Top 5 Videos: Nike Uses 3D Printing to Customize its Sneakers

It’s that time of the week again! As with every Sunday, here you will find the top 5 3D printing videos that we found from the week. First check out the Nike x Acronym Blazer sneakers and their 3D printed clips before turning towards a Rolls Royce 3D printed body kit. Next, you can watch 3Dnatives’ latest webinar wherein Vital Auto discussed how SLS and SLA can be used to make the concept cars of tomorrow. To finish it off, see how 3D printing could become the solution to the American housing crisis and how you could 3D print a replica of your own pet. Happy Sunday and happy watching!

Top 1: 3D Print Parts for the Nike x Acronym Blazer Sneakers

One of the increasingly popular ways that 3D printing is being used for consumer goods is through its customization abilities. And that is certainly the case in the next video. Andrew Sink takes a closer look at the Nike x Acronym Blazer sneakers which as you can see are able to be customized thanks to 3D printing. Andrew walks you through the different steps of scanning, adapting the design and finally printing and fitting the 3D printed clips for the sneakers. The best part? Users can certainly order the sneakers to their specifications, but these files are open and available for anyone to 3D print at home. Find out more in the video below:

Top 2: A 3D Printed Bodykit for a Rolls Royce

In this video from RDB LA, a family-owned auto business that works on cars in California, you can see the employees address a number of issues related to cars. The one that interested us most was the Rolls Royce Cullinan. The team was looking to test a wide body kit that will be coming out soon and to do so they turned to, you guessed it, 3D printing! See how it looks in the video below.