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strong and attractive
Create the look you want while maintaining the strength you need. Our steel constructed frames, shelving and drawer bodies can be fitted with your choice of door and drawer fronts made from wood, stainless steel, plastic laminate, phenolic, or corrosion resistant polymers. Our flexibility in design creates unique labs that appeal to aesthetics while being suited to many varied applications and settings. Typically designed with overlay construction, inset fronts can also be provided.
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Cabinet Construction
- All 18-Gauge Case Construction
- Removable Backs on All Cupboard Units
- Full Overlay Door & Drawer Fronts
- Welded Coved Bottoms
- Optional Galvanized Steel Construction for Greater Corrosion Resistance
Cabinet Base
- 4” Integral Toe Base
- Adjustable Leveling Feet
Cabinet Shelves
- Formed Steel Shelves
- Adjustable on 1/2” Centers
Cabinet Body Finish Options
- Chemical Resistant Epoxy Powder Coat Finish
- Galvanized Poweder Coat Painted Steel
- Over 20 Standard Paint Colors Available
- Type-304 or Type-316 Stainless Steel
Designer Front Options
- Wood Veneer
- Plastic Laminate
- Chemical Resistant Epoxy Powder Coat Finish
- Glavanized Powder Coat Painted Steel
- Over 20 Standard Paint Colors Available
- Type-304 or Type-316 Stainless Steel
- Polypropylene and Other Polymer Fronts
Drawer Suspension
- Full Extension Ball Bearing Drawer Slides, 100 lb. Rating
- Self-Closing Drawer Slides, 100 lb. Rating

Painted Steel Color Options:

View Interactive Paint Color Chart
Wood Veneer Options:

View Interactive Wood Veneer Chart
Drawer Body & Slide Options:
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3/4 Extension Painted |
Full Extension Painted |
Full Extension Stainless |
Door & Drawer Pulls*:
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Option 68
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Option 61-B
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Option 62
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Option 60
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| Many Other Pull Options Also Available |
Door Hinge Options:
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Option 20 Chrome Overlay Hinge for Wood or Other Panel Fronts Shown |
Option 24 Stainless Steel Overlay Hinge for Stainless or Painted Steel Fronts Shown |
Option 2A Black Overlay Hinge for Wood or Other Panel Fronts Shown |
Product Specifications |
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| Wakefield Series Steel Front Casework Specifications | 56 kb |
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| Wakefield Series Wood Front Casework Specifications | 56 kb |
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Catalog - Sections |
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| Mott Complete Steel Catalog - Sections A-G, O |
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| Steel Specs Options Catalog Section A | 311 kb |
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| Steel Base Cabinet Catalog Section B | 938 kb |
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| Steel Wall Cabinet Catalog Section C | 483 kb |
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| Steel Floor Cabinet Catalog Section D | 206 kb |
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| Steel Specialty Cabinet Catalog Section E | 374 kb |
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| Steel Suspended Cabinets Catalog Section F | 164 kb |
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| Steel Miscellaneous Catalog Section G | 705 kb |
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Corporate Literature |
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| Lab Casework Selector Guide | 423 kb |
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New England Lab's "Wakefild Series" Designer Overlay Steel casework has been designed and constructed with materials that are laboratory grade and are highly recyclable.
Designer Overlay Steel can have 15% to 80% recycled content depending upon material selection:
Steel
- 25.5% post consumer which can contribute to LEED credit MR4
- 6.8% pre-consumer which can contribute to LEED credit MR4.
- Systems solutions that maximize mobility and adaptability creating a user friendly, long life-cycle laboratory.
- Durable, high-quality surface protection with minimal waste and Zero VOC's.
- Durability that meets and exceeds SEFA 8 performance standards, to provide an even longer product life cycle.
Wood
- FSC® Certified wood products can be provided which contribute to LEED credit MR7.
- Choice of several rapidly renewable materials including Bamboo and Agriboard which contributes to LEED credit MR6.
- Offer no added urea formaldehyde (NAUF) panel products which contributes towards EQ4.4 and are California Air Resources Board (CARB) compliant.
- Offer Powder Coated steel and stainless steel drawer bodies and shelves which contributes to LEED credit MR4.
- Re-Constituted Veneers are available to maximize the recycled construction of materials.
Plastic laminate, phenolic or polypropylene fronts are also available with recycled content.
overlay steel - standing height base cabinets
Wakefield Series designer steel / wood overlay standing-height base cabinets provide the durability of steel blended with the warmth of wood fronts for your lab.
overlay steel - sitting height base cabinets
Wakefield Series designer steel / wood overlay sitting-height base cabinets provide the durability of a steel blended with the warmth of wood veneer fronts for your lab.
overlay steel - ADA height base cabinets
Wakefield Series designer steel / wood overlay in ADA specified height to meet the accessibility needs of your lab.
overlay steel - wall cabinets
Each cabinet is fabricated from prime quality furniture grade cold rolled or 304-4 stainless steel. All components are die formed, notched, keyed and tightly fitted to form a mechanically constructed electro spot welded rigid unit.
overlay steel - tall floor cabinets
Each cabinet is fabricated from prime quality furniture grade cold rolled or 304-4 stainless steel. All components are die formed, notched, keyed and tightly fitted to form a mechanically constructed electro spot welded rigid unit.
overlay steel - suspended cabinets
Each cabinet is fabricated from prime quality furniture grade cold rolled or 304-4 stainless steel. All components are die formed, notched, keyed and tightly fitted to form a mechanically constructed electro spot welded rigid unit.
overlay steel - sink base cabinets
Each cabinet is fabricated from prime quality furniture grade cold rolled or 304-4 stainless steel. All components are die formed, notched, keyed and tightly fitted to form a mechanically constructed electro spot welded rigid unit.
overlay steel - specialty cabinets
Each cabinet is fabricated from prime quality furniture grade cold rolled or 304-4 stainless steel. All components are die formed, notched, keyed and tightly fitted to form a mechanically constructed electro spot welded rigid unit.
overlay steel - knee spaces, aprons & legs
The Wakefield Series designer overlay steel knee spaces, aprons and leg supports provide the extra details for the industry standard casework for your lab.
overlay steel - fillers, scribes & accessories
The Wakefield Series designer overlay steel fillers, scribes and accessories provide the extra details for the industry standard casework for your lab.
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