AO PolyPanel™ is a combination
of Compatico AO-series panels with add-on
segments to provide a segmented appearance
in a monolithic structure. Following
specifications cover only the panels.
Refer to Compatico Specifications (AO1
or AO2) for specifications of the remainder
of the system.
Shall be an established product with
a national and international distribution
network for clients with remote sites.
Shall offer factory-based assistance
including
CAD-based drawing (of furniture)
services at no charge
Drawing & application review
before order
Technical assistance
Shall be approved for sale to General
Services Administration (GSA).
Design shall offer appearance of
a tiered panel but be of a monolithic
construction.
Shall offer a variety of options
for ‘top’ segment, including
Fabric covered
Open frame
Marker Board
Glazed, with glazing options:
Clear, Smoke, Frosted
The panel system must meet the class
A requirements for flame spread and
smoke development as specified by the
National Fire Protection Association
(NFPA) in the 1988 Life Safety Code
No. 101 and the Underwriters Laboratories
requirements for use with energy distribution
components.
Panels must be UL listed/CSA certified
and labeled.
Frames shall allow for non-progressive
panel removal or replacement.
Panel heights shall be a range of
42" high to 67”” high
42” Traditional Reception
height
48” Nominal seated visual
privacy
62” Traditional standing
visual privacy
Widths shall vary from 24" wide
to 60" wide, in traditional architectural
6” modularity, except 18”w
and 54”w: 24”, 30”,
36”, 42”, 48” and
60”.
Panels must be equipped with adjustable
leveler glides at least 2½”
long.
The panel system must employ a non-progressive
entry system where installation may
begin with any partition in the run.
Shall include a broad array of fabric
selections and price grade levels (
includes eighty (80) patterns in five
(5) grade/price levels).
Panels must be less than two inches
thick and lightweight (e.g., one person
can easily maneuver panels of any height,
less than 60 inches wide).
Panel connection system must be a
self-aligning, metal-to-metal wedge-and-block
system.
The panel-to-panel and panel-to-connector
joint design shall incorporate an integrated
seal designed to seal out light and
noise transmission through it.
The system must not have product
‘generation’ changes that
restrict full integration of current
product with original product without
adapters or modifications. Enhancements
to the original design must be fully
useable with the original generation
(non-obsolesence).
Panel base raceway must accommodate
a minimum of twenty 25-pair cables in
a powered panel and up to forty 25-pair
cables in non-powered panels.
Fabric Covered Panels
Panel frame construction: frame shall
be made of 1.75” thick oriented
strand board (OSB) vertical stiles and
horizontal rails. Core shall be honeycomb
construction of nominal 4½”
X 4½” cells made of corrugated
material. Frame bottom inside corners
must be reinforced with added wood blocks
glued-in from the corner to across glide
hole. Frame and core shall be bonded
between two hardboard sheets. Panel
faces shall be uniform in appearance
and show no blisters, tears, waviness,
or core telegraphing. There shall be
no delamination. Each side of the frame
shall be completely covered with upholstery
fabric. Panel top edge shall be completely
covered with a powder coated, extruded
aluminum top cap with a barbed “T”
pressed into a groove machined into
the top horizontal rail. Panel end trim
shall be roll-formed 14-gauge cold-rolled
steel powder coated to match the top
cap. Enamel-coated cold rolled steel
hanger frames shall have slots at one-inch
increments for suspension of components.
Cast aluminum wedge blocks shall permit
assembly of panel to adjacent panels,
connectors or end caps with use of appropriate
hardware.
Marker Board, Open Frame & Glazed-Frame Top Segment
Segment frame construction: frame
shall be constructed of welded 18 gauge
cold rolled rectangular steel tubing,
1” x 1.75” cross section
with powder coat finish. All welds shall
be ground smooth and flush at joints.
Marker Board and glazing retainer shall
be extruded, rigid polyvinyl chloride
(PVC). Color of retainer shall be color-through
and match that of frame. Marker Board
sheet shall be ¼-inch thick,
overall, with hardboard core laminated
with white melamine both sides. Glazed
sheet shall be ¼-inch thick acrylic
glazing in clear, frosted or smoke.
Panel top edge shall be completely covered
with a powder coated post-formed, cold
rolled steel top cap adhered with double-face
tape. Panel end trim shall be roll-formed
14-gauge cold-rolled steel powder coated
to match the frame and top cap. Segments
shall be screwed to bottom body panel
(constructed same as fabric-covered
panels) and retained on sides by same
panel end trim.
Compatico "Customer First Service"
warranties its products to be free from
defects in material and workmanship for
a period of (10) years from the date of
initial delivery. This warranty is not transferable
and is only given to the original purchaser.
Exceptions to the initial 10-year warranty
are as follows:
Fabric: Compatico fabric grades 1.2, and
3 have a 3-year warranty period.
Fabric: All COM fabrics (fabrics specified
and purchased by buyer) that are not standard
grades 1, 2, and 3 Compatico fabrics are
not warranted.
Electrical: Compatico electrical products
have a 5-year warranty period.
This warranty made by Compatico is only
to original purchaser acquiring the product
directly from Compatico, its authorized
dealers, or others who are specifically
authorized by Compatico to sell such products.
Compatico's obligation and the purchaser's
remedy pursuant to this warranty are : limited
to repair or replacement, at Compatico's
option, FOB Compatico's headquarters, of
replacement parts which prove, under normal
use, to be defective within the period stated,
which remedy is expressly agreed to be exclusive
as a condition of such replacement. No person,
firm, or corporation is authorized to assume
for Compatico any other liability in connection
with COMPATICO products. Customer will get
credit for returns only after received by
COMPATICO and must be returned in 30 days.
THERE ARE NO WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY
SET FORTH ABOVE, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY
OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE. COMPATICO'S
LIABILITY WITH RESPECT TO ITS PRODUCTS SHALL
NOT EXCEED THAT EXPRESSLY SET FORTH ABOVE
IRRESPECTIVE OF THE THEORY UPON WHICH ANY
CLAIM MIGHT BE BASED INCLUDING BREACH OF
CONTRACT, WARRANTY. NEGLIGENCE, OR STRICT
LIABILITY ON TORT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES
SHALL COMPATICO BE LIABLE FOR SPECIAL INCIDENTAL,
OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
This warranty does not apply to damages
resulting from shipment, storage, accident,
alteration, misuse, assembly or installation.
All claims under this warranty must be authorized
in writing by COMPATICO prior to the repair
or replacement of products.
