How to Choose Filing Cabinets
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A filing cabinet is used to place documents, materials, etc. Since it can help people quickly find the things they need, it is widely used not only as a filing cabinet, but also as a medicine cabinet, an instrument cabinet, a storage cabinet and so on. It also saves office space and makes the office look wider. There are many types of filing cabinets on the market, and they are diverse and miscellaneous. So how to choose a suitable filing cabinet? What we should take into consideration are as follows:
- Raw materials
There are three kinds of filing cabinets made of three accessible materials: steel filing cabinets, wood filing cabinets and plastic filing cabinets.
Steel filing cabinets are the most common type on the market. High-quality steel filing cabinets are made of high-quality cold-rolled steel sheets and assembled after shearing, stamping, bending and welding. The spray applied to the surface is environmentally friendly, non-poisonous and odorless. After high-temperature electrostatic powder spraying, it is not easy to fall off and it’s environmentally friendly and durable. What’s more, the style of steel filing cabinets is elegant and straightforward, and the cabinet is clean and beautiful, which is easy to match with many office environments. It can store a large number of files, information and books.
Wood filing cabinets are made of walnut, cherry wood, teak and other wood veneers plus the base materials of medium and high-density particle boards and fiberboards. Then, spray with wood paint and manufactured at a constant temperature and humidity. Wood filing cabinets are generally very exquisite in appearance, often used in the office of a manager or chairman. When choosing a wood filing cabinet, we must pay attention to maintenance and care.
Plastic filing cabinets are not as stout as steel filing cabinets, but the price is relatively low. Because plastic filing cabinets will deform if used for a long time, this type of filing cabinets mainly stores some frequently used files. If you store some relatively valuable and heavy documents, it’s not the right choice.
- Size
The size of the filing cabinet should be based on the size of the office furniture. First, measure the size of the place where a filing cabinet will be placed, and then choose the appropriate size according to the office space in case it can’t be placed in the office. The standard height of the general steel filing cabinet is 1.8 meters, which is also a reasonable size. The depth of the filing cabinet is also an important factor when selecting.
- Firmness
When there are many books to place in the filing cabinets, the firmness of the filing cabinets must be considered, and the vertical support of the filing cabinets must be strong so that it can be durable.
- Appearance
There are different shapes of filing cabinets. You can choose them according to the layout of the office. The filing cabinet has stricter requirements for the flatness of the appearance. The edges and corners of the filing cabinet must be regulated, and the angle formed is a right angle of 90 degrees. When purchasing, touch the panel with your hand to see if it is smooth. Besides, the color of the filing cabinets should also be taken into consideration.
