Sporting Goods
Wilson Plans to Sell Customizable Airless, 3D Printed Basketball
This limited-edition Wilson Airless Gen1 basketball offering enhanced customization and color options will be available for purchase on Feb. 16.
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Next-Gen Horse Trailers to Be Built With Robotic 3D Printing
Double D Trailers is currently developing a prototype horse trailer that will be made with large-format additive manufacturing. The technology brings potential benefits for labor, weight and design features to this subset of recreational vehicles.
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Lightning Round — Recent Popular AM Topics: AM Radio #44
Sporting goods, tooling, multiple materials — in this episode of AM Radio, Jodee McElfresh and Peter Zelinski discuss the topics that have been popular on the Additive Manufacturing Media website and social media recently.
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Airless Basketball Shows Promise of 3D Printed Lattices: The Cool Parts Show Bonus
Successfully matching the performance of a standard basketball demonstrates the control possible over the mechanical properties of digital materials.
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3D Printed Lattices Replace Foam for Customized Helmet Padding: The Cool Parts Show #62
“Digital materials” resulting from engineered flexible polymer structures made through additive manufacturing are tunable to the application and can be tailored to the head of the wearer.
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3D Printed Golf Putter Shafts: AM Tailors Weight Distribution for an Optimized Putting Stroke
Snarr3D offers high-performance golf putters with aesthetic features made possible through 3D printing. In manipulating the weight distribution of the golf putter shaft, Snarr3D aims to enhance accuracy and performance to give golfers the equipment suited to their individual game.
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Rekkie AR Ski Goggles Made Possible With 3D Printing: The Cool Parts Show #53
When the electronics enclosure key to these AR goggles proved difficult to mold, 3D printing allowed the inventors to keep the complexity — while also making improvements for assembly and user experience.
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4D Printing Helps Adidas Redefine Running Shoes’ Forward Motion
The company says its 4DFWD running shoe features an industry-first, bowtie-shaped lattice midsole which transforms vertical pressure into a horizontal force, designed to move runners forward.
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New Electric Dirt Bike Is Designed for Molding, but Produced Through 3D Printing (Includes Video)
Cobra Moto’s new all-electric youth motocross bike could not wait for mold tooling. Parts have been designed so they can be molded eventually, but to get the bike to market, the production method now is additive manufacturing.
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3D Printed Putter Tailored to the Golfer: The Cool Parts Show #49
An engineering student in South Africa used metal and polymer 3D printing in tandem to create a putter customized to the individual golfer’s swing.
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