Adidas just debuted¹ its newest shoe -- which has a 3D-printed sole.

阿迪达斯日前亮出了它的最新款运动鞋，这款鞋的鞋底是3D打印出来的。

The German company said 5,000 of the "Futurecraft 4D" shoes will be available at retail² stores in the fall and winter. It plans to start mass producing them next year and expects to have made more than 100,000 pairs by the end of 2018. The company would not disclose where the shoes will be manufactured.

这家德国公司称，今年秋冬，阿迪达斯零售店将供应5000双Futurecraft 4D运动鞋。公司计划明年量产，并且预计到2018年底，该鞋产量将超过10万双。不过他们并不打算透露产地。

Adidas (ADDDF) partnered with Silicon³ Valley-based startup Carbon to create the shoe, which uses a new technology called digital light synthesis.

阿迪达斯此次与硅谷的初创企业Carbon合作开发，而Carbon此次会采用一项名为数字光照合成的新技术。

3D printed materials are often rigid⁴ or malleable⁵ and wouldn't work well for a shoe. But with Carbon's technology, the material is springy and able to bounce back almost instantaneously.

3D打印出来的材料通常不易弯曲，或者是容易变形，所以该技术不适用于造鞋。不过有了Carbon公司的这个技术，打印出来的材料更有弹性，弯折后能够迅速恢复原状。

The technology works by using UV lasers to project a pattern for a midsole liquid. The light turns the liquid into a solid and the result is a flexible, but durable⁶, midsole.

制作鞋底夹层的液体倒入后，该技术会用紫外激光给鞋底塑形。激光会凝固液体，使其形成有弹力而且耐久的鞋底。

The technology could save time and money in the production process and will allow for greater customization.

该技术缩短了制造时间，节省了制造成本，而且还能为客户提供更好的定制服务。

"We can produce ... up to 100 times faster than other 3D printing and additive⁷ manufacturing processes," an Adidas spokesperson told cnnTech.

阿迪达斯的发言人对美国有线电视新闻网科技频道的记者说：“我们的生产速度可以比其他3D打印和增材制造的速度快上100倍。”

Eventually, Adidas plans to use the technology to customize shoes for individual consumers.

最后，阿迪达斯还打算运用该技术为客户定制运动鞋。

"In the long run, we will be able to provide each athlete with bespoke⁸ performance products tailored to their individual physiological⁹ data and needs on demand," the spokesperson said.

阿迪达斯发言人说：“从长远来看，我们以后就能根据每一位运动员的个人身体数据和需求量身定制高性能产品了。”