Porsche and Puma Unveil New 3D Printed Sneakers, 3D MTRX

Puma and Porsche Design, a brand dedicated to sportswear and accessories from the famous car brand, have partnered to design the 3D MTRX sneaker, whose midsole was 3D printed. The midsole has a lattice structure, but is inspired by the Porsche Design logo as it is in actually the pattern is the famous cube of the brand repeated. A shape that would not have been possible to design other than by 3D printing. Moreover, thanks to this production method, the two partners claim that the sole offers better performance in terms of tear resistance, flexibility and mechanical resilience.

3D printed shoe soles, and sometimes complete shoes, are not new. The technique is very popular in the market, especially for customizing products. The global 3D printed footwear market continues to grow and, according to ReportLinker, is expected to grow at a rate of nearly 20% between 2022 and 2027.

The 3D printed midsole

Porsche Design highlights the honeycomb structure of the soles, inspired by the brand’s logo, as well as the elastic resins that make them up, supposedly guaranteeing superior performance, durability and comfort compared to foam soles. In terms of performance, Porsche Design even states that the soles would be able to restore “vertical energy” provided by the user during each stride in the form of horizontal movement forward, up to 83%. The polyurethane thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) used in the 3D MTRX also provide mechanical strength, snag resistance and flexibility, says Porsche Design, which subjected the soles to more than one million compression cycles in laboratory tests.