Customer example:
Optimizing sports compression stockings for the soles.
Customer request:
In the area of sports compression stockings, we received a request from a renowned outfitter of German national handball clubs to optimize compression stockings for soles. Athletes who engage in multi-directional sports that demand many changes in direction often slide in their shoes. Our task was to provide these players with grip inside of the shoe.
Development process:
Various tests allowed our engineers to determine that the integration of silicon threads produces too much grip in the sportive area while the structure of a cotton sports socks produces good support on its own. Using this information, we attempted to combine our compression stockings with the positive characteristics of cotton socks.
Solution:
By newly developing a special sort of cotton blended yarn along with a specific contour in the forward area of the foot, we were able to significantly optimize our sports compression stockings and sustainability reduce sliding.