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Price Book: Action Office System Y Price Book Prices effective June 7, 2021 Action Office® System Introduction page 2 Action Office® System 3 Series 1 Walls 5 Series 2 Walls 72 Work Surfaces 230 Storage 288 Display Components 325 Lighting 331 Work Organizers 335 Indices 337 By Name 337 By Number 339 Appendices 20-Day or Less/Assigned Lead-Time Order Information Keyed-Alike Information Vary Easy Program Fire Retardancy-Workspaces Stain-to-Match Program Customer’s Own Material Order Information-Workspaces Proprietary Textiles Application Chart-Workspaces Proprietary Textile Colors-Workspaces Maharam® Application Chart-Workspaces Maharam Colors-Workspaces For the latest materials information, refer to the Materials pages on HermanMiller.com. Z Action Office® System Price Book (6/21) 1 Introduction A Note on the Organization of This Book General Information There are a few signals that will help you understand the organization This book is effective June 7, 2021, subject to change without of this book. Once you know them, you should be able to find your way notice. Products may be purchased from authorized Herman Miller deal- around easily. ers who will quote prices upon request. For more information about our products and services or to see a list of dealers, visit www. Like a newspaper, this book is formatted with columns of text HermanMiller.com. and illustrations that run vertically. All prices are list prices. Additional services, such as planning Information wraps from one column to the next and continues for as services, design, storage, and installation, are not included and must many pages as it needs to. be added to these prices when the additional services are requested. Illustrations, specifications, and prices are based on the latest Black bars are clues. information at the time of publication. The right is reserved to make A black bar at the top of a page signals the start of information about a changes at any time without notice in prices, fabrics, finishes, mate- product. rials, specifications, and models, and also to discontinue models and This information is divided into two sections, each signaled by a finishes. black bar. Product Information includes a description, additional notes, Dimensions shown in the drawings are engineering drawing dimen- and dimensional drawings. Specification Information, which always sions rounded up to the nearest 1/8”. Product is shipped set begins at the top of a column, includes a series of steps. Each step rep- up or knocked down. Products that include “Shipped knocked down” resents a decision you need to make in order to complete your product in the description require some assembly. If this statement does not number. Steps must be followed sequentially. The number of pages appear in the description, the product is shipped assembled. needed to complete information on a product varies; some will be Service problems are normally handled by a Herman Miller complete in one page; others may fill three or four pages. Just continue authorized dealer. Where this cannot be accomplished on a local going through the steps until you run into the next product, signaled by level, service problems should be referred to the Customer Care the black bar at the top of the page. Representative for your region, Herman Miller, Inc., Zeeland, Michigan Black tabs running along the outside edge of the page help you 49464. locate what section you are in or what section you want to go to. You can thumb forwards or backwards to find a section; tabs and text 20-Day or Less/Assigned Lead-Time Shipments appear on both sides of the page. All products and options in this price book not designated by an The additional pages in the back of the book include the appendices Assigned Program icon A will ship in 20 business days or less after and indices. They are signaled by a long black bar running along the being acknowledged by Herman Miller. outside edge of the page. Products and options designated by an A are on the assigned lead- time program and may ship in 20 days, less than 20 days, or more than The index is presented two ways. 20 days from order acknowledgement. The first index is in alphabetical order by product name. It can be help- ful if you are new to the products and numbering scheme or if you are looking for a type of product, such as work chair or round table. The second index is by product number. It lists, in alphanumeric order, the base product number, typically a five-digit number. 2 Action Office® System Price Book (6/21) HermanMiller Action Office® System Series 1 Walls Series 2 Walls Work Surfaces Storage Display Components Lighting Work Organizers HermanMiller Action Office® System Price Book (6/21) 3 4 Action Office® System Price Book (6/21) HermanMiller Hard-Surfaced Panel AO110. === Action Office® Series 1 Walls Product Information Specification Information Description Step 1. This structural panel has enameled surfaces, a painted top cap, and AO110. A adjustable glides. It is UL listed and has a Class A fire-retardant rating. Step 2. Height Notes 34 3 4" high A To connect panels of equal or unequal heights, order 1 of the following 42 4 2" high A products separately: 48 4 8" high A • 2-way 90° connector (AO220.), 3-way 90° connector (AO230.), or 57 5 7" high A 4-way 90° connector (AO240.) 62 6 2" high A • Draw rod (AO215.) or change-of-height draw rod (AO219.) 80 8 0" high A • Spacer (AO260.) For information, see Action Office Series 1 Planning Guide. Step 3. Width To finish exposed end of panel or connector, order 1 of the following 12 1 2" wide A products separately: 18 1 8" wide A • Change-of-height finished end, panel/connector (AO259.) 24 2 4" wide A • Finished end (AO271.) 30 3 0" wide A To convert nonpowered panel to powered panel, order 3-circuit panel 36 3 6" wide A base power kit (AO355.) separately. 42 4 2" wide A For enclosed cable management raceway at panel base, order cable 48 4 8" wide A management assembly (AO380.) separately. Prices for Steps 1-3. Dimensions 12 18 24 30 36 42 AO110. 34 $446 459 467 513 555 598 42 $460 476 490 552 614 678 48 $494 507 517 581 655 719 57 $443 465 494 554 612 691 62 $517 563 614 686 758 829 80 $592 653 711 800 880 961 48 AO110. 34 $645 42 $743 48 $787 57 $737 62 $901 80 $1042 Step 4. Surface Finish HT inner tone (discontinuing) A +$0 LT light tone A +$0 LU soft white A +$0 WN warm grey neutral A +$0 HermanMiller Action Office® System Price Book (6/21) 5 Hard-Surfaced Panel continued === Step 5. Trim/Top Cap Finish 8Q folkstone grey A +$0 BU black umber A +$0 HF inner tone light A +$0 LT light tone A +$0 LU soft white A +$0 MT medium tone A +$0 SG slate grey A +$0 Action Office® Series 1 Walls WL sandstone A +$0 WN warm grey neutral A +$0 6 Action Office® System Price Book (6/21) HermanMiller Fabric-Covered Panel AO120. === Action Office® Series 1 Walls Product Information Dimensions Description This structural panel has fabric surfaces, a painted top cap, and adjustable glides. It is UL listed and has a Class A fire-retardant rating, except when upholstered with Customer’s Own Material (COM). Notes To connect panels of equal or unequal heights, order 1 of the following products separately: • 2-way 90° connector (AO220.), 3-way 90° connector (AO230.), or 4-way 90° connector (AO240.) • Draw rod (AO215.) or change-of-height draw rod (AO219.) • Spacer (AO260.) For information, see Action Office Series 1 Planning Guide. To finish exposed end of panel or connector, order 1 of the following products separately: • Change-of-height finished end, panel/connector (AO259.) • Finished end (AO271.) To convert nonpowered panel to powered panel, order 3-circuit panel base power kit (AO355.) separately. For enclosed cable management raceway at panel base, order cable management assembly (AO380.) separately. Panel accepts Customer’s Own Material (COM). Yardage is estimated for nondirectional, 54"-wide fabrics; yardage for 60"-wide panel is estimated for nondirectional, 66"-wide fabrics. Height—Width—Yardage 27"—12" to 24"—1 27"—30" to 60"—2 1 34"—12" to 24"—1 /4 1 34"—30" to 60"—2 /3 1 42"—12" to 24"—1 /2 7 42"—30" to 60"—2 /8 5 48"—12" to 24"—1 /8 1 48"—30" to 60"—3 /4 57"—12" to 24"—2 57"—30" to 60"—4 62"—12" to 24"—2 62"—30" to 60"—4 1 80"—12" to 24"—2 /2 80"—30" to 60"—5 For information on multiple quantities or directional fabrics, contact COM Department. See Order Information in Appendices. HermanMiller Action Office® System Price Book (6/21) 7 Fabric-Covered Panel continued === Specification Information Step 4. Trim/Top Cap Finish Step 1. 8Q folkstone grey +$0 AO120. BU black umber +$0 HF inner tone light +$0 Step 2. Height LT light tone +$0 27 2 7" high LU soft white A +$0 34 3 4" high MT medium tone +$0 42 4 2" high SG slate grey A +$0 Action Office® Series 1 Walls 48 4 8" high WL sandstone +$0 57 5 7" high WN warm grey neutral +$0 62 6 2" high 80 8 0" high Step 5. Surface Finish Side 1 See application chart and textiles list for fabric usage and numbers. Step 3. Width First 2 digits of number indicate fabric line; remaining digit(s) indicate 12 1 2" wide fabric color.
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