestal boxes (whether outlets are single, double faced outlets the boxes need to be aluminum or have clear coat epoxy or a teflon finish.
- Power strips or Plugmold (Wiremold Product) standard or alternating circuit, can be epoxy painted.
Do you need corrosion resistance pedastals or power strips?
If the answer is yes, then standard is not recommended.
Figure out the number out outlets in each area.
Determine or identify the plug type for each type of lab equipment.
Besure you have outlets that will fit your equipment's plug style.
Cover plate finish can be aluminum, epoxy coated, powder-coated or plastic.
Pedastal boxes, covers, and raceways can be powder-coated custom colors, too.
Plugmold outlet configurations for labs are usually 6 inch on center or 12 inch on center.
Computer and phone in a raceway must be isolated from power G4000 can do this.
Convenient, easier to modify raceways, work well in the lab, commercial and industrial applications.
Aluminum raceways are the most corrosion resistant, and common for industrials and some labs.
Explosion proof fixtures are specials
EP(explosion proof) Lights are often in hoods
EP Outlets are special
EP (Explosion Proof) Fans are more common
EP switches are needed for explosion proof equipment and areas.
Under-cabinet lighting for labs can improve safety
In hoods small profile lights like (Little Inch)are important.
These products should be appropriate to the lab:
- Stools & Chairs have many accessories such as foot rings and casters, microscope chairs with locking caster so when sitting stool/chair won't move, arms.
Biofit caster options can be retrofit into your existing chair.
Be sure appropriate material is selected for lab chairs and stools.
Do not use cloth on seats, arm rests or chair-backs in lab areas.
- Clean room chairs and stools are usually stainless steel as are mobile surgery stools.
Special Industrial Welder Chair
Foot-activated height adjusting chair
ESD Chair, ESD stool
Conductive nylon chair
Stand-sit stool
Foot rests
Ergonomic Chair
Sensitive environment seating with special features and material.
- Reagent Shelving of Epoxy Resin, Chemsurf, Metal
- Special locking Medicine or Locking Drawers
- Specimen Pass Thru Units
- Narcotic Cabinets
- Pullouts and swing out expanded wire shelf units
- Susans for your corner or blind corner base cabinets
- Pegboards Epoxy with Polyproylene pegs
Drying Racks Acrylic and PVC
Stainless Steel Pegboards have the most accessories:
Paper Towel Dispenser
Drain shelves
Drain basket
Funnel Rack
Glove Dispensers
ADA Refrigerators & Freezers - under counter ADA Units - ice machines
Lab Washers & Glass Washers and Steam scrubber racks, baskets
BioHazard Hoods & Safety Cabinets service fixtures, UV lights, gloves
Water Systems: Tanks, Filters, Stands
Reverse Osmosis, filters, replacement membranes
Reagent Racks with Rods, connectors, lattice nylon connectors
Shelving with lip known as earthquake lipped shelving
ADA Cabinet and ergonomic solutions
Flammable Storage liner kits, vents, latch, and locks
Flammables Storage Base vent kits, fans, and ducting
Mobile Work Stations and Lab Tables and caster kits, locking caster sets
Fume Hood liner kits
Acid base cabinet
Signage kits for inventory of flammables
Glass replacment frame and framed glass doors for open wall cases(replacement doors)
Lexan for your existing cabinets or as replacment glass for a hood.
Stainless steel drip pans for Pegboards of Epoxy, Poly or Acrylic
Sink Covers
Balance Slabs
Shelves vents (hoods)
Stainless Steel shelves
Caster base drawers banks
Tables
Imperial Stone - Marble - Counters, Balance Slabs, Table Tops
Vibration pads for balance slabs & tables
Polypropelene Cabinet shelves, Hood fume scrubbers, Counters, Fixtures, Eyewash Units
Ceiling grid (T-bar) appropriate for labs that need to refurbish? Call us.
Lockers laminated and metal
Cart bins (carts)
Locks add security: locks for glass doors, drawer banks, can be added at any time.
Lab Fixtures Accessories replacement handles, spouts
Go to Lab Fixtures
Fume Hood Accessories or options are listed with the fume hoods as so many options to select from.
Fume Hoods can have many unique accessories such as fixtures, alarms, slabs to improve air flow, side shelf units, and
lattice or monkey bars. Some manufacturers supply remote control fixtures as a standard, however, these cost extra so it
is best to order what you need. Remote fixtures can be added to existing hoods.
Cup sinks or regular sinks are often used in hoods.
Steam baths baths can be added.
Special electrical components can go in the hood, most prefer mounting on the side post or on the cabinet face in an isolated
chamber above the doors. Fixtures can be mounted in Fume Hood and control knobs can be on the base cabinets, but must be isolated.
Fume base cabinets can accept sinks, and acid bases can accept sinks, but never put a sink above a flammable as can not be cut into.
Extra care in planning and use if hood bases are for chemical storage.
Sinks in acid bases should be epoxy or scientific plastic, no metal tailpieces or piping. Also, it should be sealed except for
optional venting.
Vent kits often do venting of bases into hoods, it is still not considered best practice.
Venting to outdoors is the first choice and best practice, if venting is going to be needed.
Venting of flammable cabinets should be to outdoors if it is needed.
Flammable cabinets should not be vented in most cases, as that defeats purpose of self-closing fuse-link doors.
Go to page link at top for more information about our Fume Hoods.
When adding equipment considered a mobile unit, table, or modular.
- Refurbishing or refacing material can give a new look to your lab, and can add function with tack, writerboard or magnetic surfaces.
New doors can make your lab look new, so you can reface or replace doors for a new look.
We can help with recycling of laboratory furniture.
Contact us for more information.
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