Jewelry and watch repair workbenches are higher to enable close in work 
and a place to rest the elbows. I have numerous times at work done mock 
ups with a sheet of plywood or cardboard and some boxes or other 
blocking. And don't forget the stool or chair height/back. The utilities 
(electric power, compressed air, etc.) should be placed to minimize 
issues like power cords running across the work surface.

Some furniture manufacturers will provide sample setups for trial of a 
period of time like a week or month. Then the workers can test an 
comment on items. I worked for several years as facilities engineer for 
a major truck/bus brake manufacturer's electronic and mechanical 
engineering R&D facility. Steelcase furniture co. provided several 
office cubicle setups for a month. All the effected personnel were given 
time to get the feel of it. We even moved there computer and other items 
that they could live there for a time. We had half a dozen standard 
office chairs to choose from, and if someone moved location as part of a 
team effort or assignment, their chair went with them.

Listas de Correo wrote:
> Hi,
>    I'm going to redesing the whole lab, and now I have a desktop (like the
> ones you see in offices) as a work table, but I think that a higher table
> would be better.
>  I'm looking for recomendations on how to design the workspace, starting
> from the work table, lighting, tool distribution, and every thing you can
> think of.
>
>  does anyone has any link to such information or any recommendation?
>
> Regards,
> Mauricio
>   
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