(506) 2240-6804
Stock gumshoe 3d printing
3D Printing | Stock Gumshoe
Articles
June 5, 2020 / zippyd
The ‘Next big thing’ 5-10 year time range (3d Printing and biofabrication)
So currently we are working on the short term 5G, sell-driving vehicles, AI/DL/ML, and electric vehicles.I have strong interest in Blockchain, financial privacy (I am tired of being taxed 5 times for every dollar and for even investments in Crypto). But also it provides a OpenBanking, OpenTrading. Crypto is not just ’coins’ the Blockchain is […]
Leave a comment Read Article »June 5, 2020 / zippyd
The ‘Next big thing’ 5-10 year time range (3d Printing and biofabrication)
So currently we are working on the short term 5G, sell-driving vehicles, AI/DL/ML, and electric vehicles.I have strong interest in Blockchain, financial privacy (I am tired of being taxed 5 times for every dollar and for even investments in Crypto). But also it provides a OpenBanking, OpenTrading. Crypto is not just ’coins’ the Blockchain is […]
April 2, 2014 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
Shorts, Values, and Quick Takeaways: Thoughts on the Pre-Conference Workshop
I always like to squeeze in the pre-conference workshop at the Value Investing Congress, because in that much smaller group we tend to get more discussion and deeper analysis… and the stories aren’t all blogged by a hundred people and on CNBC, so there’s usually time to consider them. It takes me some time after […]
8 Comments Read Article »February 13, 2014 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
“Healthcare’s Next Big Game-Changer”
We’re well on our way to piling another foot of snow here atop Gumshoe Mountain, so I’ll keep today’s missive brief — there’s sledding to do, after all, and little Gumshoes out of school and craving amusement.
I was skimming through a recent teaser pitch by Andy Obermueller for his Game-Changing Stocks letter, and it’s […]
December 11, 2012 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
“You really could retire on this one stock* — even if you’re already in your 60s!”
You might notice that asterisk in the headline — Nicholas Vardy’s publisher, Roger Michalski, used the asterisk to note that he’s only releasing this “one stock” to the first 500 people to sign up … I’ll use the asterisk to tell you something else: *not really Sometimes people do “retire on one stock” — but […]
31 Comments Read Article »August 15, 2012 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
“Unmistakable Signal is Flashing ‘Buy'” (David Gardner’s Motley Fool pick)
“The ‘unmistakable signal’ that could lead YOU to profits of 246%, 631%, even 1,425% “Only one in a thousand investors has even heard of it.
But it’s delivered them an average return of 140% for more than ten years running. “And the signal just started flashing AGAIN — pointing them to a surging stock that […]
June 15, 2012 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
June Idea of the Month — Print me up, Scotty
I should preface this by saying that though I tend to be gadget-happy and lust for the latest toys from tech-world … I still tend to think that many fabulou breathroughs are dumb ideas that will never catch on. After all, not everyone can be as silly as me, right? I was convinced that putting […]
12 Comments Read Article »March 6, 2012 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
“Forget about Facebook — Let’s Make Some REAL Money” (Motley Fool)
I don’t necessarily like to gang up on the same publisher two days in a row — but, well, the great legions of Gumshoe readers are asking for it, and we do aim to please.
So just like yesterday, today we’re digging through some Motley Fool foofaraw, an ad they’ve been sending out this week […]
Comments
3D Systems (DDD) | Stock Gumshoe
Articles
December 23, 2021 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
Friday File: Year In Review
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year and a lovely solstice and holiday season to you, whichever traditions you choose to embrace.
It’s awfully dark and cold here in New England as the year begins to turn, and I hope you’ve got enough love and friendship to keep you warm… I’m having a nice end of the […]
January 4, 2021 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
What are Mampilly’s “Three Hottest Space Stocks to Buy Right Now?”
Paul Mampilly is out with a new teaser pitch for his intro level Profits Unlimited newsletter ($47/yr), and it’s built on the big picture themes of patriotism, thirst for exploration, and “A bold plan to make Mars our ‘Second Planet.’” You can almost hear the swelling strings of Bill Conti’s theme music for The Right […]
17 Comments Read Article »December 23, 2020 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
Top Teaser Stocks of 2020
Every year we call out a “turkey” stock teaser around Thanksgiving time and poke a bit of fun at some terrible investment ideas… … so it seems only fair to highlight a few winners as well, and this week, when we’re getting ready to close down for the holiday, seems a good time to spread […]
117 Comments Read Article »December 2, 2020 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
Mampilly’s “America 2.
0” and his “#1 Stock for 2021” I published an article on January 13, 2020 about Mampilly’s “America 2.0” pitch and his “#1 Stock for 2020”, and though that ad is largely unchanged we’re seeing it a lot again now — most recently, the ads from Banyan Hill now say that this is “My No. 1 Stock for 2021,” and present this […]
25 Comments Read Article »August 4, 2020 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
DeHaemer’s 5 Disruptor Stocks for “New Normal” Pandemic Millionaires
This spiel from Christian DeHaemer touches on many of the “trend” stories that investment pundits have been talking about in recent years, with a pitch about the “new normal” and the five big trends that will make you rich. It’s an ad for his Bull and Bust Report newsletter ($99 for the first year, renews […]
14 Comments Read Article »March 25, 2020 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
Mampilly’s “#1 Stock for 2020” — Latest emails say “$10 Stock Gets ‘All In’ Buy Alert on Coronavirus News”
A version of this article was published on January 13, 2020, when Mampilly’s ads first called this his “#1 Stock for 2020”, and though the ad is unchanged we’re seeing it a lot again now — most recently, the ads from Banyan Hill now say that this “$10 Stock Gets ‘All In’ Buy Alert on […]
94 Comments Read Article »May 28, 2015 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
3D Printing Gen2: “The World’s Most Disruptive Growth Market is Taking Off – Again!”
Tyler Laundon at Top Stock Insights has a new pitch out for the return of 3D printing as an investing phenomenon — if you’ve been watching the pundits or the newsletters for any length of time, you probably remember the huge push that the 3D printing stocks got in the press starting a few years […]
47 Comments Read Article »April 2, 2014 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
Shorts, Values, and Quick Takeaways: Thoughts on the Pre-Conference Workshop
I always like to squeeze in the pre-conference workshop at the Value Investing Congress, because in that much smaller group we tend to get more discussion and deeper analysis… and the stories aren’t all blogged by a hundred people and on CNBC, so there’s usually time to consider them.
It takes me some time after […]
February 20, 2014 / theblindsquirrel
Just For the Record
[Ed. note: Today we have another article from Jim Skelton, the Blind Squirrel, who is sharing his experiences as a financial advisor with us. He has agreed to our trading restrictions, the opinions he expresses are his own, and we haven’t reviewed, approved or screened his ideas. His previous articles can be seen here.] Hello, fellow […]
37 Comments Read Article »February 13, 2014 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
“Healthcare’s Next Big Game-Changer”
We’re well on our way to piling another foot of snow here atop Gumshoe Mountain, so I’ll keep today’s missive brief — there’s sledding to do, after all, and little Gumshoes out of school and craving amusement. I was skimming through a recent teaser pitch by Andy Obermueller for his Game-Changing Stocks letter, and it’s […]
30 Comments Read Article »February 14, 2013 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
Whadda we love? Ridiculous promises!
Well, and we also love you — of course.
Just wanted to make sure you know that on this lovely Valentine’s Day. We are inundated every day with email ads that our loyal readers forward on to us, and we appreciate every one — we want to know who’s promising you 1,000% returns, or who’s […]
December 26, 2012 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
Top Teases of 2012!
We spend a fair amount of time picking on the worst teaser picks made by newsletter publishers in their advertisements … particularly around Thanksgiving, when we highlight the Turkey of the Year for a bit of fun (and to help remind folks of how far story stocks can fall, regardless of the smooth words of […]
20 Comments Read Article »December 11, 2012 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
“You really could retire on this one stock* — even if you’re already in your 60s!”
You might notice that asterisk in the headline — Nicholas Vardy’s publisher, Roger Michalski, used the asterisk to note that he’s only releasing this “one stock” to the first 500 people to sign up … I’ll use the asterisk to tell you something else: *not really Sometimes people do “retire on one stock” — but […]
31 Comments Read Article »August 15, 2012 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
“Unmistakable Signal is Flashing ‘Buy'” (David Gardner’s Motley Fool pick)
“The ‘unmistakable signal’ that could lead YOU to profits of 246%, 631%, even 1,425% “Only one in a thousand investors has even heard of it.
But it’s delivered them an average return of 140% for more than ten years running. “And the signal just started flashing AGAIN — pointing them to a surging stock that […]
July 24, 2012 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
“Grow Rich on the ‘Third Industrial Revolution That Will Change the Face of Manufacturing'” (Nicholas Vardy)
I do love it when newsletters are teasing themes that we’re familiar with (they tend to run in fads, just like everything else), and especially when they give specific dates by which you need to act in order to reap these fabulou rewards. Not that the dates always really mean anything — sometimes they’re predictions […]
8 Comments Read Article »June 15, 2012 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
June Idea of the Month — Print me up, Scotty
I should preface this by saying that though I tend to be gadget-happy and lust for the latest toys from tech-world … I still tend to think that many fabulou breathroughs are dumb ideas that will never catch on.
After all, not everyone can be as silly as me, right? I was convinced that putting […]
May 15, 2012 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
“Radical Tech Dividends” — Opportunity Last Seen in 2004 (Michael Robinson)
Well, it didn’t take Michael Robinson long to alight on a new letter — the former editor of American Wealth Underground left his publisher and newsletter a while back (don’t know why, or if it was voluntary) and has now moved to Money Map Press. Both publishers (his old one was Insiders Strategy Group) are […]
6 Comments Read Article »March 6, 2012 / Travis Johnson, Stock Gumshoe
“Forget about Facebook — Let’s Make Some REAL Money” (Motley Fool)
I don’t necessarily like to gang up on the same publisher two days in a row — but, well, the great legions of Gumshoe readers are asking for it, and we do aim to please.
So just like yesterday, today we’re digging through some Motley Fool foofaraw, an ad they’ve been sending out this week […]
Comments
How Nike 3D Prints Unique Running Shoes for Elite Runners / Sudo Null IT News
Nike recently released a pair of shoes designed with Eliud Kipchoge, the man who nearly broke the two-hour marathon barrier last year.
This is the first shoe to be designed by a computer and printed on a 3D printer. The previous version, developed by Nike and Breaking2, saw Kipchoga break several world records. The organizers of the competition were even called to equate it with doping. The new one uses a special super lightweight plastic and generative design to push runners even further.
Computational ("generative") design is the latest fashion trend in the production and 3D printing of clothing and footwear. If earlier architects, designers and fashion designers used their experience and intuition to create the appearance of products, now computers can help them with this. They are beginning to be used not only as tools for drawing objects, as a replacement for pencil and paper. They become full participants in the process, partners who can make the approach to creating things more logical. One of the main advantages is that if you involve algorithms in the process of designing things, it will be much easier to create virtual models that are close to reality in order to check how changes in certain parameters show themselves.
This is how the new Vaporfly Elite Flyprint, Nike's latest pride, was developed. The company announced them on April 17. You can’t buy them, they are only for elite runners, marathoners, and are designed with the participation of the best of them - Kenyan Eliud Kipchoge.
Prior to this, Kipchoge was famous for his 2016 Olympic gold in the marathon and the best results of all time on the courses of the Hamburg, London and Berlin marathons. The previous Nike sneakers – Zoom Vaporfly Elite 4% – helped him with this. All these records were a test of a shoe that Nike (which invested more than $30 million in their development) was supposed to speed up a person by 4% and allow him to run a marathon for the first time in less than 2 hours.
We already wrote about this gigantic project in the article "Epic story about the race to 1:59:59". Few believed that such an undertaking could succeed. And they were right: Kipchoge failed. In May 2017, he ran a marathon in 2:00:25, setting an unofficial world record and surpassing the previous time by more than two minutes, but the 2 hour barrier has yet to be broken.
Nike then said that this was not the end. Not for nothing that their scientists knocked out tattoos with the numbers 1:59:59, and in the Kenyan forests of Kaptagat they built a laboratory to test the endurance of athletes.
Since May 2017, almost nothing has been heard from them, and now, a year after the failed race attempt, there is new news from the laboratory: they have developed the Vaporfly Elite FlyPrint. If the previous shoes allowed the athlete to run 4% faster, then this one not only speeds it up, but also makes running comfortable.
When creating shoes, all the requests of Kipchoge were taken into account, and the final design of the sneaker elements was made by a computer according to the specified parameters. In the previous shoes, the main feature was the ZoomX foam, which is durable and very light. The highlight of the new model is the upper of the shoe (“socket” and everything except the sole and tongue) from FlyPrint. As the name implies, tsimes is that all this is printed "on the fly" at the request of a particular athlete.
For this, a special 3D printer, also developed by Nike, and a patented polymer composition are used.
The material is attached to the ZoomX insole using a special adhesive that is strong and almost weightless. Outwardly, the shoes look like ordinary sneakers, only a little more “transparent” and fragile in appearance. The material is strong, but plastic, like fabric, and very thin, a few millimeters. Fans of massive, “masculine” FlyPrint sneakers are unlikely to appreciate it.
The tongue, heel and other outer parts of the shoe are made from FlyKnit polyester fabric and do not require glue or stitching to connect to the FlyPrint plastic, saving another fraction of a gram. The process of joining materials, according to the developers, is most reminiscent of spraying layers of paint on furniture or a car.
Computers have helped with product development almost from the moment they were invented. It is difficult to imagine an industrial designer or architect who does not use any CAD system.
But computational design is an evolution of this concept, which has begun to gain popularity literally in recent years, along with the development of neural networks and AI. Trainable systems trained on hundreds of thousands of examples generally achieve better results than humans when tasked with optimizing specific parameters. Nike feeds its model the physical conditions in which the sneaker needs to perform, and indicates which indicators are prioritized (minimum weight, sufficient endurance in specific areas, etc.).
For a human, building the best structure would be too complex and time-consuming task. Especially if it is supposed to make each pair of sneakers for its runner. The machine, on the other hand, does all the calculations and design development in a few minutes.
The already released version of the Vaporfly Elite FlyPrint used data from the Kenyan laboratory in Kaptagata: the forces with which Eliud Kipchoge's legs act on the material during the run.
This data, along with information about the properties of Nike's proprietary polymer, allowed the shoe to be optimized at each specific point. The upper layer of the sneaker is made extremely thin, but with the condition that it must withstand a marathon at such maximum loads.
Eliud's comments on shoes
And when Kipchoge complained about some inconvenience or said that he would like to get a little more support in front of the toe, the team could enter this parameter into the system and release it for the athlete within one day the new upper of the sneaker with the mentioned changes. Previously, such a process, from the creation of a design to the production of a finished batch, took up to 9 months. The development team says that they can now also easily adapt the shoe to any foot size, with the right proportions of all materials.
Kipchoge and Nike ended up with a very light shoe. Just switching to the new FlyPrint polymer immediately reduced the weight of the sneaker by 12 grams.
During the Berlin Marathon, one of Eliud's big problems with his previous Zoom Vaporfly was that his shoes held water in the rain. Sweat did not have time to evaporate in time with high humidity in the atmosphere, and the athlete's feet began to grapple worse with the inside of the shoe. In addition, the shoes were gaining weight. This will not happen with FlyPrint material. The top here is so porous that it is almost transparent. The drainage problem has been fixed. And Kipchoge himself, according to him, especially likes the “feeling of flight” from all the air that sneaks into his shoes while running.
FlyPrint Prototypes
Generative design combined with 3D printers is turning the way footwear is made upside down right now. Adidas and Carbon have focused on insoles and outsoles with printed basketball and street shoes, while Nike makes sneakers for elite runners. Products made in this way can be changed at least every day, adjusting to a specific type of foot or to fashion requirements.
The designer-programmer becomes the manufacturer. He does not need a large factory and dozens of employees to realize his idea. And with the help of a computer, the final product is even higher quality. Reminds me of how Levi's started using lasers to make jeans. Instead of a team of workers using sandblasting, permanganate sprays and other chemicals to create the desired patterns on the surface of the fabric, now it is done by one "photoshopper" that shows the laser where to shoot. Other people are needed only to bring the blanks.
Eliud Kipchoge and Nike-affiliated runners will wear their new Vaporfly Elite FlyPrint for the first time at the London Marathon on April 22nd. This weekend, several thousand pairs of shoes will be available for purchase in London through the Nike app. They are supposed to start at $600, but there are fears that eBay dealers will grab most of the sneakers.
P.S. It is much more profitable to take clothes and shoes in the USA.
At Nike, adidas and New Balance, prices are often one and a half to two times lower, not to mention more variety. And we can deliver the purchase to Russia, Pochtoy.com. From $8.99 for half a kilo. Sign up with the Geektimes code to get $7 credited to your account to start.
3D printing in shoe manufacturing
We recently talked about the use of 3D printing to create orthopedic insoles, which was brought back from Formnext 2017, and there we also saw a prototype Adidas sneaker with a 3D printed sole. This is an interesting topic, let's delve into it a little more.
Major sports shoe manufacturers are investing considerable time and money into developing ways to apply 3D printing to the footwear industry. Companies like Reebok, Under Armor, Adidas, Nike and New Balance are showing that they see 3D printing as the future of the footwear industry.
What is it, advertising and PR on the hype raised around additive technologies, or a sober calculation and a look into the future?
Let's try to figure it out.
Under Armor
3D printing company EOS North America Inc and Under Armor have joined forces to develop the commercial production of 3D shoes.
EOS North America and Under Armor partner to help Under Armor scale their 3D printed footwear business.
The use of laser sintering technology, as well as the use of EOS's experience in industrial 3D production, will help develop Under Armor's shoe business. Together they intend to work on the composition of new powders and the development of sintering technology.
Under Armor plans to use EOS technology to 3D print shoe parts from powder.
To highlight their partnership, at Formnext 2017, the companies showcased UA's new ArchiTech Futurist footwear together.
Nike
Nike also designs shoes using 3D printing technology. In 2017, Footwear News wrote:
“Prodways' 3D printed shoe parts, insoles and soles made from thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) are being used to speed up the production of running shoes and improve their performance.
Although Nike has not yet announced mass production of 3D printed shoes, company executives appreciate the potential of Prodways materials and 3D printers to improve shoe quality and increase production speed.”
Nike is using 3D printing in prototyping with French company Prodways.
Nike has already created 3D printed shoes, although they were non-serial products for professional athletes.
For example, in 2013 the company introduced and in 2014 released 3D printed football boots and running shoes.
New Balance
New Balance launched a running shoe in 2016 with a fully 3D printed Zante Generate sole.
Zante Generate is a New Balance running shoe with a fully 3D printed sole, created in collaboration with 3D Systems.
Working with 3D Systems, NB used DuraForm TPU powder to 3D print sneaker parts.
The soles were printed using SLS technology, a trial batch consisted of 44 pairs.
Reebok
Reebok is no stranger to 3D printing, back in 2016 the company introduced its new Liquid Factory 3D technology.
Reebok's first 3D printed sneaker was called the Liquid Speed.
The Reebok Future team, which is responsible for introducing new technologies at Reebok, has partnered with the chemical giant BASF, which developed the 3D printing resin used by the company.
Head of Reebok Development, Bill McInnis, says:
With this process, we can create an entire shoe by programming a robot to draw it, layer by layer, from a high-strength liquid material. This results in a sole with completely new properties, much more resilient than traditional sneaker rubber soles, and transmitting momentum more precisely.
Liquid Factory creates a shoe that stretches and wraps around the foot for 360-degree support.>>
The company didn't stop there. Together with the Modla design studio, they developed the Modla X Reebok 3D, a 3D printed training mask for athletes.
The polymer part of the mask, which was designed using Ultimaker 2 FDM printers for prototyping, is produced using EOS 3D printers using SLS technology.
The inner parts, silicone, and soft part of the mask, made of Flexweave material, were laser cut.
The mask is designed to limit the access of air, which increases the load on the lungs and contributes to the endurance training of the body as a whole. The load is adjusted by turning the front of the mask, which switches the silicone valves inside.
The following functionality is not announced, but - we think that, with some minor refinement, the mask will also serve as a respirator from urban dust, which is so much in the air in hot weather.
Adidas
In 2017, Adidas announced a partnership with Silicon Valley-based Carbon.
One of the leading brands in the advancement of 3D printing in footwear, Adidas has partnered with Carbon to apply a 3D printed outsole made with their Digital Light Synthesis (DLS) technology in a Futurecraft 4D model.
Together they created the Futurecraft 4D 3D printed insole. This is not only an interesting technical solution, but also a hot topic - the number of mentions on Instagram is growing.
Marvel comic book hero Black Panther
Canadian model Adrianna Ho
Sneakers on sale from mid-February, cost about $300.
Digital Light Synthesis is a Carbon process that uses breathable optics, digital projection and pre-set photopolymer resins to produce durable polymer products. Futurecraft 4D is Adidas' first application of DLS technology.
DLS gives products strength and elasticity.
Carbon claims their unique technology will provide never-before-seen durability, strength and resilience to 3D printed products. Adidas is aiming to release 100,000 pairs of shoes using this technology by the end of 2018.
This is not Adidas' first experience with additive manufacturing. A few years ago, the company collaborated with Shining 3D to design the Springblade sneaker.
The management of Adidas was quite an experiment and was going to continue cooperation with Shining 3D, but something didn’t work out - we didn’t hear about their joint activities anymore, there was only a mention of Adidas on the Shining 3D website, among partners.
DIY
Some simple types of shoes can already be printed by any owner of a conventional FDM-3D printer. For these purposes, even the simplest Prusa is suitable, as you can see in this video:
Slippers, shoe soles, uppers for costume shoes (for cosplay or carnival).
Thingivers and other 3D sharing resources are full of such projects.
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:980191
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:597498
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:1178775
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2314052
https:/ /www.thingiverse.com/thing:1587947
There are also real works of art.
Of course, the strength and convenience of such homemade products is a big question, but this is only the beginning.
Conclusions
As you can see, despite the raised advertising hype, quite working models are created, which often surpass shoes made by traditional methods, not only in terms of consumer properties, but also in terms of manufacturability in production.
3D printing in shoe production gives less weight to shoes, more opportunities to change elasticity and stiffness, due to the complex internal structure of the print, plus the widest field for designing and inventing new forms that would be impossible to create using traditional methods.
