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General Questions

What are Rousseau drawer cabinets?

Rousseau drawer cabinets are high density storage solutions that can include dividers and partitions to organize tools and small parts. These heavy-duty storage solutions are customizable, offering different locks, colors, heights, and number of drawers.

Design

How much weight can a Rousseau drawer cabinet hold?

Rousseau cabinets can hold up to 400 lbs per drawer, allowing for high-capacity storage.

What sizes and configurations do drawer cabinets come in?

Modular Drawers come in a variety of sizes and configurations. The drawers come 18” wide up to 60” wide, 21” deep up to 27” deep, and 3” high up to 14” high. The configurations can be customized to fit your facility. You can choose how many drawers to include, the height of these drawers, and add other customizations like wheels to make these mobile or locks to keep items secure. Design your own drawer cabinet here with the Rousseau configurator .

What materials are drawer cabinets made from?

Rousseau drawer cabinets are made from heavy-gauge steel reinforced steel. This allows for sturdy storage, ensuring that your drawer cabinet won’t bend or break from the variety of tools or parts its storing.

How durable are drawer cabinets?

Drawer cabinets are highly durable. These heavy duty steel storage cabinets are made to store heavy tools and parts such as wrenches, nuts, bolts, and more.

Do Rousseau drawers open fully for complete access?

Yes, Rousseau drawers open fully for 100% access.

Do Rousseau cabinets need to be anchored to the floor?

Yes, Rousseau drawers need to be anchored to the floor for safety to ensure they do not tip over.

Customization and Accessories

Can I customize drawer interiors with dividers, partitions, or bins?

Yes, you can customize your drawers to best fit your storage needs. Items that you’re storing in your heavy duty cabinets can be separated with dividers and partitions. If you need to store small parts, bins can be inserted to efficiently store these items.

What work surface options are available?

Available surfaces for drawer cabinets include painted steel, stainless steel, painted steel with rubber mat, and laminated hardwood.

Are mobile drawer cabinet options available?

Yes, you can add wheels onto the drawer cabinets to allow for mobility and flexibility in your setup.

Are drawer cabinets compatible with tool cribs or modular systems?

Yes, drawer cabinets are compatible with tool cribs and modular systems. These heavy duty cabinets offer an organized and high density storage solution to these systems. They can fit seamlessly into tool cribs or modular systems.

Can multiple drawer cabinets be connected or stacked?

Yes, drawer cabinets can be connected for a seamless look or stacked to allow for a higher storage capacity, taking advantage of vertical height.

Safety & Security

What safety features do Rousseau drawer cabinets include?

Rousseau drawers can include different types of locks, keeping your inventory safe and secure from unauthorized personnel.

What locking options are available to keep cabinets secure?

Some locking mechanisms that are available for these Rousseau cabinets include: safety hasps, access code locks, key locks, vertical security bars, and more.

Benefits of Drawer Cabinets

What are the benefits of drawer cabinets?

Drawer cabinets offer high density storage solutions to facilities needing to store small parts or tools. These heavy-duty cabinets allow you to maximize storage capacity without taking up too much floor space. Unlike standard shelving, which might leave unused gaps between levels, drawer cabinets make use of every inch, keeping tools neatly arranged with the use of compartments and dividers.

These drawer cabinets are highly versatile and can integrate into other storage solutions to create an efficient work area. For example, drawer cabinets can pair with technician benches to allow for a seamless workflow, allowing workers to retrieve parts and tools while having a workspace to use them.

Use Cases & Applications

Where are industrial drawer cabinets most commonly used?

These drawer cabinets are found frequently in automotive parts and service departments. Dealerships keep a wide variety of tools and parts on hand, and these cabinets help them store large quantities efficiently.

How do drawer cabinets improve workflow efficiency?

Drawer cabinets improve workflow efficiency by neatly organizing all parts and tools, allowing them to easily be found and replaced when needed. When everything has a place, it’s easier to keep inventory of everything.

Ready to get started with a drawer cabinet?

Drawer cabinets can be highly customized, allowing you to have a storage solution that can seamlessly integrate into your facility. Our automotive expert is ready to help you design a storage solution that works for you. Reach out to us here or give our St. Louis automotive expert a call at 1-800-875-6201 to learn more.