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3D printing may be the future of footwear manufacturing
August 31st, 2023
Elastium, a startup based in the United Arab Emirates, and the Munich, Germany-based startup Sneakprint, have harnessed 3D printing technology to manufacture shoes. Elastium-1 sneaker. Photo: Elastium Elastium has developed sneakers using fused granulate fabrication 3D printing technology, a method of 3D printing that uses raw materials in granule, or pellet, form rather than filament […]
Sneaker brands embrace sustainable footwear
August 31st, 2023
Plastic footwear can take 1,000 years to break down. Photo: OrthoLite When Nike launched its Flyknit sneaker in 2012, it kickstarted a new era in sustainable footwear. The one-piece uppers, knit on a flat machine, created 60% less waste than traditional construction. The transition to recycled polyester (rPET) yarns in 2016 added to the brand’s […]
Circular footwear
July 25th, 2023
Photo: Chris DeStefano/Royal DSM Fashion for Good launches new pilot with brand partners adidas, Inditex, Target and Zalando, and footwear recycling innovator FastFeetGrinded to test and validate the innovative footwear recycling process to support the uptake of recycled content in footwear, driving the change towards a more circular footwear industry. Globally, 24 billion shoes are […]
Texon and Umbro team up
February 1st, 2022
Texon’s innovative jacquard weaving technology incorporates patterns and colors into the weave instead of being printed or dyed onto the surface of the fabric. Photos: Texon. Texon, a leader in performance fabrics and structural components for the footwear industry, announced it is working with Umbro, the global sports brand, on a world first in the […]
Seamless shoe features Dyneema fiber
October 1st, 2021
When shoe brand norda™ set out to create a high-performing, sustainable trail running shoe, it looked outside the standard materials used in the footwear industry and selected biobased Dyneema® fibers, according to norda founders Willamina and Nick Martire. Photo: Chris DeStefano/Royal DSM A new seamless trail running shoe by norda™ is constructed with biobased Dyneema® […]