What Is a Portable Workbench?
A portable workbench is a work table featuring a top panel and legs, designed to handle the weight and impact of workpieces and tools. Unlike caster-equipped tables for meetings, these prioritize functionality and durability over design aesthetics.
The term mobile covers various types, including those designed to be moved with loaded items and those facilitating easy layout changes when not loaded.
Uses of Portable Workbenches
Portable workbenches are used primarily in two ways: for moving with loaded items and for easy layout adjustments when unloaded. The former offers efficiency and safety by enabling the movement of loaded items without the need for constant loading and unloading. These workbenches often have features like pedal-operated casters for quick transition between mobile and stationary modes.
The latter type, designed for layout flexibility without loaded items, is commonly used in distribution processing and assembly plants for tasks like inspection, testing, packaging, and assembly of lightweight products.
Principle of Portable Workbenches
The structure of a portable workbench includes a top panel supported by a frame, with sturdy legs that maintain rigidity using pipes to prevent horizontal swaying.
Expanding Applications by Differences in Top Surface Material
1. Low-Pressure Melamine Laminated Panel
A laminated panel with a particleboard core, covered with a melamine-impregnated sheet. Its surface hardness is rated at 7H.
2. Polyester Laminated Plywood
Featuring a lightweight particleboard and paper core, ideal for mobility. Surface hardness is 3H.
3. Vinyl Chloride Sheet
A top panel made of particleboard covered with a vinyl chloride sheet, offering elasticity to prevent scratches on workpieces.
4. Melamine Laminated Panel
This panel, with a hardness rating of 8H, is made of either particleboard or paper core, available in various load capacities.
5. Steel
A powder-coated metal top panel offering high strength, though susceptible to scratches from sharp objects. Coating damage should be noted.