Additive Manufacturing in the Sport industry

Making sport better” is the direct or indirect credo for most professionals working or aspiring to work in the sport industry, and this, regardless of the sport activity. For professionals who are on this mission, a means to an end has often been to rely on the capabilities of technologies; and trust us, there are a lot.

To provide a few figures, there are about 8,000 indigenous sports and sporting games. In this list, over 800 sports are currently said to be played around the world on a regular basis and about 200 sports are recognized sports with national and international federations.

However, Additive Manufacturing technologies have already played a key role for only 12 disciplines out of these 200. What are these AM applications? What are the AM technologies that enable them? What challenges and possible solutions may help sport companies – and eventually providers of AM technologies – move forward?

Additive Manufacturing companies & professionals, together with sport companies but also researchers continue to explore what is possible to achieve in various fields of the sport industry.

Athlete Performance can be enhanced thanks to 3D Printed Insoles with Integrated Sensors

In elite sports, fractions of a second sometimes make the difference between victory and defeat. To optimize their performance, athletes use custom-​made insoles. But people with musculoskeletal pain also turn to insoles to combat...

35 years of AMUG: the how and the why of a volunteering commitment that pushes the AM industry forward

The 2023 edition of AMUG will be held at Hilton Chicago, from March 19 – 23, 2023. If you’re a Communication & Marketing Manager new to this industry and trying to set out your events...

Metal 3D Printing: Renishaw and British Cycling renew partnership for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

On the heels of the 3D printed track bike created for the Tokyo Olympics, global engineering technologies company, Renishaw, and the Great Britain Cycling Team join forces again for an AM production that will...

The 3D Printed airless basketball from Wilson makes Basketball the 16th sport discipline to leverage AM

OEM Wilson Sporting Goods introduced a 3D printed Airless Prototype Basketball during the first round of the AT&T Slam Dunk Contest by Houston Rockets' player, KJ Martin. "This is my first time participating in the NBA...

Joyseat, a custom 3D printed saddle that matches your butt

Priced at €490, the saddle and each of its individual components is produced in Czech Republic.  Czech cycling tech company Posedla introduces a 3D-printed saddle that is fully customized to match rider's individual needs...

VIDEO: Mythos develops an additively manufactured Ti bike stem

Mythos, a bike part manufacturer based in the UK, has manufactured a bike stem for mountain bikes using Additive Manufacturing. Named Ixo, the stem is produced by UK-based engineering company Metron Advanced Equipment using...

Consumer Goods Industry: 3D printing is at the heart of their business

It’s easy to see glasses, shoes and bikes as top applications in the consumer goods industry, but there are more…And what’s even more interesting is that sometimes, the founders do not necessarily always have...

3D Printing for Mass Production: ABCorp to produce Protective Headgear for BATS-TOI

American Banknote Corporation (ABCorp), a US-based manufacturing service provider, partners with sport technology startup BATS-TOI to manufacture The Mercado, a multisport headgear, using additive manufacturing. Initially designed to protect wrestlers against head injuries, The Mercado...

adidas announces the availability of 4DFWD, its most advanced 3D Printed Running Shoe

Priced at P12,000 and available on September 1, the new 4DFWD benefits from an analysis of 18 years of real-world athlete data For the umpteenth time, adidas and DLS 3D printing company Carbon worked together...

The Great British Cycling Team raced with a new 3D printed track bike produced by Renishaw

From 28th July to 8th August, the Great British Cycling Team (GBCT) raced the bike in Birmingham at the 22nd Commonwealth Games using a new track bike produced with additive manufacturing. The production has...

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