Cable management for adjustable standing desks and other furniture

In the workplace, prolonged sitting has a significant impact on one's health. In the long run, it increases diabetes, back pains, and heart disease. 1.According to studies, prolonged sitting in office increases the risk of heart disease such as heart attack and stroke by 147 percent. Nowadays, many businesses introduce their employees a healthy work environment by providing adjustable desks or standing desks. This encourages the employees to stand and be active rather than sit most of the time.

When we talk about an adjustable standing desk, it is important for us to consider our work station's unsightly tangled cables. It's exactly that we're going to discuss in this article, how to manage cables for standing desks. There are many different ways to help keep your standing desk neat and tidy.

One option is to use under desk cable management tray. These trays can be attached under the standing desk and provide a space to route and secure cables.

However, there is flexible cable management solution specifically designed for standing desks that rout cables through designated openings, keeping them hidden and preventing them from cluttering the workstation. igus® offers the special cable carriers for adjustable desks and other furniture. In addition to highly flexibility, they provide stability and protection for the cables. Beside, the installation is easy. Press the cables into the chain, and attach the mounting bracket with adhesive strips, screws, or magnets, which means that it can be relocated to whatever position is needed.

Additionally, they have an elegant and simplistic design, which creates a visually appealing workspace.

igus® has multiple cable chains suitable for offices and furniture. However, we will discuss two series that are the best fit for standing desks here. A rectangular chain ZF14, which is almost closed on one side to obstruct the view of the cables. On the inside the e-chain has split opened bars, which allows a quick filling and release of the cables. The mounting brackets of the cable chain can either be fixed to the desk with magnets or two screws. The chain is moveable on one axis.

Another type is round cable chain called Office-Chain-Round (OCR) that moves on all three axes flexibly or can be tucked in tightly. Same as rectangular chain, the cables can be easily slip in and removed from the chain. There are three chambers which can be used to organize the cables. The chain can also be mounted to the desk just like before with double-sided tape, screws, or even with magnets easily.

In summary, working in office or at home, cable management for standing desks can easily be done without any sophisticated technical knowledge. This can be done by getting one of these recommended two cable carriers with simplistic design and technical capabilities depending on the cable amount and required mobility.

If you are looking for the right cable carrier, please feel free to contact igus energy chain specialist

Learn more about ZF14 and OCR

1. source: Sitting Disease: Too Much Sitting at Your Office Desk is The New Smoking