3D printed insole machine: foot scanner + insole 3D printer

‍Using 3D printers to make custom insoles is becoming increasingly recognized and favored by the public in the insole market.

3D custom insoles are customized insoles made one-to-one based on the customer's actual foot shape and size data. Insoles made in this way fit our foot arches better, improve comfort, meet people's personalized needs, and can also be applied to foot health maintenance such as flat foot correction, high arch correction, pronation correction, and supination correction.

The most commonly used equipment for making 3D printed insoles includes a foot laser 3D scanner and an insole 3D printer.

The function of the foot laser 3D scanner is to obtain 3D data of the foot. These 3D data can be directly imported into insole design software. Professional insole designers or rehabilitation therapists carry out personalized design based on these data, which can be customized according to the customer's personalized needs or for corrective design.

In the design software, export the designed data, and import it into the insole 3D printer for printing and production via USB flash drive, WiFi transmission or other methods.


The materials required for printing can be selected according to the user's needs or the type of foot correction.

Now let's briefly explain the entire workflow:

1. The customer stands still in the designated area on the foot 3D laser scanner as required. It only takes about 20 seconds to collect the 3D data of the foot.

2. The designer imports the obtained 3D data such as stl files into the insole design software, and then carries out personalized design according to actual needs.

3. Import the designed insole data into the 3D printer via USB flash drive or other methods, and then start production.

4. Carry out polishing, veneering and other work.

5. Let the customer try on the insole, or send it to the customer by express delivery or other means.

6. Conduct follow-up visits and tracking. For example, after three to five months of wearing, conduct data tracking and re-measurement to see whether the foot data has changed significantly and whether the expected correction effect has been achieved. If the expected effect is not achieved, the design shall be re-optimized.