It’s 2022, so yes, shoes are being 3D printed these days. And it’s being done right here in downtown Portland at a company called Hilos, winner of Best in Show at the South by Southwest pitch festival in Austin this past spring.

It goes something like this: a computer-aided shoe design is sent to a 3D printer the size of a small car – specifically, a Hewlett Packard MJF 5200. The nearly 2,000-pound printer works overnight to create about a dozen pairs of shoes (the footbed and heel of the shoes, anyways). Local designers assemble the rest and ship them out directly to the customer. Shoes are only made after an order is placed.

Watch the video above to learn more about the full process.

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