Additive Companion
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FASHIONID 130638

Ammonite

Submitted by

  • Additive Companion
    Additive Companion

Designer / Owner

  • FR
    Fernando Romero
Industry
Consumer Goods
Sub-Industry
Fashion, Footwear
Year
2015
Country
Mexico

Summary

Combining PA12 and TPU in footwear as part of the United Nude "Reinventing Shoes" project.

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Technology Details

Printer Technology
SLS (Industrial)
Printer Category
Powder Bed Fusion
Material
Nylon PA12
Material Type
Nylon
Feedstock Form
Powder
Finishing
Dyeing, Dyed

Process Steps

Printer category: Powder Bed Fusion

  1. 1
    Step 1Printing
    Technology
    SLS (Industrial)
    Material
    Nylon PA12
  2. 2
    Step 2Post-processing
    Post-processing Type
    Dyeing

Application Profile

Cost per Part

€€€€

€100–€499.99

Indicative single unit production cost at time of manufacture.

Complexity

Complex

Requires specialised knowledge and deeper analysis.

Project Scale

Editions

Project Field

Commercial

Sustainability Rating

★☆☆

Can depend heavily on virgin fossil fuels, produce harmful emissions, and yield non-recyclable materials. Involves high energy consumption during material manufacturing. As an AM material, requires some re-processing after use. This rating relates to the technology type only. The design, purpose and longevity of the entire object can offset any of the technology type's negative sustainability credentials.

User Level

Professional

Key Advantages

Complex Geometry

Points of Interest

Hybrid

Recognition

Press