4 Popular Types of Modular Workstations

1. Pre-laminated Particle Board Workstations

As the name suggests, these are completely made up of particle boards or preferably MDF.
The boards being prelaminated, come with sheets of lamination on them preinstalled, hence
are faster to assemble than plywood. Thickness of the desktops are usually 25mm (1”) with
2mm of edge bands provided on all sides. The vertical sides and front dividers are 17 or
18mm (3/4”) with 0.8mm edge bands. They are provided around the edges to protect the
particle board from swelling due to moisture. These are the cheapest of all the workstations
and are used where there is a constraint of budget. As these form the barebones of the
workstation, some of the useful accessories to make the area efficient are:

1. Softboards
2. Drawer Pedestals
3. Writing Boards
4. Keyboard trays

2. 60mm Aluminium Profile Workstations

You must have seen these workstations in plenty of offices as they are the most reliable type
of workstations. These make them a perfect blend of both functionality and form. It features a
robust front partition made of aluminum profiles and particle board frame inside it. The tiled
design extends the functionality by adding potential features built in the frame; such as
softboards and writing boards. Or you can just opt for any one of the mentioned tiles
depending on the type of work.

 The front partition is made of 60mm thick aluminum extruded profiles which are powder
coated to potentially any colour. The grooves in the profiles allow for installation of simple
but helpful trays to store stationary and help de-clutter desk space. For enhancing the look of
these workstations, different combination of colours for aluminum sections, softboards and
the particle board can be used. As with the other workstations, these tops too come with a
thickness of 25mm with 2mm edge band, while the sides are of 18mm thickness and 0.8mm
edge band. There are various ways in which the layout of the workstations can be planned.
They come with a lot of options like a standard cluster layout, triangular 3 seating layout,
pentagon with 5 seating, or a simple cubicle layout 

3. 32mm Aluminium Profile Desking System

These are desking systems which have a unique and modern feel to it and are quite trendy
these days. The front ‘screen’ is made of 32mm (1 1/4”) thick and rest on the desktop instead
of continuing to the floor. The legs are made of rectangular or square MS tubes of dimensions
ranging from 1” to 2” depending upon the strength required. Aesthetically 2” square tubes
look appealing but add to the cost of the workstation so usually 2”x1” rectangular tubes are
used to keep it economical or a combination of both are used.

There are several designs for legs such as Inverted C shaped, O shaped, inclined legs which
are exclusive and have a great impact on the viewer.A modular screw jointed frame of MS
tubes form the structure of the whole workstations to make the base durable and then the tops
and screen are installed. One of the benefit of these desktops are that they make the room feel
airy since they use lesser materials compared to other modular workstations.

4. Magnetic Glass Screen Desking

This one is almost similar to the 32mm desking system with the exception that the screen
used here is of glass. To make the screen functional, a sheet of metal is sandwiched between
2 pieces of glass. Small magnet buttons are used to hang papers and notes on the screen.
These glasses come in vibrant colours like red, yellow, green and blue which give a chic and
ultra-modern look to your workspace.

A more affordable version of this desking is possible by replacing magnetic screens by

particle boards. Since magnetic glass is realtively expensive, replacing it with Particleboard
or MDF is sometimes preferred. It reduces the cost while keeping the same aesthetics of the
glass screen. The screens can be made by various other materials to adapt with the working
requirements. Some of the examples are; using a writing board screen or a softboard screen
rather than glass screen.

Advantages of Modular Furniture in

Offices
1. Flexibility
It’s in the name! Modular Furniture are a boon for the dynamic industries and other
conventional offices alike as they give you infinite possibilities for planning your space and
changing the layout in the future as you wish. These types of Workstations and office desks
are made from modular parts of the whole desk which allow the user with minimal additions
to transform it into something else. You want to separate one desk from another? No
problem! Just detach the desk and with a couple of new parts you have changed the layout.
The Aluminium Profile workstations are versatile if you are ever in a need for such changes.
They come in ‘tiles’ where each tile can be referred to a seating width of 1, 2, 3 or even 4
people. They are attached to each other quite easily and removal is also very easy. Similar is
the scenario of desking systems.

2. Cost
The most important factor i.e. affordability is the great concern for every business out there, and
modular furniture takes away the crown in this factor by a great margin. Numerous factors play a
role in bringing the cost down of modular workstations, desks and cabinets. Number one reason is
the time taken for making them is considerably less which brings down labour costs. Also quick
assembly help in save labour further increasing you’re saving since time is money. If you think that
this is where your savings end, then you’re mistaken. Hidden savings in money that you might not
consider is the earlier start of their business; thus revenue starts to generate earlier if you opt for
faster production modular furniture than conventional wood furniture. Quicker manufacturing,
assembly and setting up means that you can start your business earlier thereby creating a win-win
situation in all cases.
3. Future Expansion/ Moving
Suppose you have a business located at a particular place and would like to move to another
location. It might worry you due the cost that would possibly be incurred in moving all the prebuilt
conventional desks and workstations. But with the inherent advantages of modular furniture, they
can be disassembled into bits and pieces of particle boards and screens and fit in a portion of truck
which would have taken you possibly several trips to move the same furniture. If you ever felt the
need to move to a new location, contacting your furniture provider will surely help as you can hire
some labour yourself and ask your furniture provider to send plans and instructions to do it yourself.
Or you can just tell them for services in disassembling, moving and reassembling these furniture as
they are quite experienced in these works.