Research and Markets最近发布了一份关于不断增长的3D打印鞋类市场的报告，预测未来十年全球市场将以19.5%的复合年增长率（CAGR）增长至近60亿美元。这一数字将占2029年所有鞋类收入的1.5%，表明鞋类行业开始以越来越快的速度采用3D打印技术。

Much like the dental segment, the footwear segment is specially poised to benefit from the mass customization and personalization of products enabled by 3D printing. More and more research is telling us that every person’s feet are different, even the two feet of the same person. Only 3D printing can provide bespoke footwear at a cost that’s affordable, and industry players like adidas, Nike, New Balance, and Under Armour are catching on to that fact. Those shoe manufacturers are partnering with 3D printing experts such as 3D Systems, Stratasys, and Carbon to begin offering various personalized footwear products. Additionally, 3D scanning and data capture devices are being developed and rolled out to generate the necessary biometric and topographic information.

Ammonite – Design by Fernando Romero. Production by 3D Systems

Prototyping with 3D printing is already the norm in the footwear industry, though its use is expected to continue to grow. Faster growth is anticipated in 3D printed end-use parts, including insoles, midsoles, and uppers. Personalization isn’t the only driver for this shift as increased performance and comfort are also achieved through 3D printing. The internal geometry of an insole can have a big impact on its spring and cushion, so engineers are pushing their manufacturers to integrate 3D printing technologies.

The Adidas Shoe – Production by Carbon3D

Final parts already represent 34% of all 3D printed footwear revenues so adoption is clearly accelerating. Midsoles are forecasted to represent the majority of future revenues, followed by insoles. Stereolithography (SLA/DLP) vat photopolymerization systems are currently the preferred technology for 3D printing footwear, but powder bed fusion and voxeljet technologies will likely take some of the market share as they’re more ideal for mass production.

Origin: www.3dprinting.com