Nike the famous sportswear manufacturer and icon is bringing 3D printed items to the consumer sports market after its well publicised Vapor Laser Talon. A hot design for American football players needing the very best footwear for their spectacular 40 yard dashes. They certainly invoked their famous phrase ‘just do it’.
For those who are still sceptical about what lays in front of us when major consumer manufacturers like Nike embrace 3-D printing, Gizmodo has a great article about it called – How 3D Printing Supercharged Nike’s New Super Bowl Cleat . Availability of mass customisation of items like sportswear for us mere mortals will only accelerate.