Hybrid manufacturing offers new era for footwear
11/10/2024
Los Angeles-based 3D printing startup Elastium has partnered with LaLaLand Production & Design, California’s largest shoe manufacturer, to launch its first product, the Orca sneaker.
This collaboration introduces a new hybrid production model, called No-MMOQ (No Minimum or Maximum Order Quantities), which combines 3D printing with traditional mass manufacturing to revolutionise footwear production.