DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRODUCTION NETWORK
OF CUSTOM-MADE SHOES FOR THE ELDERLY

Background

Foot pain and fitness of shoes are critical issues for a lot of people. The problems can arise from various causes, such as choosing the wrong shoes, doing inappropriate activities or having improper foot pressure distribution. The demand for health footwear products is steadily increasing. This work focuses on the development of the production network for custom-made insoles and shoes. A digital platform, especially, the cloud data system for assessment and design of the products has been developed. Distributing shoes and collecting the data forcomparing between customized insoles and flat insoles.

1.Analysis of foot pressure distribution and 3D scanning of foot shape
2. Design of custom-made insole
3. Fabrication by CNC machine
4. Assembly of shoe and custom-made insole
5. Delivery and Fitting

Core Technologies

• Analysis of foot shape and pressure distribution
• Design and fabrication of custom-made insoles

Who will benefit from this project?

• Footwear manufacturers
• Hospitals
• Users

Status

Distributing shoes and collecting the data for comparing between customized insoles and flat insoles.

Contact

Nutthanun Suphadon
nutthans@mtec.or.th
Tel: +66 2 441 9381