die cutting handmade leather shoes wood 

The art of shoemaking

The first stage of the manufacture of a shoe implies visualizing what will be its final design. Choosing the type of skin and each of the materials with which we are going to make it is as important as selecting the most suitable form in which to be mounted, which will define the line of the shoe and the comfort of your fit. In order to obtain the most exquisite finish and the proper refinement for a classic shoe by excellent you can’t take shortcuts. Each and every of our…

Read More
assembly cutting Design process electronic handmade process Product scoring turning wood wood laminating wood-turning 

Are Audio handmade speakers

Are Audio is a handcrafted boutique speaker manufacturer based out of St. John’s, Newfoundland. Are Audio speakers are produced by the pair, allowing for the utmost attention to detail. As well, it allows for the aesthetic of speaker to be completely customized to suit your taste. You choose the hardwood, and the colour, too. Visit areaudio.com for more information.

Read More
cnc forming glass handmade industrial material process Product Sport hardware thermoforming water cutting 

Glass Snowboard : tempering curved glass

For this month’s episode, Signal Snowboards’ Founder Dave Lee leaves the factory to travel across the sea to an Italian glass factory to create a handmade glass snowboard—the most delicate build to date! The glass snowboard is cut, pressed, tempered, and ever so carefully transported to the slopes. Signal Snowboards Italian team rider Giorgio “Iannino” Morell takes it for the all important test ride at Abetone ski resort in Tuscany. See how this glass artwork performs under pressure—will it slide or shatter? Check back every third Thursday of the month…

Read More
bending Design process forming handmade instrument material press forming process Product punching blanking wood wood laminating 

Flamenca, the flamenco guitar

Pieces of wood, love, knowledge and 299 hours of work, condensed in a 3 minute film. The new episode from the series ‘The Art of Making’, titled ‘Alma Flamenca’, is available for you to enjoy. The ‘Art of Making’ series of films, aspires to display and highlight certain people, which go against the spirit of today’s pessimism and desperation. They dare to dream and create with zeal and imagination. Armed with passion for knowledge and emotion, they attempt to combine the precision of science with the elegance and resourcefulness of…

Read More
cutting laser cutting material metal steel Uncategorized 

Multi-Axis Laser Cutting & Welding

Superior Joining Technologies, Inc. in Machesney Park, Illinois is pleased to begin offering the service of Multi-Axis, Laser Machining and Welding to our region with the recent purchase of the 5000 watt TRULASER CELL 7040 from Trumpf, Inc. With a working range of 13 feet X, 5 feet Y, and 30 in the Z axis, and maximum simultaneous axis speeds of 98 inches per second, it is the most advanced system of its kind in the Midwest, with the ability to construct a cutting and welding program from a CAD…

Read More
cutting die cutting fabric handmade material process Product rubber shoes 

New Balance’s 577 Farmers’ Market shoes

The film follows the step-by-step manufacturing process for a pair of New Balance’s 577 Farmers’ Market shoes. Inspired by Farmers’ markets from around the UK, these limited edition shoes live up to their name and celebrate all that is British. New Balance is the only athletic footwear brand to manufacture in the UK and the film provides rare, behind the scenes access to the workings of a modern day footwear factory.

Read More