FX Footwear case studies
Footwear Component Case Studies
See how we helped footwear teams develop molded upper parts, insoles and footbeds, from the first brief to final validation.
Our work
Selected Projects
These are some of the components we’ve developed with footwear teams.
Clarks Pace family (Pace Rise and Pace Walk)
5D integrated molded heel counter
A molded heel counter for the Pace Rise and Pace Walk uppers.
Cloudswift 4
3D integrated eyelet component
Five reinforced eyelets molded as one upper component.
Bondi 9
3D molded collar
A shaped collar built around the Bondi 9 ankle opening.
Cielo X1 3.0
ATPU insole
An ATPU insole made to fit a race shoe’s limited internal volume.
Bubble Sling (style 1234626)
Popcorn-style ETPU bead-foam footbed
An ETPU bead-foam footbed shaped for the sling upper and outsole.
Bubblecush - Women (style 1169930)
Bead-textured ETPU ‘popcorn’ footbed
A multicolor ETPU footbed for a water-friendly sandal.
Recovery Mode Sneaker
Integrated insole-footbed with forefoot ETPU, EVA and bonded terry-textile cover
Forefoot ETPU, an EVA body and a bonded textile cover in one part.
Ultra-Comf Slip On
Recycled-content EVA footbed
A removable footbed with a clearly defined recycled-EVA layer.
ReEmber Terrain Slip On (item 1129596)
Recycled-EVA footbed
A 25 mm footbed with a defined recycled-EVA direction.
Trailwinder Low
EVA insole
An EVA insole fitted to a light-hiking shoe and internal bootie.
Outpace Shift Composite Toe Work Shoe
Open-cell PU insole
A removable PU insole made for an all-day work shoe.
Our process
How We Work
We start with the shoe. The last, upper or sole construction, fit and end use tell us what the part needs to do.
Then we develop the part. We define the geometry, material, finish and test plan before production.
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Working on a New Component?
Send us the drawing, material direction and shoe construction. We’ll help you take it from the first sample to final validation.
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