Challenges Facing Traditional UV-Curable Resins
Many conventional UV-curable resins offer excellent printing speed and dimensional accuracy, but they often struggle to meet the demanding performance requirements of footwear applications.
Common challenges include:
For shoe midsoles and wearable components, materials must withstand repeated compression, deformation, and recovery cycles without cracking or losing performance.
This is where dual-curing technology becomes increasingly important.
What Is a Dual-Curing Resin?
A dual-curing resin combines two different curing mechanisms within a single system.
The first stage uses UV curing to rapidly form the printed structure.
The second stage utilizes thermal curing, where additional chemical reactions occur at elevated temperatures to further strengthen the polymer network.
This approach provides a unique combination of:
✔ Fast processing
✔ Excellent print accuracy
✔ Enhanced toughness
✔ Superior elasticity
✔ Improved durability
Why Dual-Curing Technology Is Ideal for Footwear
Footwear applications demand much more than simple printability.
Materials must provide:
High Elasticity
A shoe component must repeatedly flex and recover during daily use.
Low Shrinkage
Dimensional stability is critical for customized footwear designs and complex lattice structures.
Fatigue Resistance
Sports and performance footwear require materials capable of surviving millions of compression cycles.
Durability
Long-term wear resistance is essential for commercial footwear applications.
Dual-curing systems help address these challenges by combining rapid UV processing with enhanced post-cure performance.
Growing Demand for 3D Printed Footwear
The global footwear industry is increasingly adopting additive manufacturing for:
Major brands are investing heavily in digital manufacturing technologies to improve product customization while reducing production waste.
As this trend continues, demand for advanced flexible resins will continue to grow.
Ever Ray 72017A-8: Dual-Curing Resin for Advanced Footwear Applications
To meet the evolving needs of the footwear industry, Guangdong Ever Ray Environmental Material Co., Ltd. has developed 72017A-8, a high-performance dual-curing resin system.
Key Features
After UV curing, 72017A-8 can further react with amines at temperatures above 70°C, creating a stronger crosslinked network and significantly improving final mechanical properties.
Typical ApplicationsFootwear
Industrial Applications
Conclusion
As footwear manufacturing moves toward digital production and mass customization, material performance will become increasingly important.
Dual-curing technology provides a promising solution by combining the speed of UV curing with the durability of thermally enhanced polymer networks.
For manufacturers seeking high elasticity, low shrinkage, and improved durability in 3D printed footwear applications, Ever Ray 72017A-8 offers an advanced material platform for the next generation of additive manufacturing.
For more information, please contact:
Guangdong Ever Ray Environmental Material Co., Ltd.
Email: [email protected]
WhatsApp / WeChat: +86 18029628893
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