Cleaning Module for Unior Workbenches

The cleanup time at the end of every service ticket is the bench mechanic’s tax that pays no labor revenue. Shorter cleanup means more services per shift, and the two cleanup tools the bench actually needs (paper towels and a trash receptacle) are the two items that don’t fit cleanly under the bench. The Unior 990BIN Cleaning Module solves the placement problem: two paper-towel-roll holders sized for industrial-grade rolls, plus a 50-liter trash receptacle, designed to mount alongside the Unior 2600-series workbenches.

What you get

• Paper towel capacity: two large rolls, up to 270 mm in diameter (rolls not included). The 270 mm spec covers industrial-grade rolls; the rolls a shop actually buys for repair-bay cleanup, not the 95-mm consumer-grade rolls.
• Trash receptacle: 50 L integrated container.
• Mount: designed for Unior 2600-series workbenches; bolt-mount via the standard cabinet-rail pattern.
• Body: Premium PLUS sheet metal; finished in workshop black to match the rest of the Unior cabinetry.

Why it earns its place

A shop without a dedicated cleaning module ends up storing the paper towels on a free shelf and the trash bin in the corner. Both placements break the bench-side workflow: paper towels need to be one arm’s reach from the bench (or the mechanic walks across the room twice per service), and the trash receptacle needs to take parts-cleaner-soaked rags without spreading them across the floor. The 990BIN puts both in fixed positions within the bench-side workflow.

Three shops it pays back for fastest:

1. High-volume retail service. Cleanup time multiplied across 30+ services a week is the line item that compresses fastest with a fixed-position paper-towel station.
2. Suspension or wet-zone benches. Oil-soaked towels and parts-cleaner-saturated rags need a contained receptacle, not the office trash bin.
3. Multi-mechanic shops. Shared paper-towel and trash placement means everyone reaches for the same place; arguments over “who moved the towels” disappear.

The 990BIN pairs with the 2600A Professional Mechanic Workbench, 2600C Master Workbench, and the suspension-specific 2600D bench. For shops without a Unior bench, the mount geometry can be retrofitted to most rail systems with custom hardware (contact us if that’s the case).

Built in Zreče, Slovenia

Unior has been forging hand tools in Zreče, Slovenia, since 1919, and is the official technical partner of multiple World Tour and downhill teams. The 990BIN is part of the same workshop-cabinetry line as the bench frames it mounts to, manufactured in-house from the same Premium PLUS sheet-metal stock.

Shipping note: the 990BIN is available only via special order at this time and is subject to a flat-rate shipping fee. Contact us for details.

Pro tip from our mechanics

The placement decision matters more than the product spec: paper-towel rolls go on the mechanic’s dominant-hand side of the bench, trash on the non-dominant side. Most shops get this backward on the first install. Our workshop-layout guide covers the bench-side placement decisions in order: How to set up a professional bike workshop →