Who makes these shelf bins?

[GRB]

I have these smooth sided, no divider, bins in my parts department. They are for 12" shelves and came 4,6,8,10" wide. Don't remember buying them and they have been around for 25 years at least.

Any idea who makes something like this?
We use Akro-Mils, Lewis, and Quantum bins with dividers but these are really nice for parts that take the entire bin. Easier to clean without the divider grooves on the inside. Probably were a cheap alternative at the time but sure can't find any now.

 

[LXCam]

Those look like the quantums I have. But the red ones aren't branded and I know these came from Grainger as I bought two of the 3'x6' multi shelf units several years ago from them. Maybe take a look and see if there's any info there. I want to say they were Durham units, but I'm not certain.

 

[L5wolvesf]

Don't know if this helps but I've seen these advertised - they look similar.

https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/mat/d/storage-bins-for-shop-garage-heavy-duty/6812905150.html

 

[Empty Pockets]

I picked up a bunch of them wen the local Woodworker's Warehouse went belly up, at the Going out of Business Sale

 

[NUTTSGT]

Menard's has a wide array of sizes and colors. You may not have a local one but you can always check the shipping.

 

[Jay H 237]

Arko mills too for actual brand. Uline carries them in multiple colors.

 

[BillK]

G & H should have them
http://ghmaterialhandling.com/

 

[GRB]

I guess the picture and the description wasn't clear. I'm trying to find 12" deep, 4" high plastic bins that are completely smooth. NO place for dividers. Totally smooth inside for just one part. The ones that I have don't even have the place for a slid in label in the front so they clearly were low end at the time.
I've got the old style Quantum bins like the yellow ones in LXCams post. I've got some of the Akro-Mils that were around 20 years ago before their quality and design went downhill. Have lots of the more recent Quantum Storage bins that are the best of that design with the dividers. Have a few of the Value Line no-name from Graingers/Zoro that are OK for the 2" wide units with not dividers.

I just need a few more 4,6,8,10" wide of this style that are smooth for one part per bin, maybe a thousand or so. I've got plenty of the ones for dividers.
You can see the single type like the one on first shelf with part number 792 in it. Labels are felt pen on the front because they don't have a place for label.
I'm sure these were really cheap when we got them but they work well for some items.
Incredible that guy on CL that wants $2 for used ones bins when I pay less than that for new.
Here is one row of the 10 downstairs for small storeage. Most of the yellow ones in this pic are the smooth ones with no dividers I'm talking about.
How old does a part for a car have to be when the part number could be "792"? And how simple did the car have to be? And how few models did they have at the time?

 

[Lynden]

Smooth-sided plastic bins don't seem to exist. Check with the seller to see if different sizes of these bins are available.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Open-Top-I...=item260dccd544:g:0rIAAOSw9z1cEXrB:rk:57:pf:0

Would drywall mud trays work? The cheapest price I have seen is $2.29 each. Maybe HD would do a price match.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Homax-12-in-Polystyrene-Drywall-Mud-Tray-with-Metal-Edge-00019/204288260

 

[GRB]

I'm finding out that they don't exist. I keep running in to the problem that nobody seems to want to make what I want to buy...........
It seems strange that after running that business for 46 years that all the sellers of products think they know what I should buy and I have no clue.
Seems all the low end buyers want cardboard bins and all the high end buyers want dividers. Silly thing is that plastic has now become cheaper and cardboard has gone up enough that they seem about the same price. A "cheap" 4"x12" cardboard bin is $0.80 and a fancy plastic bin is $1.00. The cardboard will hit the trash and we are still using plastic bins we bought 40 years ago.

It would be interesting to see the look on the HD employee if you told them you wanted 1000 drywall trays...........

 

[Brian80]

I recent purchased a shelf with 96 bins from globalindustrial.com, your style of bins look very similar to the ones I purchased

https://www.globalindustrial.com/g/storage/bins-totes-containers/stacking-bins/premium-stacking-bins?ref=t/SS/promo1

 

[joe_padavano]

Google is your friend. These are smooth inside.

https://www.globalindustrial.com/g/...king-bins/LF-Hopper-Front-Bins?trackType=null