Additive manufacturing-or 3D printing-is moving on from being a niche novelty technique and becoming a practical tool for industrial production.Not only is the technology for the printers themselves moving forward apace,but material manufacturers are embracing its potential,and creating novel material grades to use with the machines.Footwear,in particular,has the potential to become a sizeable market for 3D printing.Shoes made in this way have already reached consumers,albeit very specialist short-run products such as the Futurecraft 4D running shoes from Adidas.These were made via a collaboration with 3D printing specialist Carbon using its dynamic light synthesis method.
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