The UA ArchiTech Futurist Floats Atop 3D Printed Midsoles
These limited edition sneakers are outfitted with a 3D printed heel, designed to protect the feet during lifting, training, and running.
Get used to seeing “3D printed midsoles” as an increasingly advertised feature accompanying the announcement of new sneakers. Joining the likes of adidas and New Balance, both who’ve ventured into developing proprietary adaptive 3D printed midsoles, Under Armor recently unveiled the UA ArchiTech Futurist ? a limited edition 3D printed sneaker designed for the Crossfit demographic.
The ArchiTech Futurist is the evolutionary progeny of Under Armour’s UA Architech, a shoe concept that won the Advanced Concepts Technical Competition at last year’s AMUG Conference. Sporting a similar interlocking lattice structure as its predecessor, the ArchiTech Futurist TPU midsoles are also made possible using selective laser sintering (SLS), resulting in the characteristic lattice work. The 3D printed heel section is purported to return energy with every press toward the heel, catering to weight lifting exercises of Crossfitters. The proprietary 3D heel structure was formulated by Lehmann & Voss & Co., a chemical engineering company specializing in technological material development.
The feedback has been really tremendous. The big thing that I?ve heard consistently from the athletes is, ?I can train longer; my joints don?t hurt.? It really solves a problem because we were really trying to go from a Cro...
Get used to seeing “3D printed midsoles” as an increasingly advertised feature accompanying the announcement of new sneakers. Joining the likes of adidas and New Balance, both who’ve ventured into developing proprietary adaptive 3D printed midsoles, Under Armor recently unveiled the UA ArchiTech Futurist ? a limited edition 3D printed sneaker designed for the Crossfit demographic.
The ArchiTech Futurist is the evolutionary progeny of Under Armour’s UA Architech, a shoe concept that won the Advanced Concepts Technical Competition at last year’s AMUG Conference. Sporting a similar interlocking lattice structure as its predecessor, the ArchiTech Futurist TPU midsoles are also made possible using selective laser sintering (SLS), resulting in the characteristic lattice work. The 3D printed heel section is purported to return energy with every press toward the heel, catering to weight lifting exercises of Crossfitters. The proprietary 3D heel structure was formulated by Lehmann & Voss & Co., a chemical engineering company specializing in technological material development.
The feedback has been really tremendous. The big thing that I?ve heard consistently from the athletes is, ?I can train longer; my joints don?t hurt.? It really solves a problem because we were really trying to go from a Cro...
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