![]() Both will feature an upper part made with adidas’ Primeknit technology. The success of such products has prompted adidas to release an updated version of the Alphaedge 4D shoe.Īdidas is releasing the latest Alphaedge 4D in two colors: Core Black Carbon and White Carbon. Recently, the company also released the 3D printed Y-3 RUNNER 4D II sneaker, extending its Futurecraft 4D series. The Futurecraft 4D has been nominated by our readers for 2019 3D Printing Industry Award in the category of Consumer Product of the year. The midsole of the Y-3 was created with Carbon’s CLIP technology. Two years ago, the shoemaker released its 3D printed shoe Y-3, which was designed by Japanese fashion designer Yohji Yamamoto. In the past few years, adidas has explored the potential of 3D printing to manufacture sneakers. The latest version of Alphaedge 4D sneaker. It was made in collaboration with the California-based 3D printer manufacturer Carbon, who used its proprietary CLIP technology, a Digital Light Synthesis process. The first version of Alphaedge 4D was released in 2018. That said, the company does plan to bring a variant of the Futurecraft 4D to retail this fall, although that release will be limited to 5,000 pairs.Adidas, the German sportswear manufacturer, has teased the latest version of its popular 3D printed shoe, Alphaedge 4D. Unfortunately, Adidas only made 300 "friends-and-family" pairs of this particular design, so don't expect to see many people rocking these. Still, the Futurecraft 4Ds look crazy enough that I don't mind sacrificing a bit of comfort for style. I will say they're definitely not as comfortable as the Adidas NMDs I wore today, which feature a midsole with Boost technology, a soft foamy material that I often say is like a pillow for your feet. This is obviously a good thing since the Futurecraft 4D is designed to be a performance shoe through and through. What Carbon and Adidas came up with feels more like hardened Play-Doh, and you never get the sense that the pieces can break off. That's likely due to the Digital Light Synthesis materials being more flexible than traditional 3D printing plastic. I've been wearing the Futurecraft 4Ds for the better part of a day and the first thing I noticed, aside from the futuristic midsole, was how much more comfortable they are than the 3D Runners I tested a few months ago. Adidas did release 3D-printed runners to the public recently, but only a few hundred pairs were made available - although they retailed for $333, you'll now find them on eBay for upwards of $3,000. That commitment falls in line with what it has been doing with its Parley sneakers, which are made from recycled ocean plastic and are now being sold in stores. The tech will allow Adidas to manufacture 3D-printed shoes on a large scale, with the company planning to ship 100,000 pairs by the end of 2018. In this particular case, that was used to make and shape the shoe's midsole, while the upper is made out of Adidas' Primeknit material. According to Carbon 3D, the Sillicon Valley firm who developed it, this process is capable of making "durable, high-performance" 3D parts, unlike other conventional 3D printing methods. ![]() Last week, the sportswear giant revealed Futurecraft 4D, a sneaker designed partially with a manufacturing technology called Digital Light Synthesis, which creates 3D objects by mixing light and oxygen with programmable liquid resins. ![]() Adidas is getting serious about turning its 3D-printed concepts into consumer products. ![]()
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