Current Status of Electric Height-Adjustable Table Industry Development

A height-adjustable table is a piece of furniture that can adjust the height of the tabletop. It allows users to adjust the height of the table as needed to adapt to different working postures, such as standing or sitting. This design aims to improve work efficiency and reduce physical discomfort caused by long-term fixed posture work. Adjustable tables can be divided into automatic standing tables, manual standing tables and table converters according to the lifting method; they can be divided into healthy office standing desks, smart home standing desks, and medical supporting standing desks according to product functions.

 

As people's health awareness increases, electric standing tables, as office furniture with adjustable height, have received more and more attention in the field of office and study. In April 2024, the State Administration for Market Regulation and seven other departments issued the "Action Plan for Improving Traction Equipment Updates and Consumer Goods Replacement with Standards", proposing to accelerate the upgrading of mandatory standards such as furniture structural safety and flame retardant performance, improve standards for products containing volatile organic compounds (VOCs), tighten the formaldehyde emission index of artificial boards, improve the standards for decorative products such as architectural coatings and wooden floors, formulate and revise green building materials evaluation standards, formulate quality grading standards for kitchen and bathroom hardware, sanitary ware, ceramic tiles, etc., and develop smart home interconnection and risk identification standards to help improve the consumption level of home products. Strengthen the development of green design standards for home appliances, furniture, electronic products, textiles and clothing, plastics, and other products, incorporate material recyclability indicators into mandatory standards for home appliances, and guide product design to fully consider the easy recycling and disassembly and regeneration of materials. This policy will improve the safety, durability, and environmental friendliness of lifting tables. While ensuring the functions and performance of lifting tables, will reduce the impact on the environment and human health and effectively promote the industry's transformation towards green and sustainable development.

 

The development of China's height adjustable table industry has gone through three stages. In the start-up period from 1998 to 2009, LINAK developed the world's first lifting system designed specifically for office desks, leading the future development of the industry. Chinese companies have joined this field and brought new possibilities to the market. In the rapid development period from 2010 to 2019, lifting table companies began to continuously improve product functions and designs, add intelligent technologies, and enhance user experience. In the mature period from 2020 to the present, as consumers pay more attention to the working environment and have a deeper understanding of the health problems caused by long-term sitting, the importance, and practicality of standing tables are gradually recognized and accepted by more consumers.