3D Print Shoes Will Enter Ordinary Families

Nowadays people are printing 3D and

The combination is not only conceptual.

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New Balance launched 3D printing concept shoes last year.

Quanzhou sports brand also took the opportunity to enter the field of 3D printing.

Quanzhou Dieter design company introduced the 3D printer, PEAK and us time Technology Co., Ltd. applied this technology to the production field. The domestic sports brand climbing recently used 3D printing in the production of football shoes, and began to promote in the market.

Hi climbing: 3D printing football shoes

3D printing technology has been involved in aerospace, medicine, construction, automobile and other fields in the international market, and more technology can be applied in the manufacturing field.

Take the shoemaking industry as an example, a pair of sports shoes must undergo design and die opening processes before production. If the actual products are not effective, it is necessary to redesign the mold, and the cost of opening the mould will be tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of yuan.

After Nike, Adidas and other big brands began to try 3D printing products, the domestic sports shoes climbing climbing began to use 3D printing in the production of football shoes, and promoted in the market.

The football shoe upper is printed from 3D, saving materials, eliminating manual blanking, printing and grinding tools, and reducing production costs.

According to the analysis of the industry, climbing this 3D printing football shoe is the first creation of domestic enterprises, which marks a new technological advantage in the field of football shoes.

Hi climbing general manager Zhang Jiameng briefed reporters that at the beginning of last year, hi climbing launched 3D printing football shoes.

"It can reduce the weight of the players' feet, improve the flexibility of the ankle, and make the athletes improve the ability of sprint 40 yards."

It is understood that the traditional production process of a pair of football shoes needs more than 60 channels, after more than 10 manual workers, and after the introduction of 3D printer technology, only 2 people can complete a pair of football shoes in 2 hours.

"3D printing shoes use new materials, good ventilation, sweat will be placed outside the shoes, so as to avoid foot discomfort or smell."

"Since last year, we tried to introduce 3D printing shoe upper technology. Although ADI and Nike have already started to use, we can say that they are early adopters in the field of football shoes."

Zhang Jiameng introduced that the use of this technology alone can save a lot of costs for enterprises. Next, we will decide whether to expand the application scope of 3D printing technology according to the customer's reflection.

PEAK: 3D design basketball shoes

Hi climbing uses 3D to print soccer shoes. PEAK also uses 3D printing technology to print models of basketball shoes in the R & D room.

"For example, the exclusive sneakers designed for NBA star Parke are made through 3D printing technology."

PEAK CEO Xu Zhihua said that the production cycle of a pair of stars exclusive shoes is four months, but with 3D printing technology, it can be completed in only one week.

Xu Zhihua said PEAK has made many attempts in the field of 3D technology, and has also set up a platform for consumers to design their own shoes, design their own designs, and make the products designed by consumers through the company, so that they can come out in 7 days.

He showed some patterns to reporters, and said: "we can see that these two pairs of shoes are in this form, through different colors and matching collocation, and different shoes with different shading materials, which may be two different pairs of shoes in the eyes of consumers. Everyone has personality needs, such as shoes, such as this position is the signature of Parke, this is his abbreviation, No. 9 is the number of his jersey, this is a personalized logo."

Whether the 3D technology can be applied to the actual production of basketball shoes immediately, Xu Zhihua believes that basketball is very demanding on the technical quality of all parts of the shoes, and it is not yet mature to directly replace the production with 3D printing technology.

"Sports shoes are about feet, and shoes of different uses will also use different materials. At present, the materials used in 3D printing are single and are not suitable for intense sports."

3D printing material cost is expected to drop by half

"Industrial design is still at the initial stage in Quanzhou, and it is of great significance for Quanzhou in the crucial period of industrial pformation and upgrading."

Yang Xuetai, President of Quanzhou Industrial Design Association, said that the development of Quanzhou's manufacturing industry has provided fertile soil for the design and development, and the application of 3D printing technology will accelerate the upgrading of Quanzhou's industry.

According to the analysis of the industry, it is still the initial stage of 3D printing technology and the initial stage of industrialization. The next 3 to 5 years will be the most critical period of development opportunity.

If we push ahead smoothly, it is estimated that in the next 3 years, the output value of 3D printing technology in China will reach 10 billion yuan, and the global market is expected to achieve a market scale of more than 5 billion dollars.

At present, there are more than 500 applications of 3D printing technology in Quanzhou.

For Quanzhou's huge manufacturing industry cluster, the potential of 3D printing technology market is still huge.

Lin Fengchun, President of Quanzhou 3D Printing Association, said: "3D printing technology can be applied to the fields of plumbing and sanitary ware, electronic machinery, shoes and garments, craft gifts in Quanzhou. For manufacturing enterprises, 3D modeling can greatly reduce the cost of research and development in advance, improve the accuracy and stability of products, reduce energy consumption and environmental protection, and greatly enhance the added value of products."

Yang Xuetai also believes that most of the polymer composites used for 3D printing need to be imported, and the cost has been high. At present, Quanzhou enterprises are developing polymer composites independently, and have entered the actual application stage, which is expected to reduce the cost of 3D printing by nearly half.