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Digitoe Makes Last Using Only Computer
Digitoe, Inc. announced that
it has produced a perfect 3D CAD/CAM Custom Shoe Last without
the use of a lathe or milling machine. "As far as we know,
it is the first of its kind in the world," said Alan Zerobnick
of Digitoe.
This revolutionary new technology,
he said, will make it possible to produce small quantities and
individual lasts without the hassle and expense of the standard
last turning lathe. In the future, it may replace the lathe completely,
he suggested.
The equipment required to produce
the last is simple to operate, clean and efficient. It can be
placed in an office environment, next to the computer. It is
described as the perfect tool for the designer, developer and
custom last model maker.
The cost of this new technology
is considerably less to purchase and very simple to maintain,
as opposed to the expensive, cumbersome and messy conventional
lathes of the past.
The development of this new technology
is a "spin off" of the Digitoe funded project to develop
"custom lasts" for difficult to fit feet, and "custom
fit footwear."
Digitoe intends to market the
technology and hardware worldwide, as part of its service bureau
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