Materialise and HP join forces to advance the design and production of 3D printed shoes

It is understood that through cooperation with RSPrint, Materialise recently reached a cooperation agreement with HP to extend the end-to-end 3D solution to the design and manufacture of fully customized 3D printed insoles. The HP FitStation platform will integrate Materialise's software to automate 3D design. , Print preparation and production management functions. This cooperation allows footwear brands to truly produce personalized products on demand, providing them the opportunity to express unique brand propositions.

HP's FitStation platform offers customized, personalized footwear through innovative 3D scanning, foot dynamic analysis and manufacturing technology. It can provide recommendations for finished shoes and insoles, 3D printed insoles and custom-made shoes. Materialise software suite integration After entering the FitStation platform, it helps brands to design innovative and customized insoles. Materialise software suite can manage and automate the insole printing preparation and production process, helping manufacturers to expand their 3D printing business in an efficient and reliable way.
Materialise CEO Fried Vancraen said: 'By providing an unprecedented level of customization, 3D printing brings hope for the transformation of the footwear industry'. This makes it possible to mass-produce completely personalized products while also being more cost-effective. 3D Print is a complementary manufacturing technology that enables basic design optimization and functional improvements (such as lightweight design) that cannot be achieved using standard manufacturing techniques.

3D printing also facilitates the transformation of end-to-end digital manufacturing processes for enterprises. It enables decentralized on-demand production. Therefore, retailers can use zero-inventory sales, in addition to reducing inventory-related costs and risks. Since the sales are precisely customized, personalized products, retailers can also reduce their expectations of return.

Based on more than 27 years of 3D printing experience, Materialise can help shoe brands leverage the potential of this technology to support and automate every step of the additive manufacturing process from design to printing. Materialise is to create personalized 3D printed insoles Pioneer. Through the launch of Phits, Materialise in collaboration with RS Scan, an expert in dynamic analysis of foot, it became the first company in the world to produce 3D printed insoles based on dynamic measurement of plantar pressure.
Materialise is also a driving force for the transformation of other industries. When the hearing aid industry discovered the transformative power of 3D printing technology, the industry experienced rapid and irreversible changes. In 500 days, more than 90% of hearing aids in the United States moved from traditional manufacturing to 3D printing. Materialise is also using this blueprint to change the glasses industry.

Source: Antarctic Bear 3D Printing Network