Herman Miller offers the Polygon Wire Table in three different styles, each with at least three different standard color options, which is great for their customers, but difficult from a production standpoint.

The annual sales volumes are nowhere near high enough to justify a hard tooling investment, dedicated production line, and the frequent change-overs that would be required to fill the color variations. Instead, we make these connectors on an as-needed basis using low-cost silicone tooling, which allows us to quickly fill orders with urethane parts. This manufacturing process with a flexible tool allows a unique design with multiple undercuts that would not be possible through traditional plastic injection molding.