Engineers and shoe designers at New Balance Athletic Shoes Inc. are using 3D printing to make shoes for elite runners (professionals and Olympians) in hopes of improving their performance. Engineers ...

3D printing offers many advantages for custom-made products, from improving unique consumer experiences to saving time and money during the manufacturing and design process. Rapid prototyping of parts ...

The footwear giant is preparing for its next big innovation in manufacturing. Innovation has always been central to the company's mission, from the waffle sole, to Air, to Flyknit, and now Nike ...

3D printing might be the future of retail, but we're still a long way from buying 3D-printed Nikes. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help you make better buying ...

3D printing pushes the boundaries of our imagination on a regular basis. From the ability to print prosthetic limbs to the giant machines printing actual buildings to the possibility of printing human ...

Adidas’s Futurecraft 4D is an honoree in the 2017 Innovation By Design Awards, Fast Company‘s annual celebration of the best ideas in design. See the rest of the winners, finalists, and honorable ...

As additive manufacturing (otherwise known as 3D printing) becomes ever more advanced, more and more industries are beginning to embrace it — and the footwear industry is no exception. Just yesterday, ...

Adidas unveiled their latest 3D-printed shoe last night, the Futurecraft 4D. The shoe is a huge improvement on their last 3D-printed runners, which were more of a concept than an actual product. The ...

Prevolve founder Oliver Brossmann, wearing his signature product, hangs out in the production area of the 3D-printed shoe company’s Seattle headquarters. (GeekWire Photo / Kurt Schlosser) At 25 years ...

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No foot is created equal, not even the ones on the same body, and your shoes should reflect such a truth. Keeping this in mind, Adidas today announced the Futurecraft 3D — the company’s first 3D ...