A young boy recently took his first steps in a pair of new custom orthotics thanks to a collaboration with 3D printing experts at Dinsmore Inc.

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Earlier this month, the California-based additive manufacturing service provider presented Imre Patterson, who was born with a femoral discrepancy causing one leg to be shorter than the other, with a pair of custom shoes featuring the same 3D printed midsole technology behind Adidas 4D Futurecraft shoes.

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Imre’s family began working with Dinsmore last year to create an alternative to Imre’s traditionally manufactured foam boot in an effort to improve his quality of life and keep up with the growing boy’s active lifestyle. Initially, the team leveraged HP’s Multi Jet Fusion technology to produce a nylon PA12-based lattice that was lighter and more durable than the original foam orthotic, and could be bonded to […]

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