Hi everybody,
As a sorry user of this "custom inserts", the utility of it remains to
be seen.
Eric.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Steve Rotzin [SMTP:stever@scanlab3d.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 1997 12:31 PM
> To: Terry T. Wohlers
> Cc: rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi
> Subject: Re: RP & Footware
>
> Terry Wohlers Wrote:
>
> "The idea of laser scanning a foot and using this data to
> custom-manufacture
> an inner sole or support is not new, but I've yet to see anyone make a
> business of it on a large-scale, consumer basis"
>
> You are right in saying laser scanning a foot is not new, however
> there is
> a company in Italy "making a business out of it". Large scale?
> Depends
> upon what you consider large scale. If you mean selling shoes,
> employing
> people and paying taxes... I believe so. Will NIKE ever do it, or a
> major
> retailer like Foot Locker? I doubt it, until we can laser scan a pair
> feet
> and port directly to rapid modeller for a "microwave" insert....., we
> will
> be left scanning feet for people who can either afford it or people
> who
> "need" it done, medical or otherwise.
>
>
> Stephen Rotzin
> Scanlab 3D
> 1054-C Shary Circle
> Concord, CA 94518
> 510-676-1280 tel / 1288 fax
> mailto:stever@scanlab3d.com
> http://www.scanlab3d.com
>
> "Scanning the Globe for a Constant Variety of Objects"
> "You know it all ball bearings and 3 in 1 oil"
>
> ----------
> From: Terry T. Wohlers <twohlers@compuserve.com>
> To: Marshall Burns <marshall@ennex.com>
> Cc: RP-ML <rp-ml@bart.lpt.fi>
> Subject: Re: RP & Footware
> Date: Tuesday, December 02, 1997 12:32 PM
>
> Marshall Burns wrote:
>
> > It's an interesting question you pose, Yakov. I keep seeing ads
> from
> > sporting shoe companies, such as Foot Locker, about specialty
> fitting
> > services. There have been articles about ski boots made to order by
>
> The idea of laser scanning a foot and using this data to
> custom-manufacture
> an inner sole or support is not new, but I've yet to see anyone make a
> business of it on a large-scale, consumer basis. What Foot Locker
> doing?
>
> Terry Wohlers
> Wohlers Associates, Inc.
> twohlers@compuserve.com
>
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>
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