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The Norlab wood cabinets offer the highest level of design versatility and workspace integration that your laboratory requires for building organized, professional storage environments in education, healthcare, and general research facilities:
• Aesthetics
Our wood cabinets are the only cabinetry option in the Norlab range that combines laboratory-grade performance with the warm, professional appearance of a finished workspace. HPL laminate surfaces resist diluted acids, bases, alcohols, and disinfectants.
• Customization
Our wood cabinets can be customized in HPL finish, configuration, door style, drawer layout, and hardware to match the specific storage requirements, and spatial design of your laboratory, across a wide range of wood-grain and solid-colour finishes.
• Compliance
Our wood cabinets meet SEFA 8-W, ANSI/BIMFA X5.9, and ISO 9001 standards, ensuring every unit delivers the structural integrity, chemical resistance, and material performance required for professional laboratory environments.
Moisture Resistance
Structural Stability
Easy to Clean
Optimal Space
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Long Durability
Norlab wood cabinets are engineered using high pressure laminate panels bonded to an engineered wood substrate, producing a cabinet body that resists moisture penetration, surface staining, and the daily wear of disinfection cycles with hypochlorite and alcohol-based cleaners without discolouration or finish breakdown.
A stainless steel frame with internal reinforcements maintains structural alignment and stability across the full cabinet run, while high-quality stainless steel drawer runners and soft-close hinges support reliable long-term operation under daily laboratory use. Every unit is manufactured under strict American quality standards and designed to deliver a practical, visually refined storage system for laboratories where functionality and professional appearance must coexist across every area of the facility.
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Reference |
NLDW-1C2PP |
NLDW-2PP |
NLDW-C3P |
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External Dimensions: |
39.37″ x 17.72″ x 32.28″ in |
39.37″ x 17.72″ x 32.28″ in |
39.37″ x 17.72″ x 32.28″ in |
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Maximum Load Capacity |
100 kg |
100 kg |
100 kg |
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Shelves |
3 |
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3 |
• SEFA 8 W
Performance standard developed by the scientific equipment and furniture association (SEFA) for wood cabinets and laboratory casework. Establishes testing and performance requirements for structural integrity, load-bearing capacity, moisture resistance, chemical resistance, impact resistance, durability, and long-term reliability under laboratory operating conditions. Provides evaluation criteria to ensure wood cabinets maintain performance and structural stability in demanding research, healthcare, pharmaceutical, educational, and industrial laboratory environments where exposure to chemicals, moisture, and heavy daily use is common.
• ANSI/BIFMA X5.9
Performance standard developed by the american national standards institute (ANSI) for storage units used in commercial, institutional, educational, and specialized environments. Establishes testing and performance requirements to evaluate structural strength, load-bearing capacity, stability, durability, and safety under repeated use conditions. Testing includes drawer and door cycle performance, static and dynamic load resistance, shelf loading, impact resistance, retention of functional components, and resistance to tipping or structural failure. For wood cabinets, compliance demonstrates that the cabinetry is capable of maintaining its structural integrity, operational reliability, and user safety during intensive daily use in research, healthcare, pharmaceutical, educational, and industrial laboratory environments.
• ISO 9001
International quality management standard published by the international organization for standardization (ISO). Establishes requirements for a documented quality management system (QMS) focused on consistent manufacturing processes, quality assurance, customer satisfaction, continuous improvement, and product traceability. For wood cabinets, ISO 9001 certification demonstrates that manufacturing operations follow recognised quality management practices designed to ensure consistent product quality, reliable performance, manufacturing precision, and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements across laboratory, healthcare, educational, pharmaceutical, and industrial applications.
• One of our main concerns was finding cabinetry that could handle heavy use without showing wear too quickly. These wood cabinets have performed well in that regard. They are easy to clean, provide plenty of storage space, and have helped keep our laboratory more organized. The overall build quality has been excellent, and we have not experienced any issues since installation. 
• We installed these wood cabinets during the renovation of our teaching laboratory and have been very pleased with the result. The cabinets feel solid, the doors operate smoothly, and the finish has held up well despite constant daily use by students and staff. Several months after installation, they still look as good as they did on the first day.
Wood cabinets perform well in dry to moderately humid lab environments. The vulnerability is sustained moisture: repeated spills that aren’t wiped up immediately, high ambient humidity, or water pooling near sink areas will cause swelling, warping, and eventual delamination of the finish over time. For labs where wet work is a daily constant — microbiology washrooms, aquatic research, or high-humidity environments — the layout should keep wood cabinetry away from the primary wet zones. Routine cleaning with damp cloths and immediate spill cleanup is the most effective protection.
No, wood cabinets are not designed or rated for chemical storage. Storing solvents, acids, flammables, or any hazardous reagents in standard wood cabinets creates a safety and compliance risk. For proper chemical storage, Norlab offers a full line of safety storage cabinets specifically engineered for that purpose — including flammable storage, acid cabinets, and sample storage units built to meet NFPA and OSHA requirements. You can see those options at safety storage cabinets.
Well-maintained wood cabinets typically last 15 to 25 years. The factors that shorten the lifespan significantly are chronic moisture exposure, harsh cleaning agents used repeatedly on the finish, and physical impact on edges and corners where the protective coating is thinnest. Labs that treat wood cabinetry with the same cleaning protocols used on epoxy benchtops — strong disinfectants or solvents applied frequently — will see premature finish breakdown. Using pH-neutral cleaners and immediately drying any spills extends service life considerably.
Your laboratory storage solved — chemically resistant, durable, and configured around the way your team works.
Tell us what equipment, and supplies you need to store and we’ll recommend the right cabinet configuration, layout, and storage solution — at no cost, no obligation.
Expert guidance included — free 3D design
Our lab safety specialists review your project personally.
Fully custom — configuration, doors, drawers and shelving
Moisture resistant wood cabinets matched to your workflow.
USA owned & operated — nationwide delivery
Manufactured and supported from Miami, FL.
