Monitor Arm compatibility with the Tenon Smart Adjustable Desk

The beflo Tenon Smart Adjustable Desk is compatible with most standard clamp-style monitor arms.

Tenon includes a long integrated desktop slot that provides a mounting location for compatible monitor arm clamps. This mounting area is not exclusive to the beflo Basalt Monitor Arm. It was designed to preserve flexibility across different workspace configurations, including setups that use monitor arms from other manufacturers.

If you already own a standard desk-mounted monitor arm, or are considering adding one to your standing desk setup, you do not necessarily need to replace it with a beflo monitor arm when moving to Tenon.

The important considerations are the mounting mechanism, clamp dimensions, supported desktop thickness, monitor weight, and mounting clearance.

How monitor arms mount to the Tenon Desk

Many conventional monitor arms attach to a desk using a C-clamp or similar edge-clamping mechanism. Normally, that clamp is installed along the rear edge of a desktop.

Tenon provides another mounting location.

The long slot integrated into the desktop creates an accessible clamping area where compatible monitor arms can be secured. This allows the monitor arm to sit within the architecture of the desk rather than requiring the workspace to be designed around a proprietary mounting system.

In practical terms:

Tenon does not require the Basalt Monitor Arm in order to use a monitor arm.

Many standard third-party monitor arms may be compatible, depending on clamp dimensions, mounting plate design, and load requirements.

The desktop slot works with third-party monitor arms

The Tenon desktop slot is designed to accommodate more than the beflo Basalt Monitor Arm. Many standard third-party monitor arms may be compatible, provided their clamp dimensions, mounting plate design, and load requirements fit the Tenon desktop mounting area.

Basalt was designed specifically for the beflo system, but the slot itself is not a proprietary mounting point. Tenon preserves the flexibility to use a monitor arm you already own or choose one from another manufacturer.

Using a standard monitor arm with Tenon

Many standard clamp-style monitor arms may be compatible with the Tenon Desk. The key requirement is the clamp mechanism: monitor arms with a detachable bottom mounting plate can generally be mounted through the long desktop slot.

This allows the clamp to secure the monitor arm to the desk without requiring a conventional exposed rear edge.

If you are unsure whether a specific monitor arm will fit, contact us and we can help check compatibility before installation.

Compatible monitor arm types

Tenon is designed to accommodate standard clamp-mounted monitor arms whose mounting hardware fits the available clamping area.

This can include:

Single-monitor arms
Dual-monitor arms
Ultrawide monitor arms
Gas-spring monitor arms
Articulating monitor arms
VESA monitor mounts that use a compatible desk clamp
Third-party monitor arms from manufacturers other than beflo
Microphone arms
Clamp-mounted lighting setups

The number or size of monitors alone does not determine compatibility. Always confirm the monitor arm manufacturer's requirements for clamp dimensions, supported desktop thickness, monitor weight, and mounting clearance.

Compatible clamp types

Clamp mount
Many standard clamp-style monitor arms may use the Tenon desktop slot when the lower mounting plate can be detached and secured beneath the desktop. If the lower mounting plate cannot be removed or reattached through the slot, the arm may not be compatible with Tenon's desktop slot.

Grommet mount
Compatible grommet-style monitor arms can also use the Tenon desktop slot, allowing the mounting bolt and lower plate to secure the arm without drilling a separate hole into the desktop.

Ergotron LX Desk Monitor Arm

Humanscale M2 Pro / M2.1

Secretlab MAGNUS Monitor Arm

VIVOSTAND-V001

Installing a monitor arm on Tenon

See how a standard monitor arm installs directly through Tenon’s integrated desktop slot.

Installing a monitor arm on Tenon

See how a standard monitor arm installs directly through Tenon’s integrated desktop slot.

Why does Tenon use a long desktop slot?

A workspace changes over time.

Displays change. Devices change. Work configurations change.

Designing the desk around a single proprietary mounting point would unnecessarily restrict those changes.

Tenon's long desktop slot provides a continuous mounting area that can support different monitor positions and compatible mounting hardware while keeping the rear workspace structured.

It is part of a broader design approach: integrate what needs to be integrated without unnecessarily limiting what can be changed.

The result is a standing desk that can support a clean, organized monitor setup while preserving compatibility with equipment users may already own.

Tenon monitor arm compatibility FAQ

A standing desk designed around the whole workspace

Tenon was designed as infrastructure for the workspace around it. The long desktop slot integrates monitor mounting into the desk while preserving the freedom to choose compatible equipment.

Basalt offers an integrated monitor arm designed for the beflo system. Tenon’s architecture, however, does not require it.

Use Basalt or another compatible monitor arm. The structure is designed to accommodate both.

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