3D Printing Customized Shoes In China

The Danish shoe and leather brand ECCO opened a concept store -ECCO STUDIO Store in Shanghai. The custom technology of 3D print shoe sole is one of the leading black technologies in this concept store.

The potential of 3D printing in the customized production of sneakers / insoles is obvious, but how to use 3D printing technology to develop for consumers? Shoe shoe The business mode of customized production still has a long way to go. For example, how to quickly get user's motion data, how to quickly model, and where to produce are all the problems we need to explore.

ECCO explore 3D Print shoes The starting point of customized business mode is to allow customers to leave sole data and motion data in a few minutes, and design and print 3D shoes based on these data. For consumers, the customization process is as simple as trying on shoes in a store.

Customization technology of QUANT-U shoe shoe based on 3D printing

The first sense of the ECCO concept store is full of advanced industrial design technology, and more like a shoe museum. Most of the shoes here are not seen in ordinary ECCO shops, and each pair of shoes has its own unique characteristics.

ECCO concept store in addition to displaying classics through ECCO COOL oxygen permeation technology, GORE-TEX waterproof and breathable technology, ECCO BIOM technology manufacturing classics Shoe shoe Besides the products, it also has the most advanced technology of ECCO -QUANT-U shoes.

QUANT-U is a data driven shoe manufacturing technology built on the basis of human physiology data. It was invited by Milan design week. When it first entered Milan design week, it shook the whole stadium, and was appraised as "experiencing the design of the times".

　　 Specifically, the QUANT-U shoe customization experience is divided into three steps:

The first step is to measure and scan the foot type by 3D scanner. In this process, the user's feet will be recorded, and the most accurate and accurate understanding of the foot's foot structure can be achieved.

The second step is to test the walking shoes on the treadmill by wearing shoes with sensors. During the whole process, the sensor will have a comprehensive understanding of the user's walking habits, the gravity bias when walking, the acceleration efficiency of take-off, and the simple 30 seconds. Using the collected data, QUANT-U generates 3D shape represented by area density and surface geometry, forming unique foot structure and gait.

The third step, according to the collected data, localize the bottom of 3D printing.

The characteristics of the bottom core of 3D printing are the customized design which is consistent with the user's foot type and movement habit. The printing material has good resilience and flexibility. Silica gel The middle end printing time is about 2 hours.

The QUANT-U shoe customization project was launched by ECCO at ECCO (I.L.E.) innovation laboratory in Amsterdam, Holland. The project has been launched for two years. This is ECCO's 3D printing technology. Shoe shoe The exploration of customized business models.

ECCO summed up the QUANT-U shoe customization project as three steps: real-time data collection / analysis, data driven design, and 3D printing in the middle of the shoe.

According to 3D scientific valley. market Research, data real-time collection / analysis technology includes a wearable device with sensors and a 3D scanning device. Wearable devices with sensors are jointly developed by a ECCO design partner with a design partner in Cambridge, UK, which enables ECCO to capture the exact data of customers. The pressure sensors and gyroscopes and accelerometers in the design are able to measure large amounts of data. The technology can calibrate the exact motion characteristics through temperature and heat sensors. These data will be integrated with 3D scanning data.

Data driven design technology is I.L.E.'s collaboration with FashionLab of software company Dassault (Systemes). FashionLab is a technology incubator specializing in consumer goods and fashion 3D design and simulation. Using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform of Dassault, ECCO can interpret bio mechanical data as geometric graphics suitable for 3D printing, and simulate the shoe design generated by generative design by finite element simulation to ensure the best function.

The design data of the shoe bottom inner core were finally spanferred to the German RepRap X400 3D printing system. 3D printing material was developed by Dow Chemical silicone elastomer company's liquid silicone rubber material EVOLV3D 3D LC 3335, which is a silicone rubber that can be used for 3D printing. Material Science It replaces the commonly used polyurethane materials. It does not need supporting structure when printing the inner core of the bottom of the bottom, so it hardly needs post-processing after printing.