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crucial to ensure an accurate, proper fit that will provide a long- term seating support.”
That adjustability even applies to the need to adapt to a challenging environment. For example, what if custom seating seems like the best plan, but the client lives in a region known for its humidity and warm temperatures? Certain custom seating systems can adapt. “Free Form’s Stimulite covers are hugely bene- ficial to clients in hot climates,” Hannah said. “The combination of a breathable custom seating shell and padding is an excellent way to keep cool during these hot summer months. When Free Form is padded with our Stimulite padding option, it provides a fully ventilated seating system that dissipates heat and moisture — essential for maintaining healthy skin.”
And adjusting even more traditional forms of custom seating is possible, Laurence said: “I started doing custom seating before there was modular seating. I started in the plywood, foam and Naugahyde days. We can build in adjustability; we can modify seating. Yesterday, I cut open a system and shaved away and sealed it back up. Is that my preferred route? No. But I’m not afraid to take a knife and a sander to it.
“You can build in forgiveness; you can build in ways to modify it. When we put in aluminum reinforcements in a backrest, you
can bend it. Kids: You feed ’em, you water ’em, they grow. You’d better plan for it.”
Technology Has Greatly Improved
Those improvements apply to both “traditional” molding and the new generation of modular, buildable seating.
“Custom seating has historically been very expensive, time consuming and limited in its ability to adapt to changing needs,” Hannah noted. “With new technology, seating prescriptions can be done through apps on a tablet or smartphone and in much less time. Technology that can generate accurate 3D models of contours and shapes is readily available and more affordable than ever.”
Bisson said of how technology has impacted custom seating, “Obviously, technology continues to evolve, and we try to take advantage of new technology whenever possible. Our CLIP program is a perfect example of scanning technology we provide that’s resulted in faster and higher-quality imaging for mold capture and resulting in time savings that are two-fold. One, capturing the mold up front so that’s easier on everyone involved, especially the client, where it can sometimes be a challenge for them to be molded. With this technology, the molds that we capture are better and more detailed. Because of this, we as a
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