Multi-Purpose Bin Lids:
More Than Meets the Eye
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Bins are ubiquitous. If you think about
all the places you find them, you very
quickly come up with a lengthy list.
In and around the home, of course,
then offices, commercial kitchens,
hospitality and entertainment venues,
spas and gyms, public transportation
and so on.
And then there are all the different
purposes bins are put to. Some for
general waste, some for food waste,
and increasingly common, different
bins for different categories of recyclable
waste. And then there are bins for
sanitary and hazardous waste, too,
such as those found in public toilets
or the medical waste bins in hospitals
and clinics.
Bins in so many different places for so
many different purposes mean they
also come in all manner of different
shapes and sizes. And so too do bin
lids.
It is easy to take what a bin lid is and
what it does for granted. Reflecting
the wide variety of types and uses,
Sugatsune manufactures more than
50 different multi-purpose bin lids and
covers. Each type is meticulously designed
and precision engineered to
be a cut above the ordinary in terms
of style, function and reliability.
All of our bin lids and covers are made
of high quality stainless steel with an
emphasis on pristine appearance
as well as durability. One thing that
makes the Sugatsune range stand
out from other vendors is our manufacturing
process. We have invested
significantly in tooling capabilities that
allow us to produce all of these different
products in large volumes with
an impeccable degree of precision
and consistency. By contrast, many
competitors still finish bin lid components
by hand, which leads to slight
variations and long lead times for bulk
orders.
We also use techniques such as stud
bolt welding that not only creates an
attractive and durable finish, it also
improves safety. Having all the edges
on all lips around lids and covered
smoothed precisely in this way avoids
the risk of cut fingers.
Our hinged bin lids range includes
both horizontal and vertical flaps. Our
top-mounted horizontal lids are available
in both round and square varieties,
ranging in size from 106mm in diameter
to 276mm. Our side-mounted vertical
lids are larger and rectangular in
shape, ranging from 182mm in width
to 310mm, and come in top-opening,
bottom-opening and dual side-opening
options.
Many of our lids benefit from being
fitted with a balance weight and our
patented soft close damper technology,
which ensures the flap closes automatically
but also smoothly and silently,
avoiding the risk of trapped fingers.
In addition, our top-opening vertical
lids, which are conventionally pulled
forward top open. can be customised
by adding a magnetic catch to
hold them closed and a push-to-open
mechanism which means no external
handle is required. We also offer a
lockable vertical lid, a useful security
feature for any external bins to mitigate
against things like fire and bomb risks.
As well as hinged lids, we also manufacture
open bin covers. Again, these
come in a variety of shapes and sizes.
A common use for covers with different
size apertures is to sort waste
for recycling, as different covers will
only allow objects of a certain size to
pass through. One specific adaptation
of our open bin covers is a funnel
designed for disposal of liquids,
for example throwing away drinks
in a restaurant, which can be paired
with additional components such as a
PVC hose and strainer.