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Nike's 3D Printed Shoe Uppers
Post by Charlie White on Apr 22, 2018
Eliud Kipchoge will be wearing a pair of Nike trainers, which feature a 3D printed upper when he competed in the London Marathon. The company revealed the shoes, which they claim are the first running shoes to feature 3D printed uppers. The uppers are made from a material called Flyprint,...
Flip-Flops In The Boston Marathon
Post by Charlie White on Apr 16, 2018
More than 500,000 spectators gather to the streets of Boston on the 3rd Monday of April to watch a classic long distance running event. This is when the Boston Marathon takes place, and more than 35,000 runners go 26.2 miles across Beantown. This year, however, a runner will be wearing...
Nike's Flyknit 360 Shoes
Post by Charlie White on Apr 05, 2018
The seams of sneakers can be hard on people’s feet especially if they are athletes. When you overlap material, it creates ridges that rub on your skin and the edges of your feet cram into the corners where the upper meets the sole. This can cause discomfort when an athlete...
Reebok's Liquid Floatride Run
Post by Charlie White on Apr 01, 2018
About two years ago Reebok introduced the Liquid Factory, a manufacturing process that uses robotics to create shoes in three dimensions. Liquid Factory uses a proprietary liquid material to draw shoes in 3D layers, which makes the shoe very unique. Now Reebok is introducing the Liquid Floatride Run, which combines...
Nanodiamond 3D Filaments
Post by Charlie White on Mar 25, 2018
Nanomaterials are measured in nanometers, one of which is 100,000 times smaller than the diameter of a single human hair. Nano-sized particles can be found in nature but can also be made from carbon, graphene, minerals, and diamonds. Materials that are created on such a small scale have many applications...
Shoe Designer And Students' Innovative Ideas
Post by Charlie White on Mar 21, 2018
Evelyn Schickling is the owner, founder, and shoe designer for Evelyn Ford Luxury in Phoenix, Arizona. Technology is very important to making shoes comfortable, especially when it comes to her line of fashionable luxurious shoes. She learned that when it came to heels she has to choose between them being...
Adidas' Runner 4D Shoe
Post by Charlie White on Mar 15, 2018
When Adidas unveiled its Futurecraft technology they planned to use 3D printed soles that are meet to feel individual needs. Adidas wants athletes to be able to run on a treadmill for a few minutes to get a scan of their foot. This way they can leave a store a...
Betabrand's 3D Printed Heels
Post by Charlie White on Mar 11, 2018
A fashion retailer, Betabrand, that both crowdfunds and crowdsources ideas launched the “On-Your-Mark Heel Project.” Betabrand collaborated with manufacturer and designer Li & Fung to launch their project. They are banking on the project to create and sell new products even faster than any fashion competitors with the help of...
3D Printing In Multicolor
Post by Charlie White on Mar 09, 2018
As 3D printing becomes more advanced, the things that can be done with it are becoming more sophisticated. There is a lot of multicolor and full color rather than things being printed one color and then painted. It can be time-consuming and difficult, especially if you’re trying to add a...
3D Printing And The Footwear Industry
Post by Charlie White on Mar 05, 2018
The footwear industry has continued to grow over the years. By 2020, we could see the footwear market reach $371 billion, thanks to new design trends and the middle-class population. There is a demand for trendy and comfortable shoes for all age groups and genders. Some manufacturers have been able...
Covestro Helps Shoe Innovator
Post by Charlie White on Feb 28, 2018
ATOM lab, which is the research unit of a company that makes cobbling machines, will present an automated shoe production process at the Simac Tanning Tech trade fair in Milan by the time this article is written. At ATOM’s booth, visitors will be able to select 3D printed soles and...
3D Printed Clothing And Shoes
Post by Charlie White on Feb 25, 2018
3D printing has really changed how we manufacture a lot of products such as limbs, 3D printed shoes, and aircraft parts. Fashion designers have unveiled shoes and clothing made from 3D printing, which I have mentioned before is plastic material being deposited layer upon layer to create. Recently Dutch designer...
UnisBrands 3D Printed Shoes
Post by Charlie White on Feb 21, 2018
A student at Penn State, Nicholas Unis has turned his passion for footwear into a business idea. Not only being a finance and accounting student, he is also the founder if UnisBrands; a fashion label that designs, produces, and sells 3D printed shoes. Even though he is a young man,...
The AlphaEDGE 4D Shoes
Post by Charlie White on Feb 19, 2018
Recently the collaboration between Carbon and Adidas has taken a huge step in the footwear industry. They have released the AlphaEDGE 4D LTD running shoes, which features 3D printed midsoles, which was created with Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis. You can get yourself a pair of the AlphaEDGE shoes for $300,...
Forté Design Tool
Post by Charlie White on Feb 15, 2018
A researcher from Carnegie Mellon University has created an interactive sketch tool called “Forté.” Anthony Chen’s Forté tool lets users create generative designs for 3D printing. It has been used to make 3D printed furniture, shoes, robot legs, and other items. A few years ago Encore was released which is...
HP's New 3D Printers
Post by Charlie White on Feb 11, 2018
Recently HP has launched four new 3D printers capable of printing in full color with multiple materials at the same time. The Jet Fusion 300 and 500 3D printers, both of which are available in black and white are HP’s next step in democratizing 3D printing. Designed with the intention...
Shapecrunch Orthotic Insoles
Post by Charlie White on Feb 08, 2018
3D printing is affecting areas such as aerospace, because of the creation of rocket components, igniters, and more. The technology is allowing innovative automotive parts to be made for car companies. What I am here to talk to you about, however, is what 3D printing can do for footwear. We...
NFL Players And 3D Printed Cleats
Post by Charlie White on Feb 04, 2018
It’s Super Bowl Sunday and I have the perfect article to write about today. 3D scanning is capable of bringing customized sports shoes to NFL players. The technology company HP has announced that the NFL is looking into their FitStation platform to provide personalized cleat shoes. This includes all 32...
Nike's Epic React Flyknit
Post by Charlie White on Jan 31, 2018
Thanks to modern technology and innovation, we’re able to provide benefits from our footwear. With 3D printed shoes and light-chiseled shoes, the sneaker is becoming the most improved object of the 21st century. One of the recent sneakers created by Nike, the Epic React Flyknit, is a running shoe with...
Brooks Enters Custom-Fit Shoes
Post by Charlie White on Jan 28, 2018
The company Brooks Running planning to rollout personalized running footwear in June. They are working on a partnership with HP Inc. and Superfeet who leverages 3D printing technology to produce customized footwear. The companies will combine Superfeet’s FitStation and Brooks Run Signature to make shoes based on an individual customer’s...
Reebok's Flexweave Fabric
Post by Charlie White on Jan 18, 2018
Reebok has recently revealed a new material in its possession that it believes might be the future of both athletic footwear and sports apparel. Going by the name Flexweave, the new fabric uses a unique construction method to make a figure eight design. It can then be interlaced with an...
The Approaching Futurecraft 4D
Post by Charlie White on Jan 15, 2018
In previous articles, I have mentioned Adidas’ Futurecraft 4D but we have never heard anything regarding an actual release. The sneakers will feature a Primeknit upper but a 3D printing sole. They have been coveted by sneakerheads, but have remained untouchable. Turns out, however, that Adidas will be dropping the...
Philippe Holthuizen's 3D Shoes
Post by Charlie White on Jan 10, 2018
Seven months of product design could prove to be a challenge for most people to build a single feature. A product designer, Philippe Holthuizen was able to disrupt the footwear industry with 3D printed men’s shoes within that time frame. Philippe was able to accomplish a lot in his design...
New Balance Sieves And Powder
Post by Charlie White on Jan 05, 2018
New Balance is one of the world’s largest shoe manufacturers. Back in 2013, the company used 3D printing for the first time to create custom spike plates for track athlete Jack Bolas. After this New Balance continued to supply customized 3D printed spines and cleats to sponsored athletes. In 2015...
Adidas's Movement Toward The Future
Post by Charlie White on Jan 02, 2018
Adidas has proven that they are constantly searching for ways to improve the manufacturing process. One of their ways to achieve a smarter and faster process was through launching their Adidas Speedfactory. One of Adidas’s goals is to have a decentralized, flexible manufacturing network that can react to local consumer...
3D Printing Changes The Shoe Industry
Post by Charlie White on Dec 27, 2017
Usually, the time to develop a new sneaker can span over a year, but thanks to 3D printing for both prototyping and manufacturing we can reduce the time. Rather than using expensive steel molds and thermoplastic injection molding, 3D printed shoe companies can prototype shoes quickly and affordably. It may...
Supply With 3D Printing
Post by Charlie White on Dec 18, 2017
Being unable to correlate demand with supply has been a challenge for supply chains. Finding a balance is difficult, and suppliers turn to algorithms to figure out how much of their products will be needed at a certain time and place to meet a demand. To deal with this, suppliers...
Carbon's 3D Lattices
Post by Charlie White on Dec 14, 2017
The 3D printing company Carbon believes that their ability to 3D print complex and lattice structures with enable them to impact and slowly disrupt the foam industry. At the moment foam is still the standard for comfort, safety, and performance but Carbon believes its 3D lattices will be better in...
3D Printing In The Footwear Industry
Post by Charlie White on Dec 10, 2017
In the retail industry, 3D printing continues to offer possibilities for future products. The CEO and co-founder of Wiivv, a company that offers custom-fit products and works with other brands, believes that 3D printing is a critical harbinger of change. Shamil Hargovan says 3D printed shoes are the best answer...
EOS And Under Armour Partnership
Post by Charlie White on Dec 07, 2017
EOS is the world’s leading technology supplied in the 3D printing industry, and Under Armour announced their new partnership. Under Armour is one of the largest sports brands in the world and a leader in bringing commercial 3D printed footwear for consumers. Because the two share the same innovative vision...
FitStation 3D Personalized Running Shoes
Post by Charlie White on Dec 04, 2017
A few months ago HP revealed FitStation, a platform that is powered by 3D technology, that provides individualized, custom-fitted footwear. The process uses 3D foot scanning and gait analysis to provide shoe recommendations for off-the-shelf shoes and shoe insoles. HP’s Sprout and Multi Jet Fusion 3D printing technology work with...
Footwear Polytechnic's FFLab
Post by Charlie White on Nov 30, 2017
The Footwear Polytechnic of Rivera del Brenta is getting ahead with its recent partnership with 3D printer manufacturer German RepRap. The collaboration saw the launch of the Polytechnic’s FFLab, a digital laboratory that specializes in new 3D scanning and 3D printing technology. Things have done nothing but get better with...
IGUANEYE's Jungle Sandal
Post by Charlie White on Nov 26, 2017
The French startup IGUANEYE has recently developed a new customizable 3D printed sandal, which help’s the wearer’s feet be able to breathe without hindering mobility. The product, which has been named “IGUANEYE Jungle,” will be featured in an Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign. The startup was founded years ago when it launched...
Adidas' Future Plans
Post by Charlie White on Nov 22, 2017
These days, the Adidas CEO Kasper Rorsted has been very interested in studying 3D printing. His vision is for the company to produce shoes with customizable insoles specifically for consumers’ feet using the layering technology. By the end of the year, Adidas will have produced 5,000 custom made Adidas sneakers...
3D Footwear Challenges To Overcome
Post by Charlie White on Nov 19, 2017
We have seen many technological advances in footwear over the last few years. Nike introduces self-lacing shoes that made Back to The Future’s idea a reality. Adidas introduced Futurecraft 4D that were the most comfortable shoe sole we had seen made with 3D printing. To add to it, Reebok introduced...
ECCO's 3D Midsoles
Post by Charlie White on Nov 16, 2017
The footwear brand ECCO Shoes has revealed their augmented footwear project that has the company 3D printing customized midsoles in silicon using German RepRap machines. The company has been presenting their project alongside the German RepRap at formnext, which is powered by TCT. They want to make the midsoles more...
3D Printed Clothes
Post by Charlie White on Nov 13, 2017
A fashion student, Danit Peleg has always been drawn to the latest gadgets available. Laser cutting, screen-printing; anything cutting edge catches her attention. So it would come without a surprise that she would be one of the designers to look into 3D printing to make fabric. 3D printing has not...
FDM-Value Plus 3D Printer
Post by Charlie White on Nov 08, 2017
The 3D printer manufacturing company Winbo Smart Tech Co., Ltd., offers a wide range of 3D printers. The China-based company offers everything from small desktop printers to huge six and nine-unit 3D printers. Their printers have been used to make a working engine and even full-sized furniture. The company has...
Adidas Grit Shoe
Post by Charlie White on Nov 05, 2017
From all the articles I have written, there is no doubt that the technology to create 3D printed shoes will be very effective. The footwear will not only be unique and difficult to counterfeit, but it will also give designers zero constraints. They will be able to design for pure...
Fishing Nets Become Filaments
Post by Charlie White on Nov 02, 2017
One man is determined to revolutionize the 3D printing industry in Cornwall. Ian Falconer is looking into turning broken fishing needs into raw materials that can become fins for surfboards, parts for cars, shoes and even clothing. Falconer is using his skills and knowledge from the mining industry to transform...
Feetz Eco-Friendly Footwear
Post by Charlie White on Oct 30, 2017
Consumers have 3D printing to thank because they can order a customized loafer, sneaker, or sandal designed specifically to their foot. They can receive these 3D printed shoes in less than 24 hours. The company Feetz creates a shoe that is almost completely 3D printed, with about 90 percent of...
The Expansion Of 3D Printing
Post by Charlie White on Oct 25, 2017
We have seen many amazing things with 3D printing and 3D printed shoes. The world is supplying us with more innovations as the days go by. The manufacturing company Sonova has taken up the creation of hearing aids with the help of EnvisionTEC. EnvisionTec 3D printed hearing aids for Sonova...
3D printing to wipe out 25% of world trade by 2060 – report
Post by Sina Shirazi on Oct 19, 2017
Progress in 3D printing technology will see one-quarter of world trade wiped out by 2060, with carmakers among the most affected, according to estimates in a report by ING. The report describes the technology as still in its infancy but said that once high-speed mass production becomes economically viable, 3D...
98HT 3D Printing Team
Post by Charlie White on Oct 18, 2017
Multiple students in China have recently teamed up with the footwear brand 98HT to look at the architecture of some high-heeled shoes. Using 3D printing the team is developing modular shoes with switchable heels that vary in height. Although high heels look great they can put quite the toll on...
Jayda Hany's Shoe Designs
Post by Charlie White on Oct 15, 2017
Jayda Hany is a student who studied Architecture at the American University in Cairo. After she finished, she decided to pursue her original passion by studying fashion and footwear design in London. Five years later, her designs are inspiring automotive flagship manufactures BMW to customize one of their models based...
Flexible 3D Printing Filaments
Post by Charlie White on Oct 12, 2017
Using flexible 3D printed materials can provide a lot of advantages for 3D printed footwear. It allows for us to make wearables, shoe soles, clothing, and even buttons. The most popular are thermoplastic elastomers, which are both tough and flexible and are available through Ninjaflex and Filaflex. These types of...
The Ugliest Crocs Ever Made
Post by Charlie White on Oct 10, 2017
In the fashion world, you see many interesting shoes, some that are even 3D printed. Recently, a pair of shoes were created that were a collaboration between Balenciaga and Crocs. The footwear debuted at Balenciaga’s Spring 2018 collection in Paris, France. The shoes really caught the attention of the people...
Build a Dream House Like Lego With 3D Printing
Post by Sina Shirazi on Oct 07, 2017
The future is here. Need a new part for your car? Create it quickly at home on your 3D printer. Fancy some dinner? There’s a machine whose nozzles will spurt out a pizza in minutes. Want a new house? Choose a design on the website WikiHouse and press print. ...
OESH Shoes Receives NSF Small Business Grant
Post by Sina Shirazi on Oct 06, 2017
Make room, Wiivv and Feetz, as OESH Shoes joins you in the increasingly-busy 3D printed footwear arena. The Charlottsville, Virginia-based company is a subsidiary of JKM Technologies, LLC, and was founded by physician, scientist, and engineer Dr. Casey Kerrigan, with a tagline of “Shoes made for women, by a woman.” OESH...
The World’s Smallest 3D Printing Pen
Post by Sina Shirazi on Oct 06, 2017
The rapid emergence of 3D printing has seen projects designed for the moon, 3D printed food and the near-completion of the world’s first 3D printed house in Amsterdam. Now the field could get a boost with the creation of what designers are calling the world’s smallest 3D printing pen. ...
