Dassault Systèmes and ASICS have opened a studio in Paris to check a brand new service offering personalised sockliners on-demand.
The merchandise might be personalised for particular person foot form, with 3D printing know-how used to supply the sockliners.
The ASICS Personalization Studio is an ultra-compact manufacturing facility, with a modular construction combining Dassault Systèmes’ 3DEXPERIENCE platform and digital twin know-how with ASICS’ proprietary know-how in sports activities. Collectively, the companions have stated they’re providing on-site, on-demand manufacturing of shoe elements to satisfy the precise specs of any consumer.
ASICS will leverage its proprietary know-how, supported by Dassault Systèmes’ modelling and simulation know-how, to design the form of sockliners primarily based on particular person foot form knowledge modelled and simulated on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. Superior 3D printing know-how is then used to create the sockliner, with a thick lattice construction created from a extremely versatile materials layered to offer ‘wonderful breathability and softness.’ The precise stage of softness might be assorted for any a part of the foot, which aids bodily restoration by decreasing pressure, whereas additionally enhancing efficiency.
ASICS plans to hold out operational assessments and monitor consumer satisfaction as a part of a trial run for a wider business launch. In 2025, the ASICS Personalization Studio might be transferred to Japan for additional testing, and, sooner or later, the corporate will contemplate making use of the know-how to different footwear merchandise apart from sockliners.
“We’re delighted to collaborate with Dassault Systèmes on the ASICS Personalization Studio. Our partnership leverages the superior know-how and experience of two industry-leading corporations to offer optimum worth to every buyer, serving to them stay more healthy, happier lives with merchandise that reply to their particular person wants,” stated Mitsuyuki Tominaga, President and COO, Consultant Director of ASICS.
“We share ASICS’ dedication to improvements that enhance well being and well-being. Our partnership displays this by demonstrating a holistic method to manufacturing that prioritizes the patron expertise,” added Pascal Daloz, CEO, Dassault Systèmes. “It additionally exhibits how the digital world is catalysing the twenty first century economic system. By way of their basis in science, our digital twins allow {industry} to not solely enhance the efficiency and the expertise of merchandise however to advance extra sustainable enterprise fashions.”
LuxCreo Expands Partnership with ASICS
ASICS has additionally expanded its partnership with LuxCreo to allow fast native supply of personalised 3D printed sneakers and insoles.
LuxCreo 3D Printing Sensible Manufacturing facility, a full 3D printing know-how stack, is a part of ASICS Personalization Studio, which additionally leverages Dassault Systèmes’ know-how, to ship a straightforward scan, design, print end-to-end course of for personalised sneakers and insoles.
“Numerous buyer wants throughout totally different sports activities require us to rework the way in which we make our merchandise so they’re actually personalised,” stated Genki Hatano, lead researcher within the Inexperienced Manufacturing Analysis Crew, Future Creation Dept., ASICS Institute of Sport Science (ISS). “Our analysis with athletes exhibits they really feel the worth of customized footbeds. This has impressed us to think about making personalised footwear accessible to all.”
Combining ASICS’ intensive data in biomechanics, footwear, and lattice construction with a LuxCreo materials that gives elasticity with out everlasting deformation will create distinctive personalised designs for lasting efficiency and luxury, in accordance with the companions.
Localised 3D printing additionally permits for fast cycles, serving to to optimise athlete efficiency and luxury.
“We created a 3D printing platform and ecosystem to ship personalised merchandise,” stated Michael Strohecker, Co-Founder and Chief Income Officer of LuxCreo. “Our 3D Printing Sensible Manufacturing facility supplies personalised merchandise for dental and medical industries, in addition to helps ASICS’ exploration of a brand new enterprise mannequin to rework client knowledge into personalised sneakers that may be manufactured on-demand.”
