Assembly of Over 100 Machines, Production of Over 1 Billion Pairs of Shoes: Farsoon’s Metal 3D Printing Revolutionizes Shoe Mold Efficiency and Reliability

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September 19, 2025 Applications 233

Farsoon Technologies provides high-efficiency metal 3D printing solutions for global shoe mold production, with over 100 units installed worldwide. Its integrated hardware and software innovations enhance manufacturing productivity and enable industry transformation.

Deep Cultivation in the Shoe Mold Market, Achieving Over a Hundred Installations
Huashu Hi-Tech has long been deeply engaged in the metal 3D printing shoe mold market. Leveraging its profound understanding of industry needs, technological innovation capabilities, and exceptional software and process advantages, the company has stood out in the highly competitive market. It has established localized service networks in overseas markets such as Indonesia and Vietnam, with cumulative installations successfully exceeding one hundred units. Huashu Hi-Tech has become a key partner for global shoe mold enterprises in their transformation and upgrading.

In the United States, a leading international sports shoe brand has adopted Huashu's 3D printing solutions to enhance the production and R&D efficiency of its core footwear components. In Southeast Asia, Indonesia's largest mold manufacturer has deployed multiple FS350M systems, upgrading from dual-laser to quad-laser configurations to fulfill mass production orders for renowned brands. In Vietnam, over 10 additional machines are set to be installed across top-tier shoe mold manufacturers by 2025. In South Korea, several established footwear companies have integrated Huashu's solutions, effectively addressing challenges such as carbon reduction, energy efficiency, environmental compliance, and labor dependency, while balancing sustainable production with operational efficiency. Domestically, Dongguan Zhansheng Mould, under the Longxing Tianxia Group, has centralized the deployment of more than 50 Huashu systems, enabling round-the-clock large-scale production.

To date, shoe molds produced using Huashu's metal 3D printing technology have facilitated the sustainable manufacturing of over 1 billion pairs of finished shoes, injecting new momentum into the global footwear industry through additive manufacturing.

Deep Customization and Continuous Optimization: Unmatched Efficiency with Comparable Equipment
As the first in the industry to introduce a quad-laser configuration for equipment with a 400mm forming size, Huashu Hi-Tech has refined its efficient and mature shoe mold production solution through years of market validation. Under comparable laser configurations, its equipment demonstrates industry-leading production efficiency.

The FS350M system offers a build size of 425×350×400mm, covering 99% of shoe mold dimensions on the market and supporting molds up to EUR size 23. It is capable of simultaneously printing a EUR size 15 mold, significantly shortening batch production cycles.

Moreover, its high-quality optical system and uniform airflow are central to ensuring print quality and consistency:

The lasers are intelligently arranged to deliver even energy distribution and consistent power output, ensuring stability in mass production.

The multi-layer airflow system features optimized vent and duct design, along with intelligent wind-avoidance printing technology, which minimizes turbulence within the chamber, enhances printing uniformity and consistency, protects the flat optical lens, and reduces cleaning costs—all contributing to higher efficiency and lower costs in mass production of shoe molds.

Notably, its self-developed specialized software tools for shoe molds have been successfully implemented in customer production environments:

The smart zone-selection and point-placement function automatically calculates hole positions based on the mold’s surface characteristics.

The one-click hole generation feature supports all scenarios of “popcorn” mold perforation, reducing design time from 16 hours to just 3 hours—a 70% improvement in design efficiency—enabling footwear companies to respond swiftly to market demands.

Process Optimization Breaks Through Challenges, Shortened Cycle Times Unlock Production Capacity
Through continuous process refinement, Huashu Hi-Tech has not only overcome three major challenges in shoe mold manufacturing—difficult low-angle forming, poor surface quality, and low pattern accuracy—but also leveraged these technological breakthroughs to significantly enhance production efficiency for its customers.

Breakthrough in Ultra-Low-Angle Forming:
After process optimization, localized sections of an EVA shoe mold have achieved forming at an ultra-low angle of 8°, surpassing the conventional 45° limit. This addresses issues such as rough surfaces and edge warping at low angles, eliminating the need for manual support removal. For RB shoe molds in extreme low-angle scenarios as steep as 1.5°, optimized parameters have eliminated layered stepping patterns, reducing the cost of manual post-processing.

Precise Pattern Reproduction: Overcoming Challenges in Aluminum Alloy Printing
Addressing the industry-wide challenge of detail loss in aluminum alloy IP shoe mold sidewalls due to an excessively wide molten pool, Huashu Hi-Tech has achieved a technological breakthrough through process innovation. The company now enables accurate reproduction of extremely fine patterns with depths as shallow as ≈0.13mm and widths as narrow as ≈0.1mm, ensuring final products closely match the original design specifications.

Guided by the philosophy of driving additive manufacturing industrialization through innovation, Huashu will continue to deepen technological advancement and enhance localized services. We are committed to empowering more shoe mold enterprises to seize opportunities in their transformation and upgrading, and to jointly advance the shoe mold manufacturing industry toward a new era of high-quality development.