These 3D Printed Shoe Insoles Are Precisely Customized to Individual Feet: The Cool Parts Show S1E4

Every foot is unique! Footwear maker Aetrex has technology for quickly measuring the shape, dimensions and pressures of individual feet, and now additive manufacturing (AM) is allowing Aetrex to take the next step. Based on the foot-scan data, insoles tailor-made to the individual are 3D printed with a customized array of “digital foam” geometries providing different levels of resistance and support to match the foot’s pressure map. Its partner in this is EOS, which manufacturers the custom insoles through selective laser sintering.

In this episode of The Cool Parts Show, Peter Zelinski talks about the insoles customized to his feet and learns about Stephanie Hendrixson’s experience with orthotic insoles that are not tailor-made.

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