Symbiote entered into an agreement with Herman Miller, secured the Action Factory product line and all rights to the Action Factory trademark. In order to assure continued service to the installed base, the commitment is made to maintain compatibility with original components. Other new ergonomic accessories are introduced to help manufacturers improve productivity and reduce the risks of worker injury from cumulative trauma disorders. From these tables, ErgoStat begins to take shape. The benches can be accessorized with a riser and the same components as in the main catalog.
Research is ongoing to expand the well-received product offering.
CAD workstation and Technical Lab workstations are shown at the NeoCon Buildings Show. The ErgoStat work bench product line is proving successful in the field and works well along side existing systems installations. Manufacturing and inventory control is tightened with new computer management system. BlueSky, Symbiote's proprietary specifying CAD program is under development and in use to help customers visualize how their installations will look. In another year of growth and expansion, Symbiote headquarters were relocated to a 65,000 square foot facility in nearby Zeeland, Michigan.