OESH庐 Shoes 3D Prints 100% Recyclable Soles Using 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 TPU Elastomers
THE WOODLANDS, Texas 鈥� OESH庐 Shoes (OESH), the U.S. footwear brand that makes women鈥檚 shoes that are 鈥渉ealthy by design,鈥� has been evaluating how 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站鈥檚 thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) materials can be used to create a 100% recyclable shoe sole via 3D printing 鈥� with positive results.
Founded by Casey Kerrigan, a Harvard M.D., OESH Shoes has been providing women with innovative, healthy footwear since 2011. As an internationally known researcher, who studied the effects of footwear on health, Kerrigan discovered that many common features of shoes can adversely affect posture and joints. She subsequently created OESH Shoes to translate her research findings into the design of healthy shoes.
When OESH contacted 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站, seeking advice about the ideal material to use for 3D printing soles, 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站鈥檚 footwear team recommended TPU materials that had the specific comfort and performance properties OESH desired. Keen to offer environmentally-conscious customers a fully recyclable shoe, Kerrigan and 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站 worked together to evaluate the material and determine whether it could be shredded at the end of the shoe鈥檚 life cycle and recycled for re-use.聽
OESH put 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站鈥檚 TPU to the test 鈥� producing a series of soles using OESH鈥檚 unique 3D printing technique, which creates parts directly from pellets. The soles were then recycled into pellets and put back into the 3D manufacturing process. The next step was to test the new recycled sole against those made from virgin materials. Results showed that the recycled sole had the same functionality as the original sole 鈥� with no drop-in performance properties.
Casey Kerrigan said: 鈥淎t OESH Shoes we are committed to making shoes that are not only the healthiest shoes on the planet, but also the healthiest shoes for the planet. We are constantly innovating and developing new technologies and manufacturing processes that minimize carbon emissions, toxins and waste. We are excited about our latest discovery 鈥� that using 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站鈥檚 TPU elastomers, OESH鈥檚 signature soles are now not only 100% healthy, but 100% recyclable.鈥澛犅�
Jason Smith, Global Innovation Project Manager at 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站, said: 鈥淎s a business, we are committed to helping our customers meet their sustainability ambitions 鈥� whether that鈥檚 delivering products that require less energy to process or supplying materials that can be recycled back into new items at the end of their life. We are pleased to have worked with the team at OESH Shoes 鈥� giving them the means to create a fully recyclable shoe, which can have a positive impact on the environment, as well as on the wearer鈥檚 health.鈥澛�
For more information about 乐天堂fun88(中国区)官方网站鈥檚 range of TPU elastomers and their use in the footwear industry, please contact: [email protected] or visit: /markets/footwear
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Released September 22, 2020