Split 1500 Module shown 670mm high for keyboard and 820mm high for monitor.
Grey Finish shown.

  Top view of SPLIT desk. Cable access ports shown.

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Split 1500mm workstation set with monitors at 820mm and keyboards at 670mm with optional tower compartment on both sides.

 OPTIONS

You have the option at any time of resetting the desk heights to suit anyone from year one to adult. It is a highly versatile desk and a good choice when future needs may change.

Desks can be set up for both tower and desk top computers. The computers are kept in compartments that attach to the side of the basic module. The tower module can be placed on either the left or right side. When they are placed in rows, an optional dual tower compartment allows two towers can be placed side by side.

The desk top style PC case has a similar compartment to house it. There is provision for two computers and space for a printer on top.

Monitor, mouse and keyboard cables are ducted through ports to the computer. Network and power cables can pass from one side of the desk to the other.

Split 1500 desk set at its lowest setting of 520mm.

The Split 1500 is an adjustable height workstation developed by System Shawtec and covered by an Australian Design Registration with IP AUSTRALIA.

The workstation is 1500mm wide and suits two students. The front and rear sections of the desk can be set independently at one of eight working heights depending on student size, classroom layout and the style of teaching.

Side view with 15" screen showing how the screen is viewed when in the lowered position.

Teacher- Student Eye Contact

Computing in a learning environment often requires the students to view a demonstraion screen or a whiteboard at the front of the room. There is a conflict between optimum position of the screen and eye contact with the teacher.

The SPLIT series provides a means to lower the screen height so that students can see over the top of the monitors.

Adjustment of the front and rear sections is in 50 mm increments, starting at 520mm. It is practical to have the screen at a level up to 150mm lower than the keyboard level. This allows for the bottom of the screen to be visible above the back edge of the desk.

A desk to suit adults may have a front section at 670mm and a rear section at 520mm. Less adjustment is possible as desk height is reduced and at 520mm only a single level is possible.

Screens can also be elevated in relation to the keyboard level. This is preferred if it does not restrict visibility and eye contact with the instructor and others in the room. It is common to have the screen 100mm to 150 mm higher than the keyboard so that the top of the screen is level with the height of the eyes.

The ergonomics of viewing a monitor screen at desk height or lower are acceptable. Posture is similar to that coresponding to working with materials spread out on a desk of similar dimension.

At the other extreme is a screen placed too high which causes the user to bend their head back and look upwards. The human body has a natural tendency to view an area from the horizontal to directly down in front of us. This is mainly because when we walk we need to provide the brain with information about where to step. It is rare and unnatural to look up. Monitors that are too high should be avoided since the head has to be tilted back and the eye muscles extended to extreme positions leading to eye strain and fatigue.

Desk top Height Range

Desks can be set at any of the eight levels to accomodate both sitting and standing applications. In the upper height range, the desks are used by people standing for access to library catalogues etc. For the upper settings, it is common to have the monitor lower since it makes the installation less visually obtrusive and also brings the screen closer the the line of sight with notes or keyboard.

Two Examples of Split module settings.

  SPECIFICATIONS

Desk top, legs and modesty panel are all 18mm double sided melamine faced particle board. The edges are finished in impact resistant PVC T- edge. The standard module allows for 8 desk top height settings: 520mm, 570mm, 620mm, 670mm, 720mm,770 and 820mm. Available in Seal Grey.

SPLIT desks are designed to function as single user stations or in rows. The height settings can vary from one station to the next. In one room there can be desks set to different heights to accomodate students of varying sizes. They can also be set to accomodate wheelchairs. Depending on the style of computer equipment, different junction modules are selected to join the modules together.


This image shows two 1500mm wide split desks in a row cluster. These have independent tower compartments so they can be separated as two dual PC desks if required. An alternative is to specify a dual tower junction (SPT-200) for the center connection which makes the combination slightly more compact.