The running boom has fuelled the sports equipment market, with running shoes at its core, while consumers keep raising the bar on footwear performance. Foaming technology is central to that performance. To meet market demand and drive innovation in foamed footwear materials, this conference will examine: yield-rate improvement in the "small-to-large" supercritical foaming of midsoles, supercritical foam injection moulding, 3D-printed supercritical foaming, material modification, and sustainable foam materials.
Who Should Attend
- End brands: Design, R&D, supplier management and procurement leads
- Midsole and insole manufacturers, and OEM/ODM factories for brands: R&D, production, supply chain management and procurement leads
- Foam material and product manufacturers: R&D, production, supply chain management and procurement leads
Conference Scale
- 6–8 presentations
- 300+ attendees
| Time | Topic | Language | Speaker | Position | Company Name |
| Footwear Material Foaming Technology Innovation Forum | |||||
| 13:00-13:25 | Chemical Foaming Processes and Mechanical Behavior of Plastic Foam | EN | Tsuyoshi Nishiwaki | Asics Managing Fxecutive Officer | ASICS Corporation |
| 13:25-13:50 | A Novel HERIC Foaming Technology for Thermoplastic Elastomers and Integrated Footwear Manufacturing |
CN | Yadong He |
Professor
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Beijing University of Chemical Technology |
| 13:50-14:15 |
Evonik's Next-Generation PEBA Platform for Supercritical Fluid Foaming, Laching with E FUSE Lite |
CN | Eric Xia | Global Marketing Manager, Consumer Foams | Evonik Specialty Chemicals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |
| 14:15-14:40 | Resilient & Agile: Innovative Solutions for Lightweight and Cushioned Footwear Materials |
CN | Zhixiong Chen | Group President | Ningbo Renhe lligh-Tech Co., Ltd. |
| 14:40-15:05 | Application of Huafeng TPU in the field of supercritical foaming of shoe materials | CN | Cai Yangben | R&D Engineer | Zhejiang Huafeng Thermoplastic Polyurethane Co., Ltd. |
| 15:05-15:30 | NBTE Materials for Supercritical Foaming | CN | Lin Zhi Hai | Chairman of the Board | Quanzhou Honghai New Material Technology Co.,Ltd. |
| 15:30-15:55 | To be announced | CN | To be announced | To be announced | Zhejiang Starpulse New Materials Co., Ltd. |
| 15:55-16:20 |
Regulation of Crystallization Behavior and Performance Optimization of Thermoplastic Elastomer Foams Using Supercritical Fluids |
CN | Wang Sai | Assistant Professor | Shenzhen Polytechnic University |
