The 3D design process is particularly helpful in fitting covers and cushions. With everything uniformly designed and cut, it all fits perfectly. Everything is done virtually, says David Mitchell, director of facilities at Dassault Falcon Jet Little Rock. “There’s no more paper. Every workstation, whether it’s a piece of equipment or a standalone desk, has a PC. Everything is electronically generated and transferred.”


“There’s no more paper. Every workstation, whether it’s a piece of equipment or a standalone desk, has a PC. Everything is electronically generated and transferred.”


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The technology in the machinery was also updated. The company commissioned a paternoster system from Italian manufacturer, Inka Makina, to automate each stage of the process.


In the past, the parts were sprayed manually and then cured in a giant oven. The new assembly line-style machine does the whole job automatically. The machine is split into two segments – one for flat parts and the other for 3D parts. Panels with glued


veneer have to pass through the process first. They are sprayed with protective products and then layered up to nine times with varnish to a precise thickness. “Everything that has a shape to it goes through a 3D curing process,” says Knittel. “We use UV light moving around the parts and following its shape. Within two minutes after it exits, it’s cured.”


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