In this blog post – we will show you why ergonomic industrial seating is so important, the most common industries they are used in, key features and benefits and what you need to know before purchasing industrial seating.

Importance of Industrial Ergonomic Chair Styles

RDM Offers a Wide Variety of Ergonomic Seating – Industrial Duty & Laboratory Chairs.

When it comes to ergonomic seating chair solutions, whether it’s laboratory seating, cleanroom seating or anything else, there are two major aspects to consider. We made sure that our chairs meet industrial specifications and needs and we also ensured that each chair and stool is ergonomic.

Let’s first consider the industrial needs.

Despite everyone’s best efforts, the truth is that most industries have spills, debris, dust and other contaminants. Most industrial settings are working with caustic, flammable or otherwise noxious chemicals that can destroy inferior office furniture. Our seating is made to be simple to clean in case of spills, and it comes in a variety of materials and finishes to work in numerous environments.

Let’s also discuss the needs of ergonomic seating.

According to Medline, failing to use ergonomic chairs, stools and other equipment may lead to possible pain and injury. This can include carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive motion disorders and pain commonly in the back or arm and leg joints.

Our ergonomic seating was developed with the human body in mind. This means that our quality designed, factory direct seating was designed to ensure comfort whether you’re sitting for minutes or hours. Most industrial and laboratory settings can be tough on your body from lifting heaving objects to very meticulous and repetitive movements. Ergonomic furniture was developed to reduce the associated pains and injuries that many workers face.

Most Common Industries

The truth is that our ergonomic office seating can be used in nearly any industry. From a regular office to the harshest industrial plant. At the same time, you probably want to know where our chairs are most commonly used as we are happy to provide that information.

Our laboratory seating is very commonly used in labs, offices, industrial plants and manufacturing businesses. Aside from our chairs being both highly durable and comfortable, we also produced them to accommodate standard equipment and desk heights. This means they were made specifically for the other furniture around you, so they fit right into the office.

Whether you are mixing chemicals, working at a production area or going over reports, our stools and chairs will keep you comfortable. They are built tough and made in the USA, plus they are designed for the everyday tasks that you’re doing right now.

We also provide cleanroom seating, which often requires very specific materials and finishes. From static control to standards such as ISO 3 and ISO 6, our chairs were designed for professional environments with exacting standards.

While we built them to be durable enough for industrial work, you might be wondering if our office chairs and stools are suitable for the carpeted side of the business. Our chairs are roomy, comfortable, have many adjustments for height and sitting angle and include lumbar support.

Our chairs and stools were built to be both rugged and comfortable to fit a wide range of industries.

Key Ergonomic Features and Benefits

Many people don’t realize how many features and options there are to choose from when it comes to ergonomic seats. We will break down the most important parts so that you know exactly what to look for.

If you’re choosing a chair, then consider the back. It should be upholstered with a comfortable material that meets the demands of your environment. The best backs also include lumbar support.

You also need chair controls for optimal ergonomic comfort. We have included levers for height adjustment, backrest angle and seat tilt. It only takes a minute to conform the chair to your body’s natural angles and sitting patterns.

Many of our chairs come with a foot-ring. These optional rings are simple to adjust and they enhance comfort by giving you a place to rest your feet. And any adjustments needed, are done by through the centre bushing.

The base typically has five legs and can be made from a variety of materials. Most are steel-reinforced to extra durability and longevity. You can choose to have wheels or not depending on your needs. Most of our caster wheels are made to resist movement unless someone is sitting in their the chair. The prevents the chair from moving as you get up or once you are away from the desk.

What you Need to Know

What do you need to know before ordering your ergonomic seating? As we said, our chairs are made for various industrial environments, from cleanrooms to labs and much more. You should order chairs specifically for your environment. For example, you wouldn’t order a light manufacturing chair for an ultra clean environment.

Also consider what extra features you need. Many of our customers like having a foot-ring for extra comfort. You can also choose an extra smooth pneumatic tilt and backrest along with a larger backrest.

If you’re ordering these for a cleanroom, then you can only get a chrome finish. If you’re order for other environments, then you can get this in a black powder coat.

Aside from knowing what features you want, we also suggest keeping an open mind about the other available features. You might find that we offer something that makes your office run much smoother.

Now just look through our extensive catalog and find the best ergonomic seating for your needs. We offer many options and are happy to speak to you about any questions that you might have.

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When you really stop to think about it, the amount of jobs that people do while sitting down — and their critical importance to our society — is truly mind-boggling. When you also stop to consider how many people work at all of those jobs and about the amount of time that those people spend fidgeting in discomfort, you could easily find yourself awestruck. Think about not only all of the cumulatively lost productivity, but all of the all of the annoying and chronic pain, the general loss in life satisfaction, the totally avoidable misery, that flows from all that!

When you put things into that sort of perspective, it becomes clear that having a comfortable place to sit while working is no laughing matter.

Increasingly many workplaces across a growing diversity of industries are coming to understand that ergonomic seating is incredibly important to just about every aspect of work. Workplace seating is not something to be neglected or taken lightly.

RDM Offers a Wide Variety of Ergonomic Seating – Industrial Duty and Laboratory Chairs

That’s why RDM Industrial Products, with over four decades of deep experience making factory-direct lab furniture, is also in the business of crafting comfortable industrial chairs and seating. Along with our suppliers, we can deck out any kind of workplaces with the perfect chairs and stools.

But before you take the plunge on one of our seating chair solutions, we think it’s important that you learn a bit about the different types of ergonomic chairs and seating, what each type can offer you and your workers, and exactly the kinds of work environments they shine in.

Our Different Types of Ergonomic Seating

Let’s get started with a basic rundown of the various kinds of industrial seating solutions we can offer you. They fall into two broad categories: chairs and stools. Here’s what you can expect to find with each of them:

Ergonomic Chairs

Our quality-designed chairs can be subdivided into three broad categories: Standard, Pro-Duty and Technical.

Standard Chairs

The chairs in our Standard series are simple and somewhat stripped down, but offer exceptional comfort nonetheless. They’ve got black tube steel bases, foot rings, simple back rests and no arm rests. They are work best with high tables and workbenches that are at least 34 inches off the ground. The models here include the 1P, which is the simplest and most affordable of all; the 1P-K, which comes with ESD static control on the base and upholstery; and the 1P-CR, which is specially designed for cleanrooms.

Pro-Duty Chairs

Chairs in the Pro-Duty Series come with arm rests, optional foot rings, the option to get a slightly bigger back rest and greater height-adjustability that makes them compatible with a wider range of work surfaces, from 28 to over 34 inches high. Frames are made of aluminum. The 1Q, 1Q-K and 1Q-CR models are the standard, static-resistant and cleanroom models in the series, respectively.

Technical Chairs

Our Technical Series chairs are the best and most feature-rich. They have every feature that the chairs in the Pro-Duty Series have, but have significantly larger and more supportive back rests and bigger and more comfortable seat cushions. The three models in the series are the APP, the FPN and the FPP. The first of these has no arm rests while the FPN has a frame made of tube steel. The FPP combines arm rests with an aluminum frame and all of the other features mentioned.

Ergonomic Stools

Stools are the simplest kind of seating solution that we offer. Our ergonomic stools are not only height-adjustable, but they come with extremely comfortable cushions to support your needs. If you require more support, you have the choice to add in an optional foot rest. Frames are also customizable between aluminum and tube steel and come in a variety of styles and a few colors.

You can find a general list of all of our most popular kinds of industrial seating — as well as specific details about all of them.

More Details on Some Features

With that overview to whet your appetite, you may be ready to dive a bit deeper into the weeds and familiarize yourself with the finer details of all of the many features that our laboratory seating comes with. You even have the ability to customize your ergonomic seating further, to meet your desired specifications. To make the most of that ability, you need a strong idea of what these features are.

• Frames: Frames can be made of either tube steel or aluminum. The former is matte black while the later comes in a shiny chrome color. Both materials are exceptionally sturdy and can be outfitted with ESD or anti-staining properties to keep it clean and free from static.
• Upholstery: Chair and stool upholstery is made of smooth vinyl. It’s available in a wide range of different colors, like blue, yellow, grey, green, turquoise, purple and red. You can also outfit your upholstery with ESD to keep static electricity from messing with it.
• Leg Styles: The legs on your stool or chair can either be plain and fixed in place. You can opt to put wheels/castors on your chair to give you some mobility around the lab or office.
• Height-Adjustability: Your height-adjustable range will vary depending on which series or model you get. Most of our models can drop as low as 18 inches and go as high as 44 inches.
• Back Rests: Chairs can have three kinds of back rests. They include the standard one, which is the smallest. There is the Ergo backrest, which is slightly larger. Then there is the Technical Series back rest, which is only on Technical Series chairs and supports your entire back.
• Seat Cushions: Seat cushions are all soft, comfortable and meant to evenly distribute your weight so you don’t experience discomfort. Some models have thicker cushions than others, with the largest being in the Technical Series chairs.
• Arm Rests: All arm rests are not only height-adjustable to serve taller and shorter workers alike, but can also be either pushed forward or retracted horizontally.
• Foot Rings: A foot ring simply wraps around the frame and gives you place to rest your feet while you sit. They are especially good for shorter workers who need to work while sitting at high-rising desks or benches. These foot rests help keep workers’ feet from dangling uncomfortably. Foot rings are made of the same materials as frames.

Industries That Need Ergonomic Seating

With so many comfort-prodding features, you must surely have gathered that our laboratory seating and other seating chair solutions are in high demand across a great many environments calling for sustained but sedentary work. Here are just a few examples of places that benefit from ergonomic seating:

• Research and medical labs
• Hospitals
• Office buildings
• Industrial plants, mills, refineries and factories

Conclusion

Comfort is essential to both productivity and worker satisfaction while on the job. We hope that this overview has shown you that a good ergonomic chair or stool, however simple it may be, can go a long way toward creating an inviting workplace. We also hope to have shown you that more and more places are starting to recognize this truth.

RDM is a quality manufacturer of industrial chairs. All RDM products are proudly manufactured in the USA and made to the very highest standards of care and precision. Wherever it is that you and your team work, we can help you all to sit in the comfort needed to produce a job well done.

Please check out some of our ergonomic chairs here.

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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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So, what are these things? To find out, please continue reading:

1. Work Table – your table is where you spend most of your time in—most especially when you’re at work. As it is, you might want to invest in sturdy and stylish tables that can help make things a lot more efficient. Good examples would be height adjustable tables, industrial tables and other industrial furniture pieces.
2. Sofa – a workplace should also have a place for relaxation. After all, the mind needs to have some time to rejuvenate. A well-rested worker is more likely to be more productive—and happier as well.
3. Industrial Shelves – regardless of the type of work you’re in, there will always be clutter—whether it may be materials, papers, pens or other items. Being so, it would be to your utmost advantage if you are able to find a place to store them in. And this is where your shelves come into play.Take note though: if you’re looking for shelves, it would always be best to get industrial furniture pieces. These are sturdier than other options—and will most likely offer you more benefits than the usual.
4. Computer Furniture – with most of our work activities dependent on computers—it’s high time to invest in ergonomic computer furniture pieces for utmost efficiency and durability.

You can invest in the following:

• Monitor holders
• CPU holders
• Keyboard and mouse trays
• Wall mount monitor stations
• Other related items

5.  Ergonomic Chairs – if you don’t have the proper chair to sit on the entire day—chances are you’ll be having some backaches and/or other issues later on. To avoid this, you should invest in good, durable and ergonomic chairs to resolve the problem.
By having the right chair to work on—you’ll be more productive at work. Tasks will be easier (and less stressful) for you, which in turn, can mean more productive work hours and other benefits as well.

6.  Paintings, Pictures, Decorations – although these may seem useless and for aesthetics only (and strictly speaking are not furniture), they can actually motivate people to work harder (and that includes you).

Remember: humans are basically visual beings. If we have beautiful surroundings, then the more effective we’ll be at work. As a result, this follows that there’ll be more income or profits as well.

If you are looking for excellent furniture pieces to make your workplace more efficient and conducive for work this 2014—then RDM Industrial Products is the name to call.

The company is known as a reliable and reputable industrial and laboratory furniture manufacturer—with over 37 years of service under its name. If you want to know more about our company and what we offer, please click here for additional details.

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Laboratory Tables and Other Lab Furnishings

Lab tables are used in healthcare facilities, educational and research institutions, specimen testing centers, and other environments that feature laboratories. These furnishings are made from wood or metal and feature different top surfaces including some, such as a chemical-resistant solid surface, designed for special environments.  Microscope tables have an adjustable height feature and may have height memory and special accessories.

Laboratory cabinets are made from standard steel or flame or chemical-resistant material designed for the special substances used in some lab environments. Fume hoods remove potentially dangerous fumes from the air, increasing the safety of lab workers. Lab counters can be equipped with sinks containing special service fixtures that include hot and cold water faucets, air and gas valves, and eye wash stations.

When Ordering Laboratory Tables, Remember Seating

Lab tables become more user-friendly when comfortable chairs are purchased with them. Laboratory seating includes ergonomic chairs designed for standard laboratory, ESD static control, and cleanroom environments and backless stools for lab workers who regularly move from seated to standing positions. Some industrial seating is designed for tables that are 34 inches or higher, combining functionality and utility.

Purchasing the highest-quality, most well-designed laboratory furniture within budget should result in years of use. When shopping for these industrial products online, look for a manufacturer that builds to customer specifications and offers accessories designed for use with the items being considered. This furniture will make lab work comfortable and more productive.

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