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title: "Innovation in Focus: Xybix Adjustable Shelf Connector"
description: Xybix strives to deliver the best solutions for our dispatch furniture customers. This means always using new innovating ideas. Here's one idea...
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# [Innovation in Focus: Xybix Adjustable Shelf Connector](https://blog.xybix.com/innovation-in-focus-xybix-adjustable-shelf-connector)

 Written by [A Previous Xybix Employee](https://blog.xybix.com/author/a-previous-xybix-employee) | Jan 22, 2015 11:39:47 PM

There’s an ancient proverb that reads: “For want of a connector the shelf was lost. For want of a shelf the cabinet was lost. For want of a cabinet the workstation was lost. And all for the want of a shelf connector.” Or [something like that](http://www.rhymes.org.uk/for_want_of_a_nail.htm).

Our customers who have received new bookshelves, [storage or CPU cabinets](https://www.xybix.com/accessories-0) in the past month may have noticed something a little different about their adjustable shelves. Our venerable locking shelf connector has been discontinued by the manufacturer, so we needed to find a new solution. There are dozens of fasteners we could have used, but we wanted something simple, reliable — and better.

## The Problem: Limitations of Traditional Locking Shelf Connectors

The old shelf connector worked great, but anytime you wanted to move a shelf you had to find a screwdriver, loosen all the connectors, move the shelf, and then tighten everything again. I will readily admit that these connectors sometimes needed to be gently “coerced” into their places with the help of a mallet.

## The Solution: Tool-Less Adjustable Shelving for Dispatch Furniture

Enter the shelf connector of the future! Now, the shelves simply snap into place — no tools required. The shelves are easily movable, but stable under heavy loads. To adjust, simply pop the shelf off the pins, move the pins to another set of holes and pop the shelf back down. No tools, no fuss, no “coercing”. It’s just another way [Xybix](https://www.xybix.com/?_gl=1*1ei1ecd*_gcl_au*NTM2NzcxMDI1LjE3NzI4Mjk3OTE.*_ga*MTI2NTk1MzI2Ni4xNzcyODI5Nzkx*_ga_J786YB7SG0*czE3NzM0MTgxMTUkbzEyJGcxJHQxNzczNDE4ODk3JGoxNiRsMCRoMjk5MzQ3MTg0) strives to deliver the best possible [solutions](https://blog.xybix.com/why-does-bifma-certification-matter-to-911-dispatch-centers) for our [dispatch furniture](https://blog.xybix.com/the-benefits-of-working-with-a-custom-dispatch-furniture-manufacturer) customers. 

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