What Are The Different Types Of Office Cubicle Dividers? A Buyers Guide

What Are The Different Types Of Office Cubicle Dividers? A Buyers Guide: Understanding the different types of cubicle dividers will help you make the best choices in workstation design.  Cubicle dividers are also called cubicle panels or cubicle partitions, so if you hear these terms in the meeting, please understand that they are synonyms.  Cubicle panels come in many varied sizes, constitutions, thicknesses and functional intentions. With a basic working knowledge of these various forms, you can quickly make the best choices for cubicle designs that will meet your office workflow needs within the boundaries of budget tolerance.

Cubicle Divider Constitution

There are four basic materials from which all cubicle dividers, regardless of appearance, size, or purpose—are manufactured:

Wood veneer—consists of a particle board core and a fine wood overlay.  Veneer creates a traditional, formal look
Laminate—a high grade plastic compound available in hundreds of color options. Typically used for contemporary and modern interior design
Fabric—literally thousands of color and pattern options.  Fabric helps to muffle sound, and when it laid over a core made from cork or some other soundproofing substance, can block almost all surrounding noise from entering the workstation interior.   
Glass-Glass is the most sophisticated partition material.  It is also the most expensive. Due to its cost, we often use glass “windows” in cubicle dividers made from other materials.  The mixture of glass and other materials helps reduce the cost of the partition.