Adidas Ag

Amir Fathi

Tru Huu Minh Le

Christopher Edward Holmes

Andreas Johannes Seefried

Victor Romanov

Norbert Reuber

Christopher Robertson

Angus Wardlaw

Jan Hill

James Tarrier

Maximilian Philipp Kurtz

Daniel Stephen Price

Sabrina Kerling

Tru Le

Chris Holmes

Clemens Keilholz

Constantin Joachim Nikolas Kemmer

Dharan Kirupanantham

Volker Altstädt

Daniel Raps

Thomas Koeppl

Paul Leonard Michael Smith

Christoph Dyckmans

Bastian Gothe

Huu Minh Tru Le

Carsten Landeck

Constantin Kemmer

Harald Sommer

Uwe Rothaug

Paul Smith

Thomas KÖPPL

Described are methods for the manufacture of a plastic component, in particular a cushioning element for sports apparel, a plastic component manufactured with such a method, for example a sole or a part of a sole for a shoe, and a shoe with such a sole. According to an aspect of the invention, a method for the manufacture of a plastic component, in particular a cushioning element for sports apparel, is provided which includes loading a mold with a first material which includes particles of an expanded material, and, during loading the mold, pre-heating the particles by supplying energy, wherein the energy is supplied in the form of at least one electromagnetic field.

Method for the manufacture of a plastic component, plastic component, and shoe

Footwear

The present invention relates to an enhanced method for the manufacture of a plastic component (), in particular a cushioning element for sports apparel, the method comprising: opening a mold () by a predetermined amount into a loading position, wherein the mold comprises at least two mold parts () and wherein the amount by which the mold is opened influences an available loading volume of the mold, loading a material comprising expanded particles () into the loading volume, closing the mold into a closed position, wherein during closing of the mold the mold parts are moved together over different distances () in different areas of the mold, compressing the expanded particles by closing the mold and fusing at least the surfaces of the expanded particles to mold the plastic component.

Method for the manufacture of a plastic component, plastic component, midsole and shoe

The invention refers to a method for producing expanded polymer pellets, which comprises the following steps: melting a polymer comprising a polyamide; adding at least one blowing agent; expanding the melt through at least one die for producing an expanded polymer; and pelletizing the expanded polymer. The invention further concerns polymer pellets produced with the method as well as their use, e.g. for the production of cushioning elements for sports apparel, such as for producing soles or parts of soles of sports shoes. A further aspect of the invention concerns a method for the manufacture of molded components, comprising loading pellets of an expanded to polymer material into a mold, and connecting the pellets by providing heat energy, wherein the expanded polymer material of the pellets or beads comprises a chain extender. The molded components may be used in broad ranges of application.

Expanded pellets and method for manufacturing molded components using them

A method for automated manufacturing of shoe soles comprises the steps of: loading a transfer device with at least one outsole element and at least one supporting element, positioning the loaded transfer device adjacent a first part and a second part of a sole mold, transferring the at least one outsole element from the transfer device to the first part and transferring the at least one supporting element from the transfer device to the second part of the sole mold, filling the sole mold with a plurality of individual particles, and applying a medium to bond and/or fuse the particles with each other and with the at least one outsole element.

Method and apparatus for automatically manufacturing shoe soles

The invention refers to a method for producing expanded polymer pellets, which comprises the following steps: melting a polymer comprising a polyamide; adding at least one blowing agent; expanding the melt through at least one die for producing an expanded polymer; and pelletizing the expanded polymer. The invention further concerns polymer pellets produced with the method as well as their use, e.g. for the production of cushioning elements for sports apparel, such as for producing soles or parts of soles of sports shoes. A further aspect of the invention concerns a method for the manufacture of molded components, comprising loading pellets of an expanded polymer material into a mold, and connecting the pellets by providing heat energy, wherein the expanded polymer material of the pellets or beads comprises a chain extender. The molded components may be used in broad ranges of application.

Footwear midsole

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Bayreuth, Germany

Amir Fathi