SEFA Laboratory Grade Casework

Scientific Equipment & Furniture Association SEFA 8-1999

Recommended Practices For Laboratory Grade Casework

This document was written with input from the following individuals:

Kurt P. Rindoks, Chairman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kewaunee Scientific Corporation
BMC / Industrial Educational Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Brian White
Classic Modular Systems, LLC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  Robert Schenck
Collegedale Casework, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charles Kuhlman
Fisher Hamilton, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Wither
Jamestown Metal Products, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Chip Albright
Leonard Peterson & Co., Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Roger Lethander
Leonard Peterson & Co., Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Todd Lethander
Mott Manufacturing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bill Stover
Riyadh Furniture Industries, Inc   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Omair Alomair
Sheldon Laboratory Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Paul Meinders
Sheldon Laboratory Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Victor Smith
TMI Systems Design Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Kovash

Table of Contents

Foreword

Sections

1.0 Scope
2.0 Purpose
3.0 Definitions
3.1 Description of Testing Apparatus
4.0 Base Cabinets
4.1 Description of Test Unit
4.2 Cabinet Load Test
4.2.1 Purpose of Test
4.2.2 Test Procedure
4.2.3 Acceptance Level
4.3 Cabinet Concentrated Load Test
4.3.1 Purpose of Test
4.3.2 Test Procedure
4.3.3 Acceptance Level
4.4 Cabinet Torsion
4.4.1 Purpose of Test
4.4.2 Test Procedure
4.4.3 Acceptance Level
4.5 Cabinet Submersion Test
4.5.1 Purpose of Test
4.5.2 Test Procedure  
4.5.3 Acceptance Level
5.0 Doors
5.1 Door Hinge Test
5.1.1 Purpose of Test
5.1.2 Test Procedure
5.1.3 Acceptance Level
5.2 Door Impact Test
5.2.1 Purpose of Test
5.2.2 Test Procedure
5.2.3 Acceptance Level
5.3 Door Cycle Test
5.3.1 Purpose of Test
5.3.2 Test Procedure
5.3.3 Acceptance Level
6.0 Drawers
6.1 Drawer Static Test
6.1.1 Purpose of Test
6.1.2 Test Procedure
6.1.3 Acceptance Level
6.2 Drawer and Door Pull Test
6.2.1 Purpose of Test
6.2.2 Test Procedure
6.2.3 Acceptance Level
6.3 Drawer Impact Test
6.3.1 Purpose of Test
6.3.2 Test Procedure
6.3.3 Acceptance Level
6.4 Drawer Internal Rolling Impact
6.4.1 Purpose of Test
6.4.2 Test Procedure
6.4.3 Acceptance Level
6.5 Drawer Cycle Test
6.5.1 Purpose of Test
6.5.2 Test Procedure
6.5.3 Acceptance Level
7.0 Shelving
7.1 Shelf Load Test
7.1.1 Purpose of Test
7.1.2 Test Procedure
7.1.3 Acceptance Level
8.0 Cabinet Surface Finish Tests
8.1 Chemical Spot Test
8.1.1 Purpose of Test
8.1.2 Test Procedure
8.1.3 Acceptance Level
8.2 Hot Water Test
8.2.1 Purpose of Test
8.2.2 Test Procedure
8.2.3 Acceptance Level
8.3 Impact Test
8.3.1 Purpose of Test
8.3.2 Test Procedure
8.3.3 Acceptance Level
8.4 Paint Adhesion on Steel
8.4.1 Purpose of Test
8.4.2 Test Procedure
8.4.3 Acceptance of Test
8.5 Paint Hardness on Steel
8.5.1. Purpose of Test
8.5.2 Test Procedure
8.5.3 Acceptance Level
9.0 Wall Cabinets, Counter Mounted and Tall Units
9.1 Description of Test Unit
9.2 Load Test
9.2.1 Purpose of Test
9.2.2 Test Procedure
9.2.3 Acceptance Level
10. Tables
10.1 Description of Test Unity
10.2 Load Test
10.2.1 Purpose of Test
10.2.2 Test Procedure
10.2.3 Acceptance Level
10.3 Table Racking
10.3.1 Purpose of Test
10.3.2 Test Procedure
10.3.3 Acceptance Level
Footnotes

Forms
Laboratory Furniture Certificate of Performance
Chemical Resistance Testing
Suggestions for Improvement

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