History of Symbiote
Part 2:
An Agreement
1989
Herman Miller felt the revenue needed to continue Action Factory just wasn't there so they decided to close down the line. Herman Miller saw no future in Action Factory, but Travis and Jim did. They saw it as an emerging niche market that would grow and expand as traditional workspaces were redesigned and repurposed for new industries. Symbiote entered into an alliance with Herman Miller and secured the Action Factory product line and all rights to manufacture Action Factory products.
1992
Symbiote's niche market grew and grew. Ergonomics became the hot buzzword of the furniture industry. Symbiote responded with the HAM (Height Adjustable Mechanism) marketing workstations with a number of ergonomic accessories designed to improve productivity and reduce worker injuries.
1993
Symbiote's flexible and creative approach to the design and development of products for the workplace led to a consultative relationship with Boeing. Long, height-adjustable worktables were needed for creating wiring and cable harnesses for the wings of jet airplanes. The HAM was stretched into 8-16 foot long tables with electrical and hydraulic hook-ups.
Boeing's tables inspired the ErgoStat... a more reasonably sized offering. Free-standing and still height adjustable... workbenches and tables in standard sizes that can be accessorized with the same components detailed in the growing Symbiote catalog.
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ABOUT SYMBIOTE
An Agreement
