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HILOS and its 100% Recyclable 3D Printed Shoes
If you’re curious about the different applications of 3D printing, you are probably aware that several companies have been producing footwear using additive manufacturing. Adidas, Reebok, and New Balance are some of the largest companies to use 3D printing to…
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If you’re curious about the different applications of 3D printing, you are probably aware that several companies have been producing footwear using additive manufacturing. Adidas, Reebok, and New Balance are some of the largest companies to use 3D printing to design parts of their shoes. But they are not the only ones. HILOS, a Portland-based startup founded in 2019, makes shoes by combining 3D printing and leatherworking. A finalist for the “Forward AM Innovation Award”, the young company notably offers a collection of 100% recyclable heeled shoes. To learn more about their manufacturing process, and understand what are the advantages of 3D printing in the footwear industry, 3Dnatives met with Elias Stahl, co-founder, and CEO of HILOS.
3DN: Can you introduce yourself and your company?
I’m Elias Stahl, co-founder and CEO of HILOS. Think of us as a new operating system for consumer products, freeing brands from traditional supply chains, allowing them to make circular product completely on-demand, starting with footwear.
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3DN: Why did you turn to 3D printing?
Our mission is to change the way the world manufactures, allowing us to make only what we need, where we need it, and take the product back when done. On-demand manufacturing requires tool-free production capabilities, and 3D printing is one of the most advanced among them when it comes to design freedom and material breadth. New materials also allow for complete recycling.
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