![]() Together with geometric complexity, which the lattice structure of the midsoles also exhibit, mass customization is a frequently cited advantage of additive manufacturing. The 4D nature of the shoe is also explained by adidas who say, “ the 4 th dimension is the athlete who completes and exists within the product. The upper part of the shoe is made using Primeknit and finished with Continental outsoles. This is a stiff elastomer that can be printed in a lattice structure to create a high-performance midsole that also offers excellent durability and is aesthetically pleasing. It is a unique resin proprietary to adidas, co-developed with Carbon. The Futurecraft 4D midsole is 3D printed using a,īlend of UV curable resin and polyurethane. The 3D printed shoe can be further refined according to specific functions or sports says adidas. The desired properties in this case are used to fabricate a midsole that takes into account the movement, cushioning, stability, and comfort needs of the wearer. On the actual making of the shoes Carbon’s 3D printing technology, CLIP, will support a technique referred to as Digital Light Synthesis (DLS).Īdidas explain that, “ Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis technology uses light and oxygen permeable optics to craft a 3D object, and then a thermal baking step to achieve the desired properties. ![]() Image via adidas.Īdidas says that production of 3D printed shoes at a volume comparable to traditional manufacturing processes is achieved with,Ĭarbon’s technology coupled with its SpeedCell ™ system, which includes its breakthrough M1 printer, M2 printer, and Smart Part Washer, enables previously impossible designs while also minimizing the tooling and prototyping stages of the design process to go directly to production.įittingly, as one of the more prominent investors in Carbon is Google Ventures, the production process is compared to the “agile” nature of software rather than traditional manufacturing techniques. ![]() ” Current production time for a single midsole is 90 minutes, however Carbon and adidas are developing new machinery that will reduce this time to only 20 minutes. The approach taken by Carbon means, “ shortening the time of product introduction cycles by as much as 9-times. ” An initial batch of 300 pairs of Futurecraft 4D shoes will be available this month, then a further 5,000 later this year. Image via adidas,Ī spokesperson told us that the, “ current target is 100k by 2018 and ultimately true mass production as things scale up, aka 10s of millions. Adidas and Carbon taking further steps to mass customization with 3D printing. The shoes will be called Futurecraft 4D, but it is the longer term ambitions of the partnership that make for more interesting reading. Now, the global sports brand has confirmed its plans and announced that in partnership with 3D printing company Carbon these latest shoes are destined for a much larger group than earlier releases. Altogether, it is a state-of-the-art running sneaker-but it’s just an example of what the Speedfactory represents.At 3D Printing Industry we began hearing rumors of a new 3D printed shoe from adidas earlier this week. Finally, a first-of-its-kind torsion bar rests in the outsole to increase flexibility. This led to replacing the three-stripe cage with a series of supportive patches. ARAMIS tech was also applied to track how an athlete’s foot moves within the shoe. It’s set upon their proprietary BOOST cushioning technology. Immediately evident is the shoe’s Primeknit upper. A further look at this German-only release reveals plenty of features that fans of the brand will love. (Made for Germany), the sneaker-which falls in the adidas Running category-truly demonstrates the facility’s precision of design and execution. ![]() A second Speedfactory will be opened in Atlanta at some point in 2017, but in the interim, adidas has revealed the first-ever shoe produced at the original. As the name implies, the Speedfactory constructs custom, high-performance footwear rapidly. Not only is adidas making a push toward decentralizing their manufacturing-a move that will make truly local products in record (robotically-powered) time-they’ve also unveiled the first-ever shoe from their flagship Speedfactory concept production facility in Ansbach, Germany.
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