Adidas & Carbon develop process for mass production of 3D printed footwear

Process overcomes shortcomings of conventional 3D printing methods, ie low production speed & scale

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Adidas' Futurecraft 4D shoe

BS B2B Bureau Herzogenaurach, Germany

Last Updated : Apr 19 2017 | 4:02 PM IST

Adidas and Carbon Inc have developed the first mass production process that makes previously impossible midsole geometries with revolutionary 3D printable materials, paving the way for custom, high performance shoes that meet the unique needs of each customer. Midsoles of Adidas’ high performance footwear, Futurecraft 4D, has been crafted with light and oxygen using Digital Light Synthesis, a technology pioneered by Carbon.

Futurecraft 4D’s midsole is born out of 17 years of running data, and brought to functional reality through a pioneering digital footwear component creation process that eliminated the necessity of traditional prototyping or moulding. With the new technology, Adidas

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