中国3D打印机制造商Farsoon Technologies已帮助匹克推出了最新的3D打印鞋子系列。

Chinese 3D printer manufacturer Farsoon Technologies has helped Peak Sport Products Co. (PEAK Sports) launch its latest 3D printed shoe collection.

总部位于中国的PEAK Sports上周在杜塞尔多夫举行的K 2019上与万华化学集团共同发布了新的3D打印运动鞋“ The Next”系列。鞋子是用Wanhua Chemical的“ 3D打印鞋材解决方案”进行的，其中包括回收的TPU。Farsoon的应用程序研发团队使用其一台SLS 3D打印机为PEAK Sports的“ The Next”鞋系列的开发提供了支持。

Also based in China, PEAK Sports unveiled its new ‘The Next’ line of 3D printed sneakers with the Wanhua Chemical Group last week at K 2019 in Düsseldorf. The shoes are 3D printed with Wanhua Chemical’s ‘3D Printed Shoe-Material Solution,’ comprising of recycled TPU. Farsoon’s Application R&D team supported the development of PEAK Sports’ ‘The Next’ shoe collection with one of its SLS 3D printers.

美国匹克体育设计中心设计总监Caii Cai表示：“我们不断改善运动鞋上不同3D打印材料的协同作用，增强全方位的定制体验，并提高了环保性能标准。”

Kui Cai, Design Director of Peak Sports USA Design Centre stated, “We kept improving the synergy of different 3D printing materials on the sneakers, enhancing the all-round customization experience, and raising the higher standards for environmental performance.”

“与WANHUA CHEMICAL一起，我们突破了现有3D打印材料解决方案的瓶颈，并将为全球消费者带来舒适、可定制、可回收的运动鞋。”

“TOGETHER WITH WANHUA CHEMICAL, WE BREACHED THE BOTTLENECKS OF THE EXISTING 3D PRINTING MATERIAL SOLUTIONS AND WILL BRING TO GLOBAL CONSUMERS A SNEAKER THAT IS STYLISH, COMFORTABLE, CUSTOMIZABLE AND RECYCLABLE.”

不同版本的3D打印的“ The Next”鞋子

Different versions of the 3D printed ‘The Next’ shoe

鞋类3D打印

3D printing in footwear

3D打印已经牢固地确立了自己在鞋类市场中的关键技术地位，许多制鞋商转向开发舒适性和定制性的运动鞋的过程。最著名的例子之一是德国鞋类巨头阿迪达斯，该公司与硅谷的DLS公司Carbon合作，创建了ADIDAS 4D 3D打印平台。 在ADIDAS 4D上发布的运动鞋配备了采用Carbon的DLS技术印刷的中底3D。

3D printing has firmly established itself as a key technology within the footwear market, with many shoemakers turning to the process to develop sneakers with improved design, comfort and customization. One of the most notable examples comes from German footwear giant adidas, which has collaborated with Silicon Valley-based DLS company Carbon to create the ADIDAS 4D 3D printing platform. Sneakers released on ADIDAS 4D come equipped with midsoles 3D printed with Carbon’s DLS technology.

一家大型鞋类制造商最近的另一个例子包括New Balance与马萨诸塞州3D打印机OEM Formlabs的合作，以创建用于运动鞋的TripleCell 3D打印平台。到目前为止，New Balance已在平台上发布了两双鞋，一双采用3D打印中底，另一双则采用3D打印前脚。

Another recent example from a major footwear maker includes New Balance’s collaboration with Massachusetts-based 3D printer OEM Formlabs to create the TripleCell 3D printing platform for sneakers. Thus far, New Balance has released two shoes on the platform, one featuring a 3D printed midsole, the other a 3D printed forefoot.

PEAK Sports是中国领先的品牌运动服公司，现已与Farsoon Technologies建立了长期合作伙伴关系，共同开发一套完整的3D打印运动鞋解决方案。尽管PEAK Sports已经进军3D打印开发其鞋子，但其与Farsoon的合作旨在克服3D打印鞋类生产目前面临的挑战。这些问题围绕价值链中的材料工程、定制、鞋的结构和协作。

PEAK Sports, a leading branded sportswear company in China, has now entered into a long-term partnership with Farsoon Technologies to co-develop a total 3D printing athletic footwear solution. Although it has already forayed into 3D printing to develop its shoes, PEAK Sports aims to overcome the challenges currently facing the production of 3D printed footwear in its partnership with Farsoon. These problems revolve around material engineering, customization, shoe structure and collaboration in the value chain.

PEAK Sports的3D打印中底

PEAK Sports’ 3D printed midsole. Image via Farsoon

指定产品批量生产

Targeting mass production

Farsoon和PEAK Sports携手合作，使用万华化学的3D打印鞋材解决方案为“ The Next”鞋系列开发3D打印中底。与其他3D打印中底一样，使用制造技术可以将更复杂的结构嵌入组件中，这对于舒适性是必不可少的。这些复杂的结构有助于在缓冲和弯曲过程中优化鞋类的性能和稳定性。

Both Farsoon and PEAK Sports collaborated to develop a 3D printed midsole for ‘The Next’ shoe line, using Wanhua Chemical’s 3D Printed Shoe-Material Solution. As with other 3D printed midsoles, using the manufacturing technique allows for the embedding of more complex structures within the component, which is integral for comfort. These complex structures help to optimize the performance and stability of the footwear during cushioning and bending.

使用3D打印还有助于PEAK Sports减轻“ The Next”鞋子的设计重量，同时确保耐用性。在3D打印中底的应用开发过程中，Farsoon和PEAK Sports都进行了许多工程迭代和测试。Farsoon应用研发团队致力于开发万华化工TPU材料的先进激光烧结工艺参数，而PEAK Sports根据强度要求优化了设计结构。两家公司的目标是批量生产3D打印的鞋子，并旨在调整其过程，以满足实现此目标的生产率，成本和吞吐量的要求。

Using 3D printing has also helped PEAK Sports to reduce the weight of ‘The Next’ shoe’s design, while simultaneously ensuring durability. Both Farsoon and PEAK Sports carried out many engineering iterations and tests during the application development of the 3D printed midsole. The Farsoon Application R&D team worked towards developing advanced laser sintering processing parameters of Wanhua Chemical’s TPU material, while PEAK Sports optimized the design structure according to strength requirements. The two firms are targeting mass production of the 3D printed shoes, and are aiming to tailor their process to meet the productivity, cost and throughput demands of achieving this goal.