Professional paper
Application of 3D printing from acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene in the realization of prototypes of heels of women's shoes
Suzana Kutnjak-Mravlinčić
orcid.org/0000-0001-6257-5430
; University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology, Zagreb, Croatia
Tea Krišković
; Shoe factory Ivančica d.d. Ivanec, Croatia
Ana Sutlović
orcid.org/0000-0002-4629-8434
; University of Zagreb Faculty of Textile Technology, Zagreb, Croatia
Damir Godec
; University of Zagreb Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
This paper researches the possibility of applying 3D printing in the footwear sector. On the 3D desktop printer MakerBot Replicator 2X with the process of Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), women's shoe heel prototypes were made from acrylonitrile/butadiene/styrene (ABS). One of the limitations of FDM-ABS 3D printing on 3D desktop printers is the printing of monochrome or two-color 3D objects (depending on the number of printer nozzles), which makes it difficult to meet the requirements for high-quality reproduction. Therefore, the possibilities of dyeing the printed ABS heels subsequently with disperse dyes by the exhaustion process was investigated. The results confirmed the possibility of achieving multicolor effects with the aim of obtaining value-added products in the field of visual effects. The developed prototypes of ABS heels are in cooperation with the development team of the footwear factory Ivančica d. d. Ivanec built into functional and wearable models of women's pumps.
Keywords
fused deposition modeling; 3D printing; acrylonitrile/ butadiene/styrene; dyeing; footwear design; heel prototype
Hrčak ID:
308420
URI
Publication date:
28.8.2022.
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