Why Use Industrial Grade Carts?

There are numerous reasons to use industrial mobile tables. Many of these carts are durable and ready for heavier loads. If you’re moving heavy items, then you need heavy duty carts that are able to withstand the load. They are also more stable when moving these items.

In terms of durability, many of these carts are made from materials that will last for many years to come. For example, stainless steel carts are resistant to corrosion and chemical reactions. This allows them to move items that might damage other materials.

The other major reason is that these carts are easy to clean. Unlike porous materials, these types of carts can be made from nonporous materials that can be thoroughly cleaned. This is essential in food industries where you might be working with allergens, industries where poor cleaning can lead to chemical reactions and many other settings.

What Industries Use Industrial Carts?

Many industries use these utility carts. Manufacturing industries are always moving heavy items that may also be corrosive, reactive or otherwise harmful. These carts have a unique mixture of benefits that allow them to move

RDM Industrial Cart – Model MC-109P-SSTOP-CONT-01

heavy items while being resistant to damage.

Laboratories and healthcare facilities also use these types of carts. While they usually don’t need heavy duty carts, the major benefit is that the materials are resistant to corrosion and reactions, and they are easy to clean. This ensures that the carts can be sterilized so that there is no cross contamination.

Speaking of cross contamination, the food industry also uses these carts quite frequently. Much like with labs, the major benefit is how easy they are to clean. Many people suffer from food allergies. If you work with food, then you want to reduce cross contamination as much as possible. These carts are ideal for that purpose.

What are the Majority of Industrial Mobile Tables Made From?

The vast majority of these carts are made from stainless steel. Not only is that material highly durable, but it’s also easy to clean and it can withstand heavy weights. Stainless steel carts might be the most popular type, but there are other materials to choose from.

Our manufacturer direct carts offer several different top options depending on your needs. There is plastic laminate, acrylic, solid wood, pegboard carts, static control surfaces and more. We make our own industrial-quality carts, so we can also accommodate custom orders if you need a unique material.

The frame in nearly every cart is stainless steel. If you need something else, then be sure to contact us and we can help make the perfect carts for your business.

Key Features and Benefits of Industrial Grade Carts:

There are many features and benefits to industrial utility carts. Some of these features are dependent upon exactly which cart you get, while others are shared between all the carts.

Every industrial-quality cart is made to be highly durable and designed for heavy duty use. While some can carry more weight than others of course, these can all be sizeable loads so that you can safely move equipment, ingredients and other materials from one space to another.

There are also many unique features based on the top material. Some materials are nonreactive and noncorrosive. Some are ideal in environments that where static must be controlled and resisted, which is very helpful when working with electronics. If you’re not sure which material is right for your needs, then contact us and let us know what you need. We are a manufacturer-direct company, so we produce the tables directly and can help with anything you need.

Many carts also have adjustable heights. This can be either hydraulic or manual. It’s important to be sure that the cart is set to the right height for your specific needs, whether that be for moving items, as a worktable or anything else.

What to Know Before Making a Purchase:

The first thing we ask our clients to know is their exact needs. We offer industrial mobile tables that come in many sizes, form factors, materials and overall features. It’s easy to get lost if you don’t know what you need. If you’re not sure, then ask your staff what they need most from their heavy duty carts.

You should also know the rules, laws and guidelines that affect your industry. Some industries can use a variety of materials while others might be forced to use one or two materials to be legally compliant. We recommend that you check into this, especially if you intend on selecting a different material that you haven’t used before.

Understanding everywhere the cart will be used is key. Selecting a light industrial table when it might be used in a heavy industrial area can be problematic. You might not get a table that suits all of your needs. Keep this in mind to ensure the table is made to withstand all the work rigours.

Conclusion

Industrial carts are a necessity that are able to carry heavy loads, are simple to clean, are resistant to most chemicals and they make your job much easier. We at RDM Industrial Products proudly manufacture all our products directly and right in the USA.

Whether you want industrial-quality items or something custom and unique, contact us today and discuss your needs. We can fulfill nearly any order based on your specifications.

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Why Use Stainless Steel for Furniture?

When you think of home furniture, you probably think about materials like wood, upholstery and other comfortable or aesthetically pleasing materials. If you’re in an industrial setting though, then you want stainless steel furniture that will serve your everyday needs without breaking down.

Most industrial, manufacturing and laboratory settings work with materials that common materials can’t handle. For example, you might be working with corrosive, reactive or hazardous materials. You need furniture that is nonreactive, noncorrosive, nonporous and durable enough to withstand any accidents or spills. It also needs to be easy to clean so that you don’t need to worry about cross contamination.

Stainless steel does all that and more. Not only does it offer every property we just listed, but it’s also fairly easy to work with. This allows us to make many different items, and we can even produce custom items as needed.

What Industries Use Stainless Steel Furnishings?

RDM Stainless Steel Ergonomic Lift Table – Model A-107P-SS-CLG-DROP-TRESP includes Drop-Leaf Extension Table Surface(s), shown here with one on each side. Also shown with Optional Casters (Wheels).

There are many industries that use stainless steel tables and other furnishings. Laboratories are probably the most common because they need stainless steel lab tables that can withstand hazardous or corrosive chemicals, require a sterile environment, need equipment that can be thoroughly cleaned and must have the environment completely under their control. Stainless steel has all these properties.

Manufacturing and industrial settings have many of the same requirements. These often work with even more hazardous materials, but stainless steel is still able to provide workers with protection. Unlike some materials that might react to certain chemicals, stainless steel provides a safe environment for technicians and employees to do their job.

There are other industries that also require stainless steel. Many companies that work with electronics require stainless steel workbenches. That’s because this material won’t discharge static. Imagine the harm one static shock could do while working with expensive electronics. Hours of work and thousands of dollars could be lost to one small shock.

The food industry also uses stainless steel furniture. Due to its nonporous and easy-to-clean nature, stainless steel is ideal for this setting. This is especially true when working with allergens as this industry is highly regulated. This material ensures that workers can thoroughly clean their environment so that consumer safety is safeguarded.

Most Common Types of Stainless Steel Furniture

While stainless steel is very tough and durable, our manufacturer direct service is able to produce a wide range of items. Not only that, but we welcome our customers to request custom items, such as extra large tables, thicker steel, more storage space and so on.

Stainless steel can be turned into nearly anything. Stainless steel carts, workbenches and tables are incredibly common. These all give you a flat surface to work on projects while giving you the protection of stainless steel. Tables are fairly basic, carts have casters and wheels and workbenches can have lighting and places to store equipment.

Stainless Steel Lockers

There are also stainless steel lockers. Not only are these durable, but they also provide the static-free and easy-to-clean environment your lab, cleanroom or manufacturing plant needs. Large storage cabinets can also be produced to fit equipment, manufactured items, personal belongings and more.

While these are the most common items, our quality designed furniture can fit all your furnishing needs. Everything is proudly manufactured in the USA and factory direct.

Key Features and Benefits of Stainless Steel

Many people know that stainless steel is tough and durable. While these are qualities that industrial and manufacturing settings need, the benefits of stainless steel go far deeper than that.

Not only is this material resistant to most bangs and hits, but it’s also resistant to many acids and chemicals. You need furniture that won’t react or be entirely destroyed by small accidents. Stainless steel resists most chemical reactions, ensuring safety and protecting your investment. It’s also nonporous, which prevents chemicals from wearing away or latching to the surface.

Stainless steel is very easy to clean. That might not seem like a huge benefit, but it really is. Imagine that harm that could be done if a chemical or allergen remained stuck to the table’s surface. This could lead to cross contamination, unexpected chemical reactions and numerous other threats.

The last major benefit is that stainless steel doesn’t build a static charge, which is essential for many businesses that need a controlled environment. You don’t need electronics destroyed or chemicals activated by a small static shock.

What to Know Before Making a Purchase

There are several things you should consider before making your stainless steel furnishings purchase. The first thing we suggest is mapping out the environment and finding out what furniture you need. Consider overall sizing and general requirements.

We offer many options, so be sure you consider your needs. For example, let’s say you need stainless steel workbenches. Do they need adjustable height, casters, storage shelves, lighting or extra thick steel? Consider your needs and check our features. If you don’t see a feature listed, then ask us about it. We often accommodate custom requests.

You should also check safety guidelines. You may want to save money by getting thinner material, but safety guidelines might require specific features. It’s also a good idea to consult your team and see what they feel is necessary for operations.

Conclusion

Stainless steel furniture is ideal for many manufacturing, laboratory, industrial and food settings. Not only do we offer a wide range of options and features, but we also help answer questions and work with custom orders. We at RDM Industrial Products would be happy to help with your stainless steel furnishing needs. Contact us today about any questions you have.

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So, the question arises: How to fulfill this all-important need?

We’d like to offer a simple and obvious answer: Industrial Carts!

Industrial carts, utility carts, heavy duty carts, mobile tables and more! Across their many variants and styles, fundamentally, carts are just surfaces or containers on wheels. And yet, applied and used rightly, they can help your organization and your workers or researchers reach new heights of smoothness and efficiency in their operations.

Since its original establishment back in 1977, the overriding mission of RDM Industrial Products has been to manufacture the highest grade and best quality industrial and laboratory furniture possible, while putting power into the hands of our clients and customizing our products to their needs. Our industrial-quality laboratory carts represent one crucial facet of that mission.

RDM Industrial Cart – Model MC-109P-SSTOP-CONT-01

Let us tell you a bit about the various kinds of factory-direct carts that we can create for you. Here, we’ll give you details on the many different types of carts that RDM manufactures, their diverse uses and key features, and why you and your organization stand to benefit from having them.

Why You Need Industrial-Quality Carts

Before we launch into describing the different kinds of industrial carts that RDM can put at your disposal, a brief statement about their usefulness and purpose seems to be in order.

As we will show, utility carts can vary rather widely. This variation implies concomitant variation in uses and purposes. However, in the most general sense, all of our carts can provide you and your organization with two things: convenience and increased efficiency. Using carts to transport materials means faster transportation. Rather than lugging everything back and forth by hand, your staff can seamlessly slide around whatever they need from places to place. That not only means that they’ll get their work done faster, but it also implies that certain heavy items which might not have been transportable at all will become transportable.

Beyond this, any more specific uses and advantages — like durability or safety — will depend on the specific cart model or models in question.

Some of Our Different Types of Carts

Because RDM manufactures so many different carts, it’s probably better to divide our models into a few broad classes and highlight their peculiar features rather than to launch into a detailed discussion of each and every model that we manufacture. Those interested in a fuller and more fine-grained  list of our Carts, look here for additional information:

• Lab Carts:

  This is a fairly broad category. Laboratory carts are the sorts of carts most likely to be used in laboratories. Meaning, they can be divided into two more-or-less distinct categories: standard multi-level transportation carts mobile workstations. The former are usually two-layered (although a larger multilayered model also exists), steel-framed carts which are usually designed to assist in transporting lab compounds, tools or safety equipment. Because many research lab compounds can be volatile or dangerous, such carts are usually made with to be ESD static-resistant, flame-resistance and/or resistant to chemical corrosion. The latter essentially amount to mobile tables. They generally come with added features like drawers, storage racks, special compartments in which to house instruments, a special area set aside to keep a computer, a sliding surface on which to keep a keyboard and so on. They combine all of the advantages of a standard lab workstation with the mobility of a cart. You can examine the great  variety of RDM’s lab carts here.

• Stainless Steel Industrial Carts:

  Stainless steel utility carts are built with sturdiness primary in mind. Not only do our heavy duty carts possess impressive longevity and an ability to resist accumulated long-term wear and tear, but their steel design often makes them ideal for use in certain laboratory settings as well. Many of these models can be built to be flame and chemical-resistant. Often, they come equipped with drawers and utility racks, thus allowing workers to keep important tools near at hand. Have a  look at some of our stainless steel carts here.

• Adjustable Height Carts:

  Adjustable height carts are some of our most popular and useful models. These carts typically have at least one bottom-level surface and one top-level one. You thus have the ability to manipulate the distance between the top and bottom layers, and we can custom-design the total amount of available lift to be anywhere from 6 to 16 inches. Height can be adjusted using either a manual hand crank or a hydraulic motor operated by buttons. Depending on the model you select, motors can have 1,000, 1,500, 2,000 or even 3,000-pound lift capacities. Adjustable height carts are especially useful if you need to transport objects of diverse size — some large and some small — across your workspace. Or if the things you’re transporting occasionally need to be moved up or down to be placed within someone’s reach.

Specialized Industrial Carts

In addition to the broad categories listed above, we also offer a few specialized designed for extremely specific purposes. These carts are not made according to the standard “platform-on-wheels” architecture of most carts. Here are a few of them:

• PCB Carts:

  The primary purpose of a PCB or Printed Circuit Board cart is to transport sensitive electronic components. Things like printed circuit boards. These carts contain special slots wherein such board can be inserted. Since they are made to be both flame-resistant and insulated against electricity, you can also use them to transport all kinds of sensitive and volatile chemicals. We also allow you to customize the carts’ height and color. As well as to add in tube steel frames and side panel routed guides for greater sturdiness.

• Peg Boards:

  Peg boards are large, vertically positioned panels on wheels which are studded with pegs. You can hang all manner of objects on these pegs. Sometimes, small metal baskets can be attached to the pegs to assist in carrying other kinds of objects. This type of cart ideal for transporting power tools like drills, wrenches and screwdrivers.

• Packaging Carts:

  Packaging carts are used in packaging facilities to more easily wrap and package objects. They consist of a series of metal bars on which large rolls of packaging paper, tape, plastic wrap or some other packaging material can be placed. You can then access that material on the fly and wrap up whatever you need to.

Conclusion

As we have shown you, industrial carts, though they seem to be fairly simple tools, can actually be a rather heterogenous bunch. What’s been discussed in this post, is meant to give you a small taste of the kinds of carts that we can make for you. To learn more, we encourage you to explore our selection and give us a call.

All of RDM’s carts are factory-direct and are proudly manufactured in the USA. So if your workspace is crying out something a little extra to make everyday tasks run more smoothly, don’t hesitate to give us a call and describe the exact sorts of carts that you need. RDM will promptly build them all to your precise specifications.

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Fundamentally, all mobile carts have a basic common architecture that is simplicity itself. Carts are just platforms on wheels. And yet, within that broad design framework, a great deal of room for innovation still remains. They can be customized and specialized to meet various kinds of specific challenges and needs. Certain special features can even give them a degree of versatility and adaptability across a wide set of domains — which would only make them of even greater use to you and an even greater asset to your workplace.

RDM Industrial Products has more than four decades of intensive experience manufacturing all kinds of critical industrial furniture for labs and other organizations. Mobile carts of all kinds — industrial carts, utility carts, adjustable height carts, lab carts and more — have long been among our most outstanding products.

So, let’s talk about the versatility of mobile carts!

RDM Mobile Cart – with Steel Plate Main Top & Lower Shelf. Locking Casters & Push Handle.

As we hope to show you, though they might seem droll and simple to those not in the know, carts can actually be quite rich and varied. Here, we’ll discuss some of the different kinds of factory-direct carts that we can manufacture for you, their features and uses, and the many industries that have grown reliant on them in order to be able to function at their best.

The Different Kinds of Carts and What They Can Do

So, with that, let’s get to business! What kinds of carts can we offer you and your workplace? What can they do, and how do they work? Here’s the rundown on some of our most important styles:

• Tool and Hardware Carts:

  These carts are specially built to do just what their name suggests: transport heavy tools and cumbersome hardware. As such, they typically aren’t made according to the raised horizontal platform architecture of a typical cart. Rather, they are built as walled vertical racked upon which said tools can be hanged. Peg boards are also included in this category. Furthermore, we also design special carts with adjustable upper shelves and carts with overhead cantilevered booms meant to help carry extremely heavy items. The latter helps to carry around items somewhat in the way that a crane might.

• Adjustable Height Carts:

  These carts come with hydraulic lifts that allow them do their magic — to move up or down as the user requires. The left can also be operated via a manual hand crank. We can custom-design your cart to have a total height-adjustability range of anywhere between six and sixteen inches. They typically come with 1,000-pound weight-bearing capacity, but we can upgrade that for you to 1,500 pounds if required. Our adjustable height cart can be either square-shaped or rectangular.

• Heavy Duty Carts:

  The carts in this category are, above all, built tough. Their frames are designed to be virtually indestructible and they are designed to withstand prolonged and rough use. They can take bumps and beatings, but function just fine. All cart frames here are made of stainless steel and frequently include lower crossmembers to give them even greater strength. Our vertical panel rack, horizontal panel rack and roll storage carts also all have special heavy-duty models. All are made at industrial-quality standards.

• Industrial Carts:

  This is broad cart category. However, its name connotes strength, residence and being built to last. This is, of course, a totally accurate impression. The real name of the game with industrial carts is stainless steel. Whether we’re talking about a simple, square, single-shelf cart or a multi-shelf cleanroom rack to carry cleaning products when it comes time to scrub everything down, everything is made of stainless steel. We’ve even got carts here with drawers for built-in extra storage; carts with a containment curb top to keep whatever you place on it from falling off, even as it flies around at high speed; and carts with overhead containment boxes attached. Click here to see everything we have in this category.

• Laboratory Carts:

  This, too, is a fairly broad category, but it encompasses all of the qualities that lab workers need to have in their carts: sturdiness, portability, carrying capacity, and so forth. Many of the models in the laboratory cart category have two shelves on them, a lower one and and upper one, allowing greater overall carrying capacity. Larger rectangular mobile tables with harder frames are also available if you need to transport heavy equipment across the lab. But perhaps the niftiest things RDM has to offer here are our mobile computer workstations. They double as both carts and work counters, with room to both store equipment below and keep a computer, a keyboard and other tools above. Plus, the whole thing is on wheels! Check out the kinds of laboratory carts we have here.

Please be aware, though, that this list is far from exhaustive. We’ve also got storage carts, packaging carts, multi-layered cleanroom carts and many more things waiting for you at our design facility and emporium. To see a more complete selection of our many quality-designed, industrial-grade carts, have a look at the different kinds of styles and models that we offer here.

Where Mobile Carts Are Useful

Now that you’ve had a taste of the many different kinds of utility carts that we can manufacture and have been given some kind of indication of what they can do, it should be clear to you that many different industries depend on them on a daily basis. If you’re still deciding on whether to take the plunge and buy a few, here is a small sample of the kinds of places that make regular use of them:

• research, design and engineering labs
• hospitals, medical centers and medical schools
• industrial plants and factories
• packaging plants
• construction companies and architectural firms

Conclusion

As you can see by now, mobile carts can be extremely useful. They are simple tools, but they have uses that are so wide-ranging that it would be foolish for a great many important enterprises, large and small, to go without them.

And that, we hope, should give you some appreciation for how carts can be cool.

RDM carts, along with other industrial and laboratory products are proudly manufactured in the USA. Whether you need lab carts to give your researchers some added convenience and help them work faster, or some industrial-grade tool racks to help your workers pass out their equipment before getting to business on the job, RDM has you covered.

Please check out our full selection of high-grade mobile carts today.

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You shouldn’t let these wonderful features fool you into complacently thinking that stainless steel furniture is invincible and needn’t be handled with care, however. As with everything else, time, chemical spills, possible laboratory mishaps, and general accumulated use do take their toll on stainless steel carts, tables, lockers, cabinets, and workbenches. To maximize the working lives of all of these things, you’ll need a well-stocked cleanroom and a thorough, established routine of cleaning and maintenance procedures.

Here are 10 critical tips to follow in all stainless steel cleanrooms so that you can get the most out of your furnishings. Some of these will be suggestions about what to do, and others about what not to do.

1. Don’t Clean Your Stainless Steel Furniture With Chlorine

RDM Stainless Steel Casework is available in a variety of Stainless Steel Cabinet Styles: including Base Cabinets, Upper Cabinets & more.

One of stainless steel’s most useful features is its imperviousness to oxidation or rust. Ordinarily, stainless steel tables and other furnishings are made using an alloy of both steel and chromium, the latter of which works to prevent oxidation by keeping oxygen molecules from reacting with the metal. Chlorine and solvents containing chlorine strip away this protective chromium and expose the furniture on which they are used to the dangers of rust.

Do not use anything chlorine-based to clean your lab furniture. That means no acetone, mineral spirits or isopropyl alcohol, among some other things.

2. Stick to Cleaning With a Warm Cloth, Water and Detergent

As simple as it sounds, a good, thorough wipe using some warm water and a damp cloth will be sufficient to handle most mild stains that show up on your stainless steel cabinets or other types of furniture. That should be enough to remove dirt and other simple things. To make sure that the furniture isn’t plagued by any water stains, rinse everything with water once more and gently wipe it down with a dry cloth.

3. Use Solvents for Tougher Stains

If there are fingerprints, oil stains, chemical stains or anything else that’s more difficult to clean on your stainless steel surface, use any good detergent or dish soap to get the job done. In a pinch, baking soda, vinegar and even toothpaste can also be effective.

4. If You Must Use Chlorine, Electropolish Your Furniture First

Let’s say that you’re in a bind. For whatever reason, your lab is fresh out of detergent, soap, baking soda and all other acceptable cleaning solvents. Also, all of the water at hand is dirty or unsuitable. The only thing within reach are those dreaded chlorine-based cleaners. What do you do then?

If you absolutely must use a chlorine-based solvent to clean your stainless steel furniture, it is essential that you electropolish the furniture first. Electropolishing is a process whereby minuscule jagged edges and stray ions are removed from a metal surface. In particular, electropolishing will remove metal ions from stainless steel workbenches or other kinds of lab furniture that would make that furniture vulnerable to corrosion, thus neutralizing chlorine’s chief threat.

5. Regularly Do Some Stainless Steel Passivation

Stainless steel passivation is a process whereby stainless steel can be made less generally reactive to external and environmental chemical influences, particularly to rusting. Oxidation can make your furniture weak and brittle, and you should obviously take steps to prevent it or arrest it. This is what passivation achieves.

The best and simplest way to passivate your stainless steel lab furnishings is simply to clean them with deionized water. You will probably also have to clean furnishings with a nitric acid solution or other mild oxidant to really kickstart the process. Doing this will lead to the formation of a passive film over the surface of your furniture.

6. Don’t Clean Against the Grain

All stainless steel furnishings, from simple cabinets to stainless steel tables with adjustable legs, have a wood-like grain to them. A close glance at any stainless steel surface will reveal that grain. When wiping down your furniture, always follow the grain. If you don’t, you will make it easier for dirt or chemical irritants to build up within the surface as the furniture experiences more and more use. That can cause damage in innumerable ways, from creating ugly and hard-to-remove stains, to cracking, corroding, destroying and breaking apart the stainless steel at its very foundations.

7. Try to Be Gentle

When dealing with particularly stubborn stains, some hard scrubbing may be warranted. Don’t overdo it, though. Scrubbing too hard will create scratches and abrasions on stainless steel’s surface, and these abrasions, however small, are openings through which chemical irritants can later seep in to cause yet further damage. You should therefore use only soft cloths made of materials like nylon or microfiber to wipe down surfaces. Do not use steel wool or any kind of abrasive cleaning pads, liquids or powders.

8. Get Special Stainless Steel Furniture for Cleanrooms

Even though your cleanroom is the place to clean your stainless steel casework and other furniture, the cleanroom itself can use certain stainless steel furnishings of its own. In addition to our quality-designed and factory-direct lockers, workbenches, carts, and stainless steel tables with adjustable legs, we at RDM also make special industrial-quality furniture that is specifically designed for use in cleanrooms. Among our stainless steel cleanroom furnishings are racks where you can store all of your various cleaning tools and solvents, stainless steel tables of various shapes and sizes to keep things close at hand and stainless steel lockers to store yet more critical supplies. Take a look at our stainless steel cleanroom furnishings here.

9. Make Sure to Keep Furniture Polished

A proper deep clean is always great, but to really put the finishing touches on your lab furnishings, you need to make them glimmer and shine. The glimmer of stainless steel is part of its allure, and you certainly wouldn’t want that to fade. To keep stainless steel lab furniture polished and shiny, we recommend using lemon oil, special sprays designed to let your furniture keep its undiminished luster, or any of the many commercial stainless steel polishers that are available on the market.

Truthfully speaking, polishing should really be the third step in a tripartite process. First, you wipe the furniture using some combination of clean water and a solvent, then you rinse it off and dry it with another cloth, and then you spread a few drops of polish onto the surface with another cloth — all moving with the grain.

10. There’s No Such Thing as Cleaning too Often

Cleaning, when done right, does no damage whatsoever to stainless steel furniture and does a great deal to prevent and even repair damage. You can clean your furniture as often as you like. How often to take things to the cleanroom is a personal decision for you to make, but we recommend doing it as often as possible unless some other pressing need prevents you. The more vigorous the work that goes on in your lab is and the more caustic substances and spills there are, the more often you should do so.

Conclusion

High-quality stainless steel furniture is indispensable to research and development labs, factories and types of businesses that are too numerous to mention. RDM’s stainless steel furniture is proudly manufactured in the USA up to the very highest design standards, but even it needs to be cared for. Since you’ll be making a significant investment when you buy stainless steel furnishings, our advice on how to keep things functioning properly should help you get more bang for you buck.

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Different Types of Heavy Duty Carts

RDM Casino Style Heavy-Duty Mobile Table

Industrial heavy duty carts come in many varieties based on your needs. As a factory direct supplier, we are able to produce custom carts and can change nearly all aspects of the cart to match your needs. Some of our most popular carts include:

• Adjustable Height Carts
• Packaging Carts
• Panel Rack Carts
• Storage Carts
• Tool and Hardware Carts
• Carts with Castors

These are some of our most popular offerings. You can see everything we offer by checking our page on industrial-quality mobile carts and tables.

We provide carts in different materials, heights, and sizes. For example, you can easily get a stainless steel cart that meets or exceeds your needs. You can also choose to have the cart with racks, cabinets, or other types of storage.

Why Industrial Carts are Used

Utility carts serve a variety of needs. Most of these carts have a flat surface that can be used as a workspace or to transport items. You can also choose to add either vertical or horizontal racks for enhanced storage capabilities. Cabinets are another common addition that allows you to store tools and hardware to be used as needed.

Aside from their versatility, another reason why heavy duty carts are used so often is their durability. Whether you choose a stainless steel cart or another material, you’ll find that these carts are built for tough environments. They can take a hit and keep going. We can also make them chemically resistant to labs and other industrial applications.

In general, these carts are used because they are convenient. They easily move, transport items, and usually give you a space to work on.

Common Industries and Applications

This will cover the most common industries and uses of industrial heavy duty carts. The truth is that it’s easier to talk about industries that don’t use these carts because they’re so common and versatile.

They are found in nearly every manufacturing and industrial plant because they help move items and are durable enough to take a few hits. Laboratories are also quite common because custom carts are chemically resistant and give technicians a flat space to work. They are found in many restaurants, grocery stores, and throughout the food industry because they give workers a clean space to place food, and they easily move ingredients from one area to another. They are even used in the military.

The common uses largely depend on how the cart is built. The most standard carts are basically tables with wheels. These give you a flat surface for work and transportation while the wheels make it easy to move the cart. Vertical and horizontal racks can be added for extra storage. Castor wheels can be used for better maneuverability. The exact uses of your cart depending on how you want it built.

Key Features and Benefits

The best benefit of these carts is their versatility. Our manufacturer direct process ensures that these carts can be built to suit nearly any purpose. You can choose vertical or horizontal carts, cabinets and racks, adjustable height, various materials and so much more.

Our carts are proudly made in the USA and are highly durable. You can choose from chemically-resistant materials, stainless steel that can take a few hits, and other materials that are safe to use in industrial applications. These carts are built to last and you can expect to use them for many years.

Maneuverability is another major benefit. If you’re choosing a flat cart, then you’re getting all the benefits of an industrial table or cabinet, but with the addition of wheels. You can move the cart to wherever it’s needed. This allows for a flexible workspace, which is essential in many industries.

This leads to the next major benefit of convenient storage. Whether you’re choosing a vertical or horizontal cart, these are great for storing and transporting items. These carts can store tools, hardware, racks, bins, and much more depending on their construction. This makes it much easier to meet the needs of your job.

What to Know Before Buying Heavy Duty Carts

There are several factors to consider before buying an industrial-quality cart. This will help you choose the right one for your needs.

The first thing you should know is that our quality designed carts are completely custom. We are the manufacturer and we can change the size, height, orientation, storage, wheels and anything else that you need. While we sell many carts, we will gladly talk to you about your needs and create something entirely custom for you.

Steel is a very common material for these carts and arguably the most useful, but there are other materials to choose from. The surface can be made from plastic laminate, solid wood, chemically-resistant materials, static-resistant materials, and much more.

You should consider how much storage you need for each cart. Some companies only need a standard cart with wheels and a flat surface. Others need cabinets to carry around tools and equipment. You can also get complex carts with racks, tall storage cabinets, or bars for bins and other hanging items.

Some businesses need adjustable carts that go up and down. Not only do we provide adjustable carts, but you can choose between manual and hydraulic ones depending on your needs. Hydraulic lifts are faster and work much better for heavier carts, but a manual lift will be fine for lighter carts.

In Conclusion

We at RDM Industrial Products provide industrial furniture like heavy duty carts, tables, laboratory equipment, and much more. We proudly build all our equipment in the USA and only provide manufacturer direct furniture. This allows us to fully customize carts and any other equipment, and it ensures we have full control over the entire process.

Contact us today about your order or any questions you have.

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When we talk about the general usefulness and durability of stainless steel carts, what exactly are we talking about? There is not a standard, one-size-fits-all universal cart design, but there are a few things that many carts have as features. We’ll walk through a few of the standard components of utility carts below.

Common Features of Stainless Steel Carts

RDM Stainless Steel Lab Cart – Model MC-109P-SS-LAB-01

• They Have Solid Metal Construction.
  Most stainless steel carts are made entirely of stainless steel, complete with metal screws. Some may have rubber, plastic, or wooden features add to them. For the most part however, these carts are silver in color and made mostly from steel.
• They Often Have Tiers.
  Many times (but not all), carts will have a few levels to them. Perhaps it will be a waist-high metal counter on top, with another solid shelf or two beneath it. Maybe it will be more like stacked baskets with space in-between each tier, and you can store various things in each basket. Generally, you can mix and match styles and heights, and chances are someone makes a cart to fit the bill.
• Slatted And/Or Solid.
  Some models can be made from a grated type of metal construction, for example imagine a shopping cart’s construction. Carts can also be made from solid panels of stainless steel, sometimes with a lip on the edges of an inch or two.
• They Can Have Wheels.
  Most of the time when you envision a stainless steel cart, it has wheels on the bottom. It’s just convenient to be able to move your cart around in a set space at your convenience. There are also bonus points if your wheels are lockable, as this feature is highly convenient.
• They Can Vary In Height.
  Some models may be a simple stainless coffee table type, with or without wheels, while others may have four levels and go up to your chest. As long as it isn’t too large, it is considered cart-sized. Really, the sky’s the limit on these designs, because so many different companies manufacture carts like this.
• They Can Have Drawers Or Storage.
  Drawers are often a very simple and convenient addition to a stainless steel cart design. There are also ways to install hooks or rings on the ends of carts in order to hang various tools for easy access.

Stainless Carts In The Lab

Every scientist knows you want to have your lab in sterile and pristine conditions and as organized as possible. Having mobile carts might be just what you’ve been looking for in terms of lab equipment that is practical, safe, and useful.

Consider a metal tool cart that can be wheeled around from station to station. Imagine having a dedicated storage facility for each category in the lab. Think how nice it would be to have your own custom caddy that is organized just how you like it when performing your highly specialized work tasks. It could all be made nicer with a convenient stainless steel set of carts.

Why Having Stainless Steel Lab Or Medical Carts Is A Good Idea

• Everything Is Visible.
  Whether your cart is slatted, solid, or a combination of the two, you will easily be a key to see all its contents. Being able to see and access everything is both convenient and useful in overall time saving and productivity.
• Carts Are Able To Be Sanitized.
  You can easily take wipes or rags with cleaning solution and completely sterilize a stainless steel cart from top to bottom. When dealing with sensitive medical scenarios, it’s critical to be able to clean up after yourself properly.
• There Are Different Shapes For Different Jobs.
  Since there so many models on the market, you can easily find one that is ideal for the set space where it will “live” as well as its function. If you aren’t able to find it in a store or on the internet, you could have something built specifically for your space.
• Companies That Specialize In These Products.
  Fortunately, there are companies like RDM Industrial Products Inc that specializes in making all types of high-quality carts for you to purchase. Take a look at their offerings today and see if something strikes a chord. It’s good to have a company you can trust when ordering furniture.

Final Thoughts

With all the different types of customization available for stainless steel carts in the workplace, it is easy to imagine how useful they could be in your space. It could be a lab addition, a rollable kitchen island piece, or a place to store your medical equipment. Consider investing in a set of utility carts for various tasks, teams, or staff members. And remember, these carts serve many purposes, and can be useful in your office, lab, or home.

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A Utility Cart with Wheels

A utility cart with wheels uses industrial, heavy-duty casters. Caster type wheels can easily be adjusted based on the design, and weight requirements of your workplace. A heavy-duty rolling utility cart can include wheels that swivel or fixed wheels. Sometimes a rolling utility cart can include two swivel wheels and two fixed wheels. Wheel locking features are also available. Other wheel options include leveling casters and vibration-damping casters.

Large Utility Cart Storage Options

RDM Stainless Steel Lab Cart

Utility carts with wheels include adjustable height cantilevered shelves. This means that the upper or lower shelves can be adjusted or removed based on your storage requirements. Businesses also have a choice between half or full-depth shelving. Standard 1 and 2 shelf utility carts are available. However, a 2 shelf utility cart may not be enough for larger warehouses. If there is a need to transport many heavy objects, it’s important to consider investing in larger carts with multiple shelves.

A utility cart with drawers can also be customized. Cart drawers are available in a variety of materials including painted steel, plastic, plastic laminate, or melamine – the choice is yours. Utility carts with drawers can include pencil drawers, utility drawers, and file drawers. The quantity needed as well as the position of the drawers can also be customized.

Other storage options include cabinets, pegboards, and storage bins. For example, companies can choose between lower or upper cabinets as well as the depth of cabinets. Even the width of optional storage bins can be adjusted. This, of course, would be dependent on the size and style of utility cart you choose. Articulating storage bins and tool pegboards are also available along with overhead tool rail kits with an adjustable weight capacity. Depending on the mobile carts you’re looking at, they’re likely customizable to include a combination of pegboards and bin rails. Including dual bin rails or dual pegboards. These combinations support industry-standard bins and pegs and can feature up to five bin rails on the standard size.

Large Utility Cart Surface Options

A portable rolling cart also comes with various surface options. For example, chemical resistant surfaces use polypropylene, PVC plastic, phenolic resin, or epoxy resin. Did you know – a chemical resistance coating can be applied to many types of work surfaces, including shelves?

Other portable rolling cart surface options include plastic laminate, solid surface, solid wood (butcher block), stainless steel, electropolished, cutting mat, EST/static control, and more.

Adjustability Options for Large Utility Carts

Adjustable height and tilt-top options are also available for portable rolling carts.  This way, people with different heights can share the same mobile cart or use the same cart for different purposes. Both manual and electric adjustment options are available. To adjust the height of a utility cart manually, there are a few options. Either with the use of easy to use leg pins or by utilizing a hydraulic system with a hand crank. Alternatively, an electric motorized hydraulic lift system is also available. The motorized option is an ideal choice when working with heavyweight requirements.

All RDM utility carts are proudly manufactured in the USA. For more information about RDM’s factory direct and industrial quality utility carts click here.

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One such prominent industry is the laboratory furniture industry. All laboratories, be it a school science lab, a scientific research lab, a hospital lab, etc. depends largely on stainless steel for most of their furnishings. One such important piece of furniture vital for easy working in laboratories is lab tables also known as lab benches.

Lab tables are one of the most essential pieces of furniture in the lab since all the working and experiments are done on it. Many companies around the world specifically manufacture stainless steel lab tables with all such requirements in mind.

Here is a list of reasons that support the fact that stainless steel lab tables work the finest:

Extremely Versatile

Stainless steel is widely used in numerous industries for a reason. It is no doubt an extremely robust material but at the same time, it is easy to work with. Manufacturers can easily mould it into desired sizes, shapes and designs. This enables the effortless manufacturing of stainless steel tables and allows customization. Its versatility not only reflects in its manufacturing but its use as well. Stainless steel lab tables can be also used in other settings without looking out of place. Therefore, stainless steel is a safe investment and ensures no wastage.

Cleaning is simple

Stainless steel does not hold moisture, therefore, can self-dry in no time. Stainless steel is very often the first choice for laboratory tables. Since they are resistant to corrosives and chemicals due to its non-porous nature, they are easy to clean if there are any chemical spills. It also does not hold chemical residues. It is well known for its sterile qualities too. Therefore, cleanliness and keeping things sterile becomes less of a concern with this ingenious material, especially for laboratories that need sterile environments. Cleaning a stainless steel table at the basic level involves wiping the surface using a clean dry or damp cloth, of course, there are other more in-depth ways of keeping your lab tables clean too.

Sturdy and long-lasting

Stainless steel is a robust material used to manufacture furniture. Its strength makes it less prone to any kind of dents and damages due to force or weight. Therefore, stainless steel lab tables will last a very long and appear the same throughout its lifetime.

Cost-effective

A stainless steel laboratory table is a smart investment. This is so because it is durable and long-lasting which ensures you do not spend on repairs or replacements. This means that although the initial expense of the purchase might seem high, you will save in the long run due to fewer repairs or replacement costs. It’s also worth noting that stainless steel lab tables hold their value over time (due to their construction and durability).

Friendly to the environment

Stainless steel can be used again and again which ensures that there is no waste. It is entirely recyclable, a 100% green product. The production of stainless steel incorporates a huge percentage of scrap metals. This means that the stainless steel lab tables you purchase can be broken down to reuse and recycle to make new things. Stainless steel is therefore eco-friendly and does not impact the environment largely.

Stainless steel lab tables and lab benches offer so many practical and essential benefits. They prove to be the perfect choice for laboratories and make a great investment decision as the buyer reaps the benefits for many years to come.

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Standard RDM Stainless Tables and Carts

All the stainless steel tables from RDM are high-quality, industrial duty, and manufactured in the U.S. These tables have fully welded tubular 304 or 316 stainless steel frames, making them suitable for the most rigorous environments. Available finishes include #4 brushed, 2B smooth, and a special electropolished finish designed for a cleanroom. Whether these tables will be used in a lab, cleanroom, medical facility, or general industrial environment, they are built to last.

With the addition of rolling casters, tables can be made into carts, making it easy to transport products, equipment, and other items. These stainless steel carts feature a work surface and sometimes have multiple shelves or an area enclosed by drawers. Other optional features include retaining curbs, pull-out trays, cabinets and much more. What they all have in common is the convenience provided by mobility. Workers can push or pull these carts throughout a facility, delivering items as needed.

Getting Specialized Tables and Carts

Some stainless steel industrial workbenches are designed for special purposes. Heavy-duty versions are able to support large microscopes that cause other surfaces to sag and eventually buckle. A table featuring a vice unit is ideal for use within the food or beverage industry or as a standard cleanroom fixture. Some carts are intended to store tools and others are designed to handle special materials.

These are just a few interesting features of RDM stainless steel tables and carts designed for industrial, medical, laboratory, and other environments. Each item can be completely customized to meet the needs of the customer. Review the many options to find tables and carts made from stainless steel that will make valuable additions to your facility.

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