阿迪達斯發佈Futurecraft 4D跑鞋 採用最新3D打印技術
adidas just debuted its newest shoe -- which has a 3D-printed sole.
日前，阿迪達斯推出了最新款運動鞋——它的鞋底採用了3D打印技術。The German company said 5,000 of the "Futurecraft 4D" shoes will be available at retail stores in the fall and winter.
這家德國公司表示，今年秋冬時節，這一名爲“未來工藝4D”的運動鞋將會有5000雙上市出售。It plans to start mass producing them next year and expects to have made more than 100,000 pairs by the end of 2018. The company would not disclose where the shoes will be manufactured.
該公司計劃於明年開始批量生產，至2018年底銷量有望增至10萬雙。不過該公司目前並未透露在哪裏生產這些鞋子。
Adidas partnered with Silicon Valley-based startup Carbon to create the shoe, which uses a new technology called digital light synthesis.
阿迪達斯此次與硅谷初創公司Carbon合作，攜手生產這些使用一種名爲數字光合成的新技術的鞋子。
3D printed materials are often rigid or malleable and wouldn't work well for a shoe. But with Carbon's technology, the material is springy and able to bounce back almost instantaneously.
3D打印材料通常比較硬且有延展性，用在鞋子上並不是非常好。不過，有了Carbon公司的新技術，材料會變得有彈性，幾乎能即刻回彈。The technology works by using UV lasers to project a pattern for a midsole liquid. The light turns the liquid into a solid and the result is a flexible, but durable, midsole.
這項打印技術利用紫外線將液態樹脂聚合物作成鞋底液態模型，再將液體固化，最終成爲柔韌的、耐用的鞋底夾層。The technology could save time and money in the production process and will allow for greater customization.
這項技術省時，成本也低，並能進行更大量的定製。"We can produce up to 100 times faster than other 3D printing and additive manufacturing processes," an Adidas spokesperson told CNNTech.
阿迪達斯公司一位發言人向CNN科技透露：“我們會以比其他3D打印和增量製造流程快100倍的速度生產。”
