Stratasys is associated with ECCO to innovate in the manufacture of footwear with 3D printing

The 3D Stratasys Origin One printers and the personalized materials of Henkel Locite reduce the costs and manufacturing time of molds with exceptional results InreremPresas Refereciones16/11/20211068

The Danish ECCO footwear manufacturer uses 3D Stratasys Origin One printing technology to expedite products development.This technology allows you to use molds and hues (mechanical models) printed on 3D with Henkel Locite resin materials to review the conceptual footwear samples at the beginning of the development cycle.

Las impresoras 3D Stratasys Origin One y los materiales personalizados de Henkel Loctite reducen los costes y el tiempo de fabricación de moldes con resultados excepcionales.Para innovar aún más en la fabricación de calzado y en el DIP, ECCO ha recurrido a la fabricación aditiva con la impresora 3D Origin One basada en la tecnología P3 patentada de Stratasys. Estas impresoras se utilizan en las instalaciones de desarrollo de Portugal y Dinamarca de ECCO para imprimir en 3D —con fines de desarrollo— moldes y hormas de zapatos que cumplen los requisitos de calidad de sus equivalentes de aluminio mecanizado por CNC. Los moldes y las hormas, impresos con un fotopolímero de Henkel Loctite, son más rápidos de producir. Además, el nuevo proceso resulta mucho menos costoso que el mecanizado de aluminio por CNC.La fabricación de calzado es un proceso increíblemente manual. Sin embargo, Ecco se esfuerza en integrar tecnologías innovadoras en sus procesos de desarrollo para automatizarlos y hacerlos más simplificados. Una de esas innovaciones es el proceso de inyección directa (DIP). Este proceso proporciona a ECCO numerosos beneficios, incluido un método eficiente y fiables para fijar el empeine del zapato a la entresuela.

"Given our innovative approach to the creation of footwear and the desire to prioritize customer experience, additive manufacturing has been a logical step in the evolution of the development process," says Vice President of Research and Development of ECCO, Jakob Møller Hansen.“In our search to find the ideal collaborator, we prove the quality of the surface, the printing speed and the accuracy of several 3D printers.Among the 3D printers we tested, Stratasys Origin One is the one that best satisfies our strict requirements ”.

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Stratasys se asocia con ECCO para innovar en la fabricación de calzado con impresión 3D

“ECCO's case is a magnificent example of adoption of additive manufacturing in the footwear industry.It is being used in functional pieces, without limiting itself to typical applications such as sports shoes damping, ”says Chris Prucha, Dep3 director for Stratasys Production and Origin co -founder."We have been able to collaborate with ECCO professionals to provide them with a solution that has allowed them to continue innovating in their processes and expedite development flow".

ECCO utiliza la tecnología de impresión 3D Stratasys Origin One para agilizar el desarrollo de productos. Esta tecnología permite usar moldes y hormas (modelos mecánicos con forma de pie) impresos en 3D con materiales de resina de Henkel Loctite para revisar las muestras del calzado.Stratasys ha colaborado con proveedores de materiales con el fin de probar diversas resinas que le permitiesen satisfacer las necesidades de ECCO. Al final, ha elegido un material Loctite para impresión 3D de Henkel formulado para cumplir los requisitos específicos del proceso DIP. La combinación de la tecnología de impresión 3D Stratasys Origin One y los materiales personalizados de Henkel permite a ECCO crear moldes para zapatos que soportan miles de inyecciones sin degradación visible. Además, la calidad del calzado producido con la tecnología de fabricación aditiva es equivalente a la que ofrecen los moldes de aluminio tradicionales realizados mediante mecanizado por CNC.

By replacing the mechanization of the DIP molds with 3D printing, a pair of mold inserts can be ready during the night with a significantly lower cost than that of a pair of molded molds by internally CNC.This allows designers and developers of the product equipment to test functional shoes pairs at the beginning of the development cycle to confirm the adjustment and comfort of the new styles.In addition, brand customers can present real production shoes and more variants to their potential customers to know their opinion and take advantage of presale opportunities in earlier phases of the footwear manufacturing process.Finally, ECCO can quickly produce mold inserts in the location where they are needed.With this, the need to send heavy metal molds is eliminated, costs are reduced and the risk of delays and tariffs are minimized."In collaboration with ECCO and Stratatays, we have undertaken a process of remodeling the manufacturing elements of footwear thanks to the capacity of innovation in Locite materials," explains Cindy Deekitwong, global marketing director for the Henkel Adhesive Technologies business incubator."With our market collaborators ecosystem, we are at the forefront to maximize the additive manufacturing scale".

For the shoe industry in general that wants to take advantage of 3D printed tools, ECCO has several flexible marketing routes with the ability to help in all aspects of the manufacture of footwear and molds, including engineering, the production of the production ofpieces or concession of intellectual property licenses.