Today's call center and 24-by-7 dispatch center environments dictate that each individual is in arm's length control of all critical functions. This workspace setup recommendation is meant to minimize task interruptions and ensure comfort, safety, and productivity. In response, Americon of Camarillo, CA, developed the "Personal Workspace Manager," a system that is so much more than just a desktop fan and a space heater. This appliance is both user-friendly and cost-effective. In fact, the overall design of the personal workspace manager fits well with modular office furniture and call center consoles.

The PWM is a desktop environmental control system and:

• A desktop filtered-air circulation system with directional louvers
• A forced-air heater below the work surface to warm legs and feet
• Turret-mounted communications hub with dual RJ45 keystone jacks for laptops and phones
• Turret-mounted USB3 ports for keyboards, mice, headsets and thumb drives
• Turret-mounted AC power receptacles for laptops and peripherals
• Six-receptacle chassis-integrated power strip below the work surface for CPUs
• Optional turret-mounted dimmer for task lighting
• Optional turret-mounted control of motorized sit/stand lift systems
• A low profile-turret (less than 4" tall) that has a small 5" x 14" footprint
• Drop-in self-rimming appliance that's easy to install in existing furniture

In our design for the PWM-1000, heating and cooling elements are added features to a much more powerful and dynamic system that incorporates a communications hub featuring power above the worksurface and a full 15 AMP power strip below. The device makes it easy to utilize storage drives, headsets, keyboards, mice, and other peripherals without having to crawl under the desk to plug into a CPU. You can also plug a laptop into both power and the network. For our dispatch and call center customers, we added optional controls of sit/stand lifts and lighting dimmers.

This versatile product is a self-contained drop-in appliance that incorporates six outlets of 15 AMP power to operate computers, monitors, lifts, and other peripherals. No other power strip is needed. Installation is simple, requiring the cutting of a rectangular hole in the work surface and using hardware to secure the device. Below the work surface, the PWM-1000 offers convenient chassis-mounted USB3 ports and communications ports.

The Personal Workspace Manager (PWM-1000) can be ordered in all Americon dispatch consoles, call center furniture, control room consoles, and modular workstations. You can also find this product on the open market along with all our call center accessories.

Contact us in Camarillo, CA, for a workspace product that provides you with easy access to all of your workplace equipment and increases your comfort all day. We proudly serve clients nationwide.

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