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With the maturity and widespread application of 3D printing technology, the footwear industry has undergone unprecedented changes. The application of SLA departmentalization and SLM metal melting 3D printing technology in the footwear industry is becoming increasingly widespread, reshaping the entire footwear industry and providing unlimited possibilities for shoe design, manufacturing, and personalized customization.
（3D light curing machine）
SLA departmentalization 3D printing technology
Light curing 3D printing accelerates the design and development process of shoe molds
Footwear products need to constantly develop new products and designs in order to maintain competitiveness in a fiercely competitive market. Shoe mold design is an extremely important step in the shoe mold production process. In traditional footwear industry, during the prototype design stage of new products, CNC production of epoxy resin models for the out sole is usually used before deciding whether to produce.
The design process of traditional shoe molds mainly includes:
1.Develop and extract templates, determine the mold mouth plate, outer panel, side wall curve, etc
2.Draw 2D engineering drawings
3.Building a 3D model
4.Write CAM program
5.Fine carving and processing of wooden molds, followed by confirmation of decoration
6.Demoulding, separating different materials for mold opening
7.Shrinkage, different materials have different shrinkage rates, and different widths and thicknesses need to be considered to set different shrinkage rates
8.Produce and process a complete set of wooden molds for mass production
（The design process of traditional shoe molds mainly includes）
The design process of UV cured shoe molds mainly includes:
1. Develop and extract templates, determine the mold mouth plate, outer panel, side wall curve, etc
（Development and version retrieval）
2. Build 3D model, CAM program automatically generates
（Building a 3D model）
3. Shrinkage, different materials have different shrinkage rates, and different widths and thicknesses need to be considered to set different shrinkage rates
（Shrinkage）
4.Produce and process a complete set of shoe molds for mass production
（3D printing products）
Application scenarios
SLA photo polymerization 3D printing technology plays a significant role in the prototype design stage of the footwear industry, mainly used for making shoe molds and prototypes. By converting digital models into solid parts and then performing photo polymerization treatment, shoe molds with high precision and complex structures can be quickly produced.
（Shoe products）
Application advantages
1.High design freedom: Stereoscopic departmentalization 3D printing, as an efficient digital manufacturing process, breaks through the limitations of complex structures and irregular textures, making product development and design more flexible and diverse. It has the characteristics of speed, precision, and customization that traditional shoe mold manufacturing cannot match, giving more imaginative space for personalized customization in the footwear industry.
2.High production efficiency: SLA technology can achieve rapid production, reducing prototype production from 8-15 days to only 1-2 days, and can print multiple models at once, greatly shortening the research and development cycle and new product launch time of shoe-making enterprises.
3.High precision: In terms of quality and accuracy, SLA technology has high printing precision, which can meet the presentation of complex structures and details in shoe design, achieve better quality control, and produce consistent results compared to traditional CNC.
4.Low cost: Compared to traditional mold making methods, SLA technology comprehensively reduces costs in shoe sample design, molds, and production processes, significantly reducing the production costs of shoe-making enterprises.
