Garage wrenches and drills are stacked in a messy way, which is time-consuming to access and easy to bump and damage; labware and pipetting tools are placed randomly, which is not in line with the elimination norms, and there is also the risk of cross-contamination of the reagents; commercial store displays are cluttered and disorganized, which pulls down the visual sense of the store; and handmade accessories are scattered on the desktop, which drastically reduces the efficiency of the operation – these are the pain points that most workshops, homes and commercial spaces encounter. The vast majority of workshops, homes, commercial space will encounter the pain point of storage. Traditional floor storage cabinets take up floor space, fixed partitions can not flexibly adjust the layout, adaptability is extremely poor, and metal pegboard with lightweight wall storage, modular adjustable layout, high load-bearing durability, to become the preferred product of the current full-scene storage transformation.
The hole board material on the market is divided into wood, rigid fiberboard, plastic acrylic, metal four major categories, compared with the easy moisture deformation, load-bearing weak, short life of the ordinary plate, perforated metal hole board resistance to bending and folding, corrosion resistance, load-bearing ceiling is higher, adaptable to wet and dry, acidic and alkaline, heavy loads, and other complex conditions, covering the home garage, professional laboratories, industrial workshops, supermarkets and display, kitchen and kitchen storage of the five major mainstream scenarios. However, there are great differences in the parameters of heavy metal hole plate, laboratory anti-corrosion metal hole plate and light aluminum alloy hole plate on the market, and it is very easy to have problems such as insufficient load-bearing, mismatch of apertures, rust and corrosion, and inability to be installed when purchasing blindly. To help newcomers from zero to select their own working conditions, the best price-performance ratio of the metal pegboard, taking into account the long-term stability of the use of the flexibility of the storage.
Metal Pegboard, also known as perforated metal pegboard, is made of carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum alloy as the substrate, through the CNC stamping process to process the standard uniform holes, with special hooks, baskets, snap brackets, special brackets to achieve modular mounting of the wall storage panels. Differing from fixed storage panels, the core advantage of the metal hole board for the layout of the free adjustable: no need to drill holes to transform the board, can be moved at any time, increase or decrease the mounting accessories, suitable for tools, utensils, cultural and creative, commodities and other different sizes of items placed, suitable for temporary adjustment of the layout of the storage, classification of zoning the use of the demand for storage.
The common industry standard is 1 inch (25.4mm) standardized punching, the specifications are suitable for more than 95% of the common hole board accessories, strong versatility, without the need to customize the exclusive accessories, and lower cost of replacement of additional accessories later.
– Ultra-high load-bearing is not easy to deform: solid metal substrate is resistant to bending and compression, and does not sag or crack under heavy loads, which is suitable for long-term hanging of heavy-duty auto repair tools;
– Anti-corrosion and weather-resistant with long service life: with electrostatic powder coating and hot-dip galvanizing process, it can resist humid water vapor, mild acid and alkali reagent erosion, and can be used in outdoor, basement and laboratory;
– Easy to clean and easy to kill: the board surface is smooth without wood grain pores, oil, reagent water stains can be cleaned with a wipe, can be adapted to alcohol, disinfectant repeatedly killed to meet the requirements of laboratory compliance;
– Fearless of temperature and humidity changes: high-temperature sun exposure, low-temperature humid environment, there will be no cracking of wood panels, plastic panels soften and deform the problem;
– The value of uniform adaptable commercial: solid color powder coating matte finish, color matching minimalist, can be adapted to industrial style garage, minimalist superstore, dust-free laboratory decoration style.
| Plate Material | Unit load capacity | Anti-corrosion and stain resistance | Service life | Applicable Scenarios | Core short board |
| Powder coated carbon steel metal plate | 50-100 lbs/sq ft | Medium, excellent rust prevention in dry environment | 8-12years | Household garages, automobile repair workshops, industrial warehouses | Damaged paint surface is easy to oxidize and rust when exposed to water. |
| 304 stainless steel sheet | 60-110 lbs/sq ft | Extremely strong, acid and alkali resistant, can be eliminated repeatedly | 15-20years | Physical and chemical laboratories, pharmaceutical workshops, catering kitchens | High cost and high deadweight |
| Aluminum perforated sheet | 30-60 lbs/sq ft | Excellent, native rust prevention without plating | 10-15years | Cultural and creative studio, supermarket display, home kitchen | Weak load bearing, can not carry heavy tools |
| Hard Fiberboard/Wooden Board | 15-25 lbs/sq ft | Very poor, water-absorbing and moldy, holes and chipped edges
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1-3years | Lightweight storage for dry rooms | No water, no heavy load, easy to be damaged |
| Plastic Acrylic Sheet | 10-20 lbs/sq ft | Average, organic solvents are easy to corrode and crack | 2-5years | Children’s handicraft room, light cultural and creative storage | High temperature softening, easy to fall off the hook, aging and become brittle |
Garage is the largest application scenario of metal hole plate, mainly carrying electric drills, angle grinders, sockets, wrenches, hydraulic tools, auto repair supplies and other heavy-duty hardware, the weight of a single point of the items is large, the pulling force is strong, and the environment is dusty, oil, and the ground moisture is heavy.
Selection requirements: Priority to thickened galvanized/powder coated heavy metal hole plate, large aperture suitable for thickening the locking hooks, plate surface resistance to oil and dirt, anti-bumping, the wall needs to be keel-reinforced installation, suitable for high-frequency insertion and extraction of tools.
Laboratory core requirements for sterile sterilization, weak acid and alkali resistance, no precipitation, easy to wash, the main mounting pipette guns, test tube racks, weighing tools, drying utensils, laboratory supplies, part of the region needs to be suspended leaching, partition isolation placement.
Selection requirements: must choose 304 one-piece stainless steel perforated metal hole plate, no spray coating to avoid plating off pollution reagents, plate surface burr-free, corner rounding treatment, suitable for special leaching tray, snap test tube bracket, support for 84 disinfectant, alcohol, high-frequency sterilization.
The store mainly carries jewelry, small commodities, cultural and creative peripherals, snacks, valuing the value of the board, modular splicing, easy to disassemble, the need to adjust the layout of the goods display at any time, some stores need to be spliced on-site to lengthen the wall.
Selection requirements: lightweight aluminum alloy perforated metal hole plate can be, color matching store decoration, modular splicing version, small aperture to adapt to the mini hooks, no need for ultra-high load-bearing, focusing on aesthetics and flexibility.
– Kitchen scene: wet and smoky environment, choose waterproof powder coated carbon steel, aluminum alloy models, hanging pots and pans, kitchen utensils;
– Handicraft studio: lightweight accessories storage, standard thickness metal hole plate can be, cost-effective priority;
– Industrial warehouse: large quantities of tools unified storage, the whole board 4×8ft large size heavy metal hole board, batch partition categorization storage.
The material directly determines the corrosion resistance, weight, cost, and environment, the three mainstream metal substrates are broken down into the following selection criteria:
Carbon Steel Base Material
Divided into two categories of cold rolled carbon steel, hot dip galvanized carbon steel, is the preferred base material for garage special heavy metal hole board. The surface of the two major protection process: electrostatic powder coating, hot dip galvanized. Electrostatic powder coating paint adhesion, oil resistance, abrasion resistance, rich color; hot-dip galvanized body rust, paint breakage after the substrate is still not easy to rust, suitable for basement, wet garage long-term use. The short board is heavy weight, hollow plaster wall can not be installed directly, need to add reinforcement keel.
304 stainless steel base material
No external coating, metal native anticorrosion, hydrochloric acid, diluted disinfectant, cleaning reagent corrosion, high temperature washable, in line with the laboratory GMP clean use standards, no paint peeling pollution risk. Disadvantages of the procurement cost is higher than carbon steel 30% -50%, high hardness of the plate surface, cutting and re-holing difficult, mostly used in professional laboratories, food kitchens, pharmaceutical workshops.
Aluminum alloy substrate
Native antioxidant and anti-rust, self-weight is only one half of carbon steel, easy to handle and install, no need for heavy reinforcement keel, ordinary solid wall can be installed. The material is soft, poor impact resistance and heavy load capacity, prohibited to hang heavy tools over 5kg, mainly for home and store light storage scenarios.
Thickness
– Light 18-20 gauge (0.6-0.8mm): aluminum alloy thin plate, special for cultural and creative ornaments, single-point load-bearing capacity ≤ 3kg;
– Standard 16 gauge (1.0-1.2mm): Carbon steel model for household use, kitchenware and small tools storage, single point load-bearing 5-7kg;
– Heavy-duty 12-14 gauge (1.5-2.0mm): thickened carbon steel metal hole plate, automotive repair heavy-duty special, single-point load 10-15kg, the whole plate can be up to 100 pounds / square feet or more.
Hole size specification classification
– 1/8 inch small aperture: suitable for mini hooks, lightweight storage for literature and jewelry, very low load bearing;
– 1/4 inch standard aperture: the industry’s common heavy-duty aperture, suitable for thicker locking hooks, load-bearing brackets, baskets, garages, laboratories preferred aperture, the most complete accessories for the highest degree of adaptability.
Hole center spacing
Recognize the national standard universal 1-inch hole spacing, non-standard custom spacing will lead to market general hooks can not be inserted, loose off, shopping directly avoid non-standard shaped hole plate.
Market quality heavy metal hole plate plate load capacity is divided into three grades: light 30-50 lbs / m, standard 50-80 lbs / m, heavy load 80-100 + lbs / m. Many users mistakenly think that the board is thick enough to load heavy objects at will, in fact, the way the force is more critical: focusing on a single point of suspension of heavy tools, it is very easy to cause local depression of the board; evenly dispersed hanging, can maximize the performance of the plate load-bearing.
Load-bearing use norms: heavy-duty electric drills, hydraulic tools priority with a wider base plate bracket to disperse the force, prohibit the centralized hanging on the board surface corners, corner load-bearing strength of only 60% of the board surface center.
Market standardized finished size: 2×4ft, 4×4ft, 4×8ft three conventional sizes, suitable for home decoration wall, workshop standard workstation height. Modular metal hole board with side splicing buckle, can be seamlessly spliced multiple boards, later storage items increase, you can directly add the same type of boards to expand capacity, without the need to replace the whole set of storage system. It is recommended that users who plan for long-term storage space should prioritize the purchase of modular perforated metal panels, which is more cost-effective for later expansion.
There are three installation options for perforated metal panels, which are suitable for different working conditions:
Choosing the right plate is only the first step, if the accessories do not match the hole size and working conditions, even the best metal hole plate cannot be used, the accessories are divided into two categories according to the scene: universal and scene-specific models:
General accessories for all scenes
Straight hooks, double-locking anti-dehooks, layered storage plates, storage baskets, combination of separation clips, suitable for 1-inch hole spacing, 1/4-inch standard aperture metal hole plate, can be freely combined with layered storage.
Customized accessories for garage
Anti-dislodgement thicker locking hooks, sleeve combination bracket, extended tool holder, oil wall bracket, self-locking hooks, tools will not fall out of the hole during the pulling process, suitable for high-frequency access to the working conditions of the automobile repair.
Laboratory accessories
Stainless steel draining tray, snap-on pipette gun bracket, test tube layered mounts, corrosion-resistant separator baffle, waste liquid receiving bottom bracket, the material and the main board of the same material stainless steel, to avoid electrochemical rust of dissimilar metals, to accept dripping reagents, to keep the countertop clean.
The core principle of accessories purchase
The aperture of the accessories must be perfectly matched with the aperture of the main board, heavy-duty scenarios must be selected with a snap spring anti-dislodgement fittings, wet and acid-alkali scenarios prohibit galvanized iron fittings, the unified use of stainless steel fittings supporting the use of.
Price echelon reference: aluminum alloy light metal cavern board <powder coated carbon steel standard model <hot-dip galvanized carbon steel heavy-duty models <304 stainless steel laboratory models. Low-priced non-standard metal cavern boards are commonly found in sheet stealing thin, punching burrs, paint easy to fall, hole spacing non-standard problems, short-term savings, late accessories to adapt to the difficult, rust and damage replacement cost is extremely high. Home garage priority mid-range powder coated carbon steel models, cost-effective and balanced; commercial laboratory direct one-step purchase of stainless steel models, reduce the cost of operation and maintenance elimination.
– High humidity basement, waterfront area: give up ordinary powder coated carbon steel, choose hot dip galvanized, stainless steel;
– There are weak acid and alkali reagent laboratory: only 304 stainless steel perforated metal hole plate;
– High-temperature workshop, fume kitchen: high-temperature electrostatic powder spraying process, to avoid paint melting off at high temperature.
Market mainstream matte black, white, gray industrial color scheme, suitable for most of the industrial home decoration style, customized color lacquer surface cost a small increase. Formal manufacturers of metal hole plate standard with 2-10 years warranty, carbon steel warranty focus on paint rust, stainless steel warranty focus on plate cracking, punching process defects. Selection of priority selection of supporting accessories system, installation tutorials, after-sales verification of the weight of the regular brand, to avoid three non-standard processing plate.
– Mistake 1: underestimation of the total load bearing: only accounting for the net weight of tools, ignoring the instantaneous pulling impact of picking up the tools, not to add a 30% safety margin, resulting in the board surface depression, hook breakage;
– Misunderstanding 2: omit the keel directly on the wall: wall mounted dead installation, hooks can not be stuck into the hole, the force is very easy to pop up, the tool falls;
– Myth 3: Ignore the environmental corrosion characteristics: laboratory with ordinary carbon steel powder coated board, short-term plating corrosion and rust, contamination of laboratory supplies;
– Myth 4: mix and match non-standard accessories: low-priced shaped hooks mixed with standard hole hole plate, loose off, storage security;
– Misunderstanding 5: corner hanging heavy objects: the use of plate corners to hang heavy tools, plate edge bending strength is insufficient, very easy to tear the whole piece of damage.
Prefer 1.5-2.0mm thick hot-dip galvanized heavy duty metal pegboards with 1/4 inch holes with self-locking thicker hooks, 80 lbs/sq.ft. or more load bearing capacity for the entire board, with metal keel mounting, suitable for angle grinders, sockets, hydraulic tools for long term heavy duty hanging.
Q2：Can metal pegboards be used in labs?
Yes, but only 304 one-piece stainless steel perforated metal pegboards, prohibit the spraying of carbon steel, aluminum alloy plates, suitable for sterilization, acid and alkali resistance, no precipitation cleanliness requirements, with the same material laboratory accessories can be used in compliance.
Aluminum alloy light models: 30-50 lbs / ㎡; standard powder coated carbon steel models: 50-80 lbs / ㎡; thickened heavy-duty carbon steel models: 80-100 + lbs / ㎡; stainless steel models: 60-110 lbs / ㎡, under the premise of uniform stress load-bearing standards.
Dry garage choose electrostatic powder spraying models; wet area choose hot-dip galvanized, stainless steel materials; paint bumped and damaged in time to make up the anti-rust paint; daily timely wipe the board area of water, oil, acid and alkali residues, you can long-lasting rust prevention.
Metal pegboard is better than plastic pegboard: metal pegboard is 4-6 times heavier than plastic pegboard, anti-aging, high temperature resistant, non-cracking and non-deformation, suitable for all scenarios; plastic pegboard is only suitable for short-term light-weight cultural and creative storage, easy to be brittle at high temperatures, easy to fall off the hooks, and is only superior in low price.
The core of selecting the appropriate metal pegboard is never to select the style value, but to match the scene matching material, approved load-bearing, check the aperture parameters, standardize the installation of the four core links. Garage heavy-duty storage recognized heavy metal pegboard, clean experimental conditions recognized chenlong hardware metal pegboard, according to the need to account for load-bearing safety margin, to avoid non-standard aperture, do a good job of wall reinforcement installation, can completely solve the workshop, garage, laboratory, store space clutter problem.
Compared with wooden and plastic pegboards, metal pegboards have higher upfront investment, but they are free from frequent replacement, adaptable to multiple working conditions, modular and transformable, and have the best long-term storage cost performance. Chenlong hardware solutions, as a one-stop wall storage system expert, can revitalize the unused space of the wall with high efficiency.
