Maispace Has Become Synonymous With Value In Systems Furniture

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For smart buyers and facility planners, MAiSPACE has become synonymous with value in systems furniture. . Why MAiSPACE? Because they offer high quality and award winning features at up to 40% less than the major manufacturers. Nowhere else can you get exceptional design and technology features, and low cost. Maispace believes no contract furniture manufacturer can match their quality at their price points. It's that simple. This innovative product was designed with the industry acronym of Modular Architectural Interiors (MAI) as its motivation. If you're going to change - and you are- a modular product should do it easily and yet be architecturally sound. This gives you flexibility and strength. It reduces costly installation and reconfiguration time. And you don't need to buy lots of new parts (and inventory the old ones) every time you make modifications.

Maispace system revolutionized the contract furniture industry by incorporating standards compliant plug-and-play cable management systems in its superior quality stackable panel system. Patented, knocked down and ready-to-assemble frames equipped with self-aligning ...
... connectors simplify moving elements into and throughout the building reducing installation costs. It can also reduce the number of framing components required. Frames provide unobstructed cable pathways top to bottom. Cable runs are laid in behind lift-off panel segments, not bundled and fished through structural elements. Off-modular design allows flexibility in workspace size, configuration and in locating bins, shelves, and divider panels. Maispace won a Best of NEOCON award in 2002 , the industry's highest honor.

Established in 1993, MAiSPACE has approximately 250 employees worldwide, and a North American installed base of more than $150 million. MAiSPACE combines global sourcing and supply chain management with a streamlined just-in-time manufacturing and distribution system to reduce costs across the board and ensure fast delivery.

As a research driven company they are constantly evaluating and updating product options to enhance their capabilities and keep step with advancing technological, ergonomic and architectural innovations. Yet, while the basic system is inherently designed to accommodate change, new product enhancements allow your system to transform as your company and space does.

And Maispace isn't just about great product! Maispace provides a professional in-house design team to produce the best and most cost effective layout, not only to satisfy your current staffing demands, but also to help you plan ahead. Their designers understand your facility issues and employ the most appropriate product applications and space planning layouts. They can offer suggestions for fabrics and finishes that will make your office beautiful and functional. By using the latest version of AutoCAD and GIZA specifying software, their furniture plans are virtually fault free. Our computer-aided design programs also provide accurate detailed specifications, product lists and installation drawings. Maispace ensures project time frames are met and a promise for quick turnarounds and timely resolutions to your changes. All these services are FREE to you with a signed purchase order or order placement.

From a construction standpoint, the MAiSPACE product starts with a 3 ½ inches thick frame and tile system is. Framing is constructed of 16-gauge cold-rolled steel to provide strength and rigidity when in use and remain distortion-free during moves, adds and changes (MACs). Panel segments are 24-gauge steel for exceptional durability. This also allows us to provide a .80 NRC and a 35 STC, the highest in the industry. Framing is designed to provide unobstructed cable pathways top to bottom. Knockdown and ready-to assemble (RTA) framing components equipped with self-leveling connections simplify moving elements into and throughout the building, reduce assembly costs and can reduce the number of framing components required. For example, only two horizontal sub-assemblies plus two shared vertical uprights are required to support panel frames up to 8-feet wide. Frames can easily be added to or removed from runs without disturbing adjacent structures

A MAiSPACE panel configuration composed of 8-foot panel frames stacked 10 feet high and supported by 2 24 return panels was rated to 2.5 tons in a test conducted by Underwriters Laboratories, the highest load rating in the industry. Counterbalancing is not required with this system. MAiSPACE stackable (and destackable) , load-bearing panel frames can be used to build walls from 30 inches to 14 feet in height. Panel height can be increased without removing existing panel frames or disturbing power, voice and data cabling, proving savings in terms of both product and labor costs.

Easily removable panel segments options include laminate, Coverseal, veneer, painted, embossed steel, brushed stainless steel, airflow, clear glass, frosted glass, or textured glass, fabric, tackable/acoustical, power/data, marker board and paper management. Segments were also designed to facilitate access to the MAiSPACE lay-in cable management system and are available to 6 feet in length. Power systems do not share channel space with voice and data systems

Maispace system revolutionized the contract furniture industry by developing and patenting an integrated standards compliant plug-and-play cable management system in our stackable panel system. Our patented zone distribution system includes plug-and-play connectors, lay-in cabling and the largest capacity in the industry. With a 4 Circuit, 8 Wire system, it not only supports any network or power requirements you have today, but is designed to grow and change as you do with remarkable ease. Managing voice, data, and power cabling is a snap with MAiSPACE because cable runs are laid in behind lift-off panel segments, not bundled and fished through structural elements. Reconfigure an office floor plan in hours instead of days without disrupting the entire local area network. Savings go long-term because moves, adds, and changes can be mastered by in-house personnel after a minimum of training. Plug-and-play horizontal voice and data cabling facilitates MACs without disrupting the entire LAN and conforms to applicable industry standards in open office designs.

MAiSPACE conforms to telecommunications industry standards for horizontal cabling systems in open offices. Standard belt line access and easily accessible consolidation points provide an interconnection between work area outlets and telecommunications closets to create a zone distribution system. Unrestricted cable pathway access simplifies adding capacity or rerouting networks. Factory-terminated and tested modular cable assembles in copper or fiber support plug and play office reconfigurations. Category 7 cabling surpassing all proposed industry standards is available for data-intensive or video applications.

Focusing on small and mid size companies, Maispace saw a need to develop a sister product called MORSPACE. MORSPACE is a system designed with greater flexibility and more capacity than a monolithic system but at a lower price. With interchangeable tiles, stacking frames, built in cable pathways and multiple filing and storage options, MORSPACE offers all the features of premium modular office systems, including off-modular capabilities, but at a price that falls within even the tightest of budgets.

To complete the package, Maispace offers, MAiCHAIR is the most affordable, fully functional ergonomic seating line on the market today. It incorporates all the comfort, style and adjustment features usually reserved for much more expensive chairs. MAiCHAIR's flexible backrest conforms to the spine and provides critical support in the lumbar region. The contoured seat cushion and waterfall edge improves blood flow, and the syncro-tilt mechanism helps maintain the correct posture through a full range of motion.

MAiCHAIR's adjustable features include a 5 position headrest, an engineered, flexible plastic backrest, adjustable arms, a lightweight five star base. The state of the art syncro-tilt provides adjustable tension resistance, pneumatic seat height adjustment and multi position tilt-lock control in one easy to adjust mechanism. Unique to this dynamic, cost effective chair, is that the seat and back cushions are designed with special fasteners that allow for quick and easy removal, reupholstery and/or replacement without tools.

It wasn't enough for Maispace to provide clients with a low cost, high quality alternative to high priced office furniture systems. They also invested in a service program that allows their relationship to grow as you do. They meet your needs today. And they keep on meeting them. At MAiSPACE we are proud that what differentiates us, is our superior level of in-house support services and a team of dedicated professionals. Additionally, we also are able to access our nationwide network of resources to find reputable local contractors for services such as Move Management, Inventory Assessment, Storage and Warehousing and Furniture Removal and Disposal. We want to make your next project easy and effortless. Whether you are a small or mid-size company making a major furniture purchase or a large corporation looking for new global furniture standard, MAiSPACE service is second to none.