The furniture sector for working environments is teeming with new actors and the offer is increasingly higher. Where to start to make the best choice? Firstly, with the material of your new piece of furniture considering the working environment where it will be installed. The various options range from different kinds of wood, from the most expensive to the cheapest ones, i.e. the by-products from woodworking like MDF, chipboard, plywood, to the synthetic multi-layered materials, melamine and, last but not least, metal. Thanks to its strength and long-life metal is no doubt the best material for workshop furniture.
Having defined the material, we need to think about the type of door and, consequently, the type of lock to be installed to ensure the security of what is contained inside: perhaps some valuable measuring instrument or document archive, a valuable tool or simply the usual gauge that always disappears… Let’s be clear about all the options.
For the smallest tools, the ones the operators always need by their side, the best option is surely a mobile and compact chest of drawers. In this case, here is one of the solutions for its locking that can certainly be combined with our anti-tip systems for added security.
As far as cabinets are concerned, the sliding door is another option: it is space-saving because there is no hinged door encumbrance, but it still has the disadvantage of never being able to have a full view of the contents of the cabinet, being constrained to opening one door at a time. Through this link you can catch a glimpse of our wide array of solutions for sliding doors:
Given the solidity of the mechanism and the absence of guides that could be damaged, compromising the functionality of the cabinet itself, why not opt for hinged doors? This solution combines solidity and practicality and why not… a touch of beauty with the metal square handle.
Easy to install, without using a single tool. The back design with expanding lugs is dynamic and flexible: just insert the lock with handle into the hole and you’re done!
The opening/closing mechanism is activated by turning the handle. You will turn the key only to (un)lock the handle rotation, not to open the doors. Your lock will therefore last much longer.
Talking about keys… Which one to choose? To prevent the key from breaking in the cylinder and from somebody to get hurt by bumping into it, the folding key with plastic handgrip is the best solution: safe, practical and space-saving! Of course, we can also offer the traditional brass keys or the steel keys with fixed plastic handgrip, to be customized with a colour of your choice and your company logo.
Since ergonomics play a key-role to us, we did not forget that most of the times your hands on the shop can be greasy and slippery. We added then two finger grooves on the handle for a better grip while turning it.
One last thing! What colour is your new piece of furniture? No matter the colour you chose, our metal (not plastic) handle can be painted in the exact same colour for a perfect match. Because the appearance to us is as important as the practicality and the robustness!
For those who want to enter the world of 4.0 instead, here is the electronic lock. You can forget about the keys and you can easily implement a reliable access control. It can be installed in 5 minutes on any existing cabinet and immediately replace your old mechanical lock.
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