昨天，我作为一个高知名度，高价值领域的时装界谈到了3D打印的新颖应用。好吧，也许特朗普时尚是运动，特别是足球的少数部门之一？将两者融合在一起，人们总是会认真对待这两个 - 全球广泛的兴趣和数十亿美元的收入总是引起大行业参与者的关注 - 因此，得知耐克是公司，这并不令人惊讶在曲线之前发射蒸气激光爪足球靴，哪个’incorporates a revolutionary 3D printed plate that will help football athletes perform at their best.’
现在，耐克（顺便说一句，锐步，匡威，克拉克和阿迪达斯）多年来一直在其产品开发过程中使用3D打印技术。蒸气激光爪也是这种情况 - 3D打印使Nike“在传统时间范围内和重量的一小部分中”在一小部分内制作了功能齐全的板和牵引系统。SLS流程允许通过传统制造过程进行工程和创建形状，以及在数小时内而不是几个月内进行设计更新的能力，以真正加速创新过程。”
So far this is nothing new – but there is something significantly new about this story and that is that 3D printing is now being used as a final manufacturing technique by Nike, who invests millions in its R&D and works with some of the worlds top athletes to achieve optimal performance from its products.
According to Nike: “The quest for acceleration and speed has long been the north star for athletes across sport, and in order to excel in the game of football [Ed: at least in the US], the mastery of these skills is seen in the 40-yard dash. In a version built to master the 40, the Nike Vapor Laser Talon [boot] weighs a mere 5.6 oz. and is specifically designed for optimal traction on football turf and helping athletes maintain their “drive stance” longer,” — all enabled by the SLS 3D printing process. This goes some way to highlight the positive developments with materials for 3D printing, which for years were the weak point in the technology spectrum. There are no specs on the material used for this app, but it has to have flexural strength to withstand the very obvious stresses it will be subjected to.
To develop this specific product Nike designers worked with elite trainers within Nike SPARQ as well as long time partner and gold medal sprinter Michael Johnson to understand how he and his team at Michael Johnson Performance train football athletes for the 40.
根据MJP表演总监Lance Walker的说法，运动员的“零步”是一个关键点，可以使运动员40次打破或破坏运动员。在第一步之前的那一刻，他的推进速度和加速度得到了确定。到那时，一切都与几何形状有关。
“Nike’s new 3D printed plate is contoured to allow football athletes to maintain their drive position longer and more efficiently, helping them accelerate faster through the critical first 10 yards of the 40,” said Johnson. “Translated to the game of football, mastering the Zero Step can mean the difference between a defensive lineman sacking the quarterback or getting blocked.”
因此，我认为我们可以将其视为读到新的防滑钉（靴子）只能由这项运动的顶级运动员佩戴，而不是您和我可以从Sports Direct或JJB Sports购买的普通花园品种。这种发展与数量制造无关，而是超级票上的性能提高。但是 - 对于像耐克这样的公司，投资收益来自品牌和与合适的团队相关联！
Still, another cool, high profile brand showing the best of 3D printing. Always a good thing.
Source:Nike Inc
