Footwear
BASF
BASF-led collaboration is a shoe-in
BASF, Longterm Concept, and Gu Guoyi have collaborated to develop X-Swift – a new athleisure shoe that fuses four BASF advanced material innovations with the latest footwear automation technology. Read more
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BASF appearing at Simac 2019
Simac, the international machinery and technology exhibition for shoes, is being held in Milan, Italy, with BASF presenting the latest material developments with Ultrasim computer simulation for manufacturing optimised shanks for shoes. Read more
Fish net fashion on the football pitch
Fish nets are making an appearance on the football pitch – as recycled plastic materials thanks to adidas’s push to bring more recycled plastics into sportswear. Read more
API and ICM collaborate in innovative and sustainable technical fabrics
API and ICM reveal joint development to manufacture sustainable high- performance textile solutions. Read more
DSM joins additive manufacturing specialist Chromatic to use thermosets in finished products
The Dutch group Royal DSM has started a project to bring thermoset plastics to FFF manufacturing. Read more
Huntsman launches new TPU for footwear industry
Chemical company, Huntsman has announced the launch of the AVALON AB DI range of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) designed for the footwear industry. Read more
Huntsman rejoins Chemie Plast for TPU display at FAKUMA
A range of Huntsman's widespread TPU compounds for athletic footwear energy return materials will take its highlight spot at FAKUMA. Read more
How plastics are boosting Tour de France 2017
With the Tour de France in full swing, it is important to remember the unsung hero of modern competitive cycling: materials science. Read more
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Adidas makes 3D-printed trainers mainstream in 2017
Adidas has harnessed Carbon Digital Light Synthesis technology in its Futurecraft 4D trainers, with thousands of these sports shoes entering the market this year. Read more
Tough plastics tech freezes out avoidable skiing injuries
AKRO-PLASTIC is keeping HTM Sport customers from coming a cropper on the slopes thanks to its extremely rigid fibre technology. Read more
Can polymer technology encourage more people to take up running?
There are lots of ways to encourage more people to take up running and EPPM Editor Rose Brooke explores why polymer technology is the key. Read more
29 Nov 2016 16:45 editor's blog
Huntsman opens TPUs up to industrial applications
Huntsman has expanded the possibilities for TPUs, which are currently innovating sports and leisure but have stacks of potential for the harsh environments of mining and supersized wheels. Read more
LUVOSINT TPU puts spring in Under Armour's step
Under Armour's 3D-printed sports shoe sold out shortly after its March 2016 launch and some credit for the breakthrough trainer must go to Lehmann&Voss&Co's tailor-made LUVOSINT TPU for laser sintering. Read more
'Year of oceans': adidas champions marine plastic footwear
Without waiting to be told 'something must be done' by decision-makers, adidas and Parley for the Oceans have taken matters into their own hands, extracting litter from the sea to produce footwear. Read more
Ain't no mountain high enough for Sumitomo (SHI) Demag
Sumitomo (SHI) Demag's injection moulding expertise is the kingpin in producing high-spec ski boots carrying the prestigious Salomon and Atomic labels, enabling precise, complex manufacturing. Read more
Sports shoes and 3D printing: a perfect fit?
Training shoes made with 3D printing technology could be a perfect fit for runners around the world. EPPM's Editor and running enthusiast Rose Brooke explores the idea of additive manufacturing the perfect trainers. Read more
9 Nov 2015 16:54 editor's blog
Huntsman & Chemie Plast show just what TPUs can do at Fakuma
Huntsman and distribution partner Chemie Plast make TPUs the start of the show a Fakuma, presenting the material's broad range of applications. Read more
Adidas Group
From sea to street: Adidas creates first recycled ocean plastic shoe
Adidas and Parley for Oceans have presented a world first to the UN, a training shoe made using plastic ocean waste that demonstrates how big brands can use the vast resource of sea litter to make great products. Read more
AIMPLAS and Inesfly develop insect-repelling sandal material
AIMPLAS, the Plastics Technology Centre, has joined forces with Valencian company Inesfly to develop an insect-repelling material for sandals that could prevent the transmission of diseases carried by pests. Read more
DSM Engineering Plastics: DSMPR451
DSM's performance plastics scale new heights
DSM's EcoPaXX has been utilised in a lightweight mountaineering boot, as its high-performance properties are perfect for good grip, endurance and the right balance of flexibility and rigidity required of a hiking shoe. Read more
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X-Swift
BASF introduces X-Swift, an athleisure shoe for the office and beyond
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