The latest adidas sneaker with 3D printed midsoles has been revealed. Dubbed the 4D Fusio, the fluorescent-colored shoes were leaked by sneaker insider hypebeast on Instagram.
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The new shoe has a striking upper of Primeknit, with black, pink, and orange knits that form thinner and thicker portions of the upper. You’ll notice that, though the midsole of the 4D Fusio relies on the now-signature 3D printed style associated with the adidas Furturecraft brand, this is the first time that it features multiple colors fading into each other. The 4D Fusio shoe line from adidas. Details about how this was achieved have not yet been revealed, but it is possible to transition from one resin to another in vat photopolymerization technologies. This is typically performed manually, but because Carbon’s digital light synthesis technology is meant for production scale and adidas is meant to act as a demonstrator for this mass production, there is a possibility that the partners have found a way to automate resin switching. This brings up another question about the 4D Fusio line: exactly how many pairs does adidas plan to produce? The sports apparel giant set a goal to use 3D printing in the production of […]
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