Why Camass® is the right choice in office environment
Internet and intranet have been developing at an exponential speed. Access floors using in the office for cable management purposes becomes a necessity. The conventional raised access floors (CRF) that are used mainly for factory purposes have been lightly modified to be used in offices lately. Fundamentally, is not suitable for office environment. The chart below is a comparison made between the Camass® system and the CRF. The chart also serves to address some of the common issues.
"Camass" vs. "CRF"
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Camass CA1000 |
Conventional
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Panels |
All steel |
All steel or steel filled with cement |
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Flammability |
Non-combustible |
Non-combustible |
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Module set size |
600 mm × 600 mm |
600 mm × 600 mm |
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Weight |
Avg. 24 kg / m2 |
24
kg / m2 (full steel) |
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Cable Trenches |
Total height |
Clearance |
Adaptability |
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| 40 mm | 35 mm |
Not suitable |
Not suitable |
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| 76 mm | 71 mm |
Not suitable |
Not suitable |
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100 mm |
96 mm |
100 mm & above |
65 mm & above |
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Concentration load |
300
kg < 2.5 mm |
300
kg < 2mm |
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Cable management |
Reticulated cable trenches 110 mm inside capacity every 600 mm |
No
Cable Trenches, |
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Cable exit |
Free extension from Cable Trenches |
Difficult, panels need to be cut |
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Changeability |
Pedestals non-glue to sub-floors, re-layout or relocation cause minor costs, least interference to normal office operation |
Pedestals glued to sub-floors, re-layout or relocation more costly |
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Environment protection |
100% recyclable |
Avg. 20% recyclable |
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User friendly |
Trench caps can be easily lifted. UniPanel is self-standing, won't cause hazard |
Need special tools. Time consuming. Heavy and loose panel are accident-prone |
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Cost of Relocation |
"Low" easy relocation. Pedestals not glued. More than 90 % re-usable |
"Costly" < 80 % re-usable. Pedestals glued and will damage sub-floor |
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Comfort on feet |
"Acceptable" When installing carpet tile, tacky adhesives shall be applied to coverall surface of Camass |
"Good" Walking on top of the steel/cement panel, will produce less noise than hollow welded panel. |
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Floor Condition for installation |
Required better floor leveling condition. Need better floor condition, generally leveling needed |
Generally leveling isn't necessary |
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Retrofit installation |
Suitable to be installed at 76~40 mm (3" ~1.57") height |
Not suitable installing under 100 mm (4") height |
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