How the Magforms P13 Pro Empowers Shoe Mold Production
As a bridge to end customers, 3D printing service providers clearly sense manufacturing trends. In footwear, an efficiency revolution driven by LCD 3D printing is underway, meeting demands for precision, efficiency, and cost control.
From Challenges to Digital Needs
A customer’s shoe factory illustrates this shift. Traditional mold making involves over ten steps—CNC wooden patterns, finishing, silicone, gypsum, sintering, casting, and engraving—resulting in a costly, slow process that is unable to deliver fine textures. LCD 3D printing replaces engraving and wooden patterns, reproducing complex details, shortening cycles, reducing costs, and minimizing waste.
While evaluating printers, the customer found two issues:
1. Small build volumes: often only three molds per run, failing small-batch or multi-design needs.
2. Low precision: blurred textures, detail loss, and not meeting validation standards.
The customer asked: “How many molds can it print at once? Can it ensure fine textures?”
The Magforms P13 Pro answers with a 302 × 162 × 380 mm build area, printing up to 12 shoe molds (98 × 36 × 268 mm each). A 300 mm model can finish in 3h15m (0.2 mm layers). Accuracy keeps 100 mm parts within 0.05 mm, ensuring sharp textures and meeting validation needs.
P13 Pro: Large Build, High Accuracy
