Delcam launches orthopaedic footwear program
Technology provider Delcam Crispin has launched an updated version of its Engineer Pro software specifically for the manufacture of orthopaedic footwear.
Engineer Ortho’s multi-point transformation function transforms the style lines of an existing pattern to match a new last. This allows shoe designs to be transferred directly on to any individual last developed to match the patient’s foot.
If parts have been developed as well as the style lines, then the same operation will adapt their shapes to the new last as well, says the company. “While the pieces are unlikely to be produced exactly as required for manufacture, the adjustments necessary will take, at most, one tenth of the time needed to develop the equivalent parts from scratch,” it said.
It added that time savings will be beneficial when the patient is suffering from a non-static condition, for example, progressive deterioration resulting from diabetes. In these cases, new footwear will be needed on a regular basis, with each pair needing to be re-designed based on new lasts.
The UK-based company launched the product at the OT World exhibition in Leipzig, Germany, in May.
