2018
Adidas introducing shoes with midsoles made by 3D printing.
Adidas makes 400 million pairs.
Adidas's popular Boost cushioning shoe franchise was introduced in 2013 with 100,000 pairs made in the first year. The Boost shoe line has expanded to over 50 million pairs a year.
Adidas is planning to produce and sell by the end of 2018, 100,000 pairs of shoes with plastic midsoles made via a new 3D technology created by Silicon Valley startup Carbon. It is foressing potential to increase production to millions in the coming years.
It introduced, Futurecraft 4D — the first commercial release of new 3D shoes, at $300 a in select stores in New York and they were sold out in January. Potential demand were these shows can be cofirmed by the healthy premium at which they have been resold at sneaker auction site StockX.
How Adidas Plans To Bring 3D Printing To The Masses
May 22, 2018
https://www.forbes.com/sites/andriacheng/2018/05/22/with-adidas-3d-printing-may-finally-see-its-mass-retail-potential/
Midsoles of Shoes - Adidas - Carbon 3D collaboration
To 3D print innovative lattice structures, adidas partnered with Carbon to develop a midsole that met the performance and comfort required by serious runners.
https://www.carbon3d.com/white-papers/carbon-lattice-innovation-the-adidas-story/
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