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WHAT
ARE CONVERTIBLE
WORKSTATIONS?
Multi-function, lift-enabled furniture. Developed by a group
of former NASA engineers, this practical design permits furniture
to convert from a desk to an infinitely adjustable, handicapped
accessible, height-adjustable computer workstation, at the touch
of a switch.
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APPLICATIONS
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The
core design is extraordinarily flexible, lending itself to virtually
every aspect of computer operation. There are models for Corporate,
TRAINING, Alternative Officing, Industrial use, K-12 SCHOOLS,
UNIVERSITY, Dormitory, Military, Emergency Management, Hospitality,
TELECOMMUTING, and more.
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Instant adjustability
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Lift
control switches and locks are located convenient to the desktop.
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The OFFICE™ LS-512
Learning Station™
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The
surface of the unit slides forward manually, (up to a full seventeen
inches if desired) to convert from a cube with a compact footprint,
to a desk designed to provide plenty of leg room for
any size user.
The lift controls allow each user to adjust
the worksurface up or down to select the most comfortable
desk height. |
POP-UP style workstation
adjusts to fit any size user.
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- The
same controls elevate and lower a concealed computer compartment.
Touch the switch and up pops a computer workstation.
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monitor viewing height and keyboard height are adjustable to
fit the user.
- The
keyboard tray also adjusts for maximum leg room comfort.
- Height
adjustability permits user/instructor eye-contact at all times.
- When
not in use, the compartment lowers and locks in place, to conceal
and secure computer equipment.
(LS-512P below-desk monitor models with glass viewport have
equipment lockdown options)
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Notebook
users may install a full compliment of peripherals inside the surge-protected
computer compartment. Among the options are interior shelving, task
lighting, document holder, and an uninterruptable power supply.
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The
workstation user may position a laptop or notebook either on
the keyboard tray, or on the height adjustable desktop itself.
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No waste of valuable
classroom space!
This compact footprint desk does double-duty. Use height-adjustable
monitor feature for computer labs, or use lowered, height adjustable
writing desk in traditional classroom mode. |
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Mobile
on demand, these workstations are equipped with a choice of gliders
or casters and arrive ready for networked or free-standing installations.
ALTERNATIVE OFFICING: A PLACE FOR YOUR STUFF
An optional tow-bar makes this line particularly appealing for alternative
officing applications. In a corporate setting, the lockable design
encourages internal personalization (the Carlinesque theory of "a
place for your stuff"). It represents a more practical
solution for employee morale than a numbered locker and a sterile
desk.
SEMINARS AND TRADE SHOWS:
The locking capability also provides expanded utility in seminars
and trade shows. The computer can be lowered, locked, and equipment
safely secured out of site. The unit may be left in a meeting room
or a trade show booth, without fear of leaving a computer exposed
and unattended while the user goes to lunch. |
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For
classrooms, apartments, dormitories, recreational vehicles, on board
yachts or in other space-limited surroundings, insertion of an optional
leaf allows this model to convert to a 24" x 48" work
or display table.
It also comfortably seats two for dinner.
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Click it!
Lecterns or
Sit/Stand
Workstations
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CONVERTIBLE
LECTERNS & SIT/STAND WORKSTATIONS:
An optional matching base and crown permits the workstation to convert
to either a height adjustable lectern or a sit/stand mobile workstation.
The base is fan cooled and equipped with Lift
& Roll mechanisms for mobility.
The LS-512P lectern has a viewport enabled desktop and below-desk
monitor mounting. The work-height remains adjustable, and the monitor
viewing height and its viewing angle below the desktop are adjustable,
as is the keyboard height.
In the event that in the future, a below-desk monitor style is no
longer desired, an optional conversion kit will allow the user to
switch back to a natural viewing style of workstation.
Variations of the natural viewing style LS-512, LS-MW offer lecterns,
sit/stand workstations or industrial workstations with NEMA compatability.
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Panel
system manufacturers/installers can be provided with a separate
computer desk module. Regardless of the height of the employees
who rotate in and out of a cubicle over the years, the ergonomics
issue will have already been addressed. The workstation can adjust
to fit each user. It is handicapped accessible, and the computer
equipment can be safely stowed and locked below-desk after hours.
Standard and Corner modules are offered. |
MODELS FOR CHILDREN & Little People: Average height Adults aren't
the only ones to have ergonomic concerns.
The LS-512 will adjust to fit students from 5th grade and above.
The K-4 model is a grow-with-me style, designed to adjust to the
ergonomic computing needs of growing children in the Kindergarten
through 4th grade range.
It is also an ideal model for computer-using members of Little People
of America.
The Learning Station is exactly what's needed for corporate kinder-care
centers, space-conscious CLASSROOMS, and LIBRARIES. This model also
offers a practical (and important) means of securing and protecting
valuable computer equipment when it's not in use. |
The
Desk that becomes a Workstation
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The Magical
Desk With The Disappearing Computer
"Students will show a preference ..
for ergonomically designed workstations"
Cornell
University Study
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Summerland
believes that interfacing very young students with computers; giving
them access to the Internet, and teaching them to use the computer
as a major part of day-to-day educational instruction, is the most
efficient method for obtaining exemplary educational results - -
at the lowest cost.
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COMPANION
PRODUCTS
POP-UP TV™ permits
media equipment to be concealed from view in an office, conference
room, or training facility. Optional casters and tow-bar.(See
LS-512)
The lift module may also be integrated with conference tables, consoles,
kiosks and display fixtures to enable specialized media display
capabilities with equipment visiblity on demand.
The entire line of convertible computer workstations are reasonably
priced since their creators also developed the lift mechanism
that makes all this possible. The lift has also been designed for
use in industrial/manufacturing applications.
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The OFFICE™ CEO model
1996 NeoCon Grand Prize Winner
Touch a switch and the monitor disappears.
The full-size ergonomic chair closes up inside. It's mobile.
And that's just the beginning.
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The
OFFICE™ - Armoire
Models
For upscale surroundings where what is desired is a fully contained,
wired, mobile, and lockable workspace, which also offers
the capability of concealing a full size ergonomic chair inside,
the electro-entopic armoire styles from this group are exactly
what is needed.
The monitor is height adjustable for optimum viewing and can be
made to disappear from the desktop altogether with just the touch
of a switch. The mahogany model at left is pre-wired, pre-cabled,
and has been pre-equipped with everything its owner is likely
to need, right down to the speakerphone.
Rugged industrial and dual user control room models are also available.
Several models are offered. From 48" to 72" wide.
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These products
are from
The Summerland Group.
The name of the product is The OFFICE™.
Compact models are from Summerland's newest lines, The Learning Station™
and POP-UP TV™.
Click on
the product above which best suits your needs, for detailed information.
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