SHOE PRODUCTION POLYURETHANE MICROWAVE MONITORING TECHNOLOGY
January 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A RESEARCH and development consortium funded by the European Union (EU) is preparing to commercially launch a microwave sensor that can detect faults in moulded polyurethane before it hardens into heels and outer soles. The Microshoe project aimed to reduce the amount of defective parts, which can account for 20% of polyurethane created by shoe manufacturers, increasing costs markedly. Designers from a 10-strong Spanish-Italian-Greek consortium developed cheap but accurate microwave sensors, small enough to be placed inside the walls of heel and ...
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