{"id":79430,"date":"2025-05-19T17:24:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:24:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/?p=79430"},"modified":"2025-05-22T16:05:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T14:05:24","slug":"from-the-sketch-all-the-way-to-manufacturing-the-8-key-phases-in-making-a-perfect-sole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/en\/2025\/05\/19\/from-the-sketch-all-the-way-to-manufacturing-the-8-key-phases-in-making-a-perfect-sole\/","title":{"rendered":"From the Sketch all the way to Manufacturing: The 8 Key Phases in Making a Perfect Sole"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"79430\" class=\"elementor elementor-79430 elementor-79429\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c14aba3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c14aba3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74e3cd9\" data-fullscreen-column-settings=\"{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-id=\"74e3cd9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df2e8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8df2e8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/progettazione-suola-calzatura-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-79457\" alt=\"progettazione suola calzatura\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/progettazione-suola-calzatura-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/progettazione-suola-calzatura-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/progettazione-suola-calzatura-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/progettazione-suola-calzatura-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/progettazione-suola-calzatura-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/progettazione-suola-calzatura-1568x1048.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/progettazione-suola-calzatura.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-71b0b18 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71b0b18\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\" elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c3b8120 elementor-invisible\" data-fullscreen-column-settings=\"{&quot;fullscreen&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-id=\"c3b8120\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-112edd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"112edd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The footwear sector offers an extremely wide range of soles for shoes, from accident-prevention models, via sports and orthopedic variants, all the way to those for classic sneakers.<br><br><\/span><\/h3><h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are innumerable different types available on the market, but have you ever asked yourself how a sole is actually made?<br><br><\/span><\/h4><h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With this article, we&#8217;ll try to explain it to you as clearly as possible!<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1f88c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d1f88c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Foto-con-suola--1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-79432\" alt=\"Foto con suola\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Foto-con-suola--1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Foto-con-suola--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Foto-con-suola--768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Foto-con-suola--1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Foto-con-suola--200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Foto-con-suola--1568x1048.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Foto-con-suola-.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Esempio di suola sneaker<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9652d75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9652d75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When we&#8217;re talking about shoes, it&#8217;s important to know that the main part of the shoe is what\u2019s called the \u201clast,\u201d which will go on to determine everything from the fit of the shoe, the size of the heel, and the height of the collar, all the way to the style. As a consequence, it&#8217;s clear that everything starts with the sole.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e79afb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e79afb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Phase 1: the sketch of the shoe.<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We start from the sketch of the shoe: it is essential, in that it is based on crucial technical and aesthetic elements, which take into consideration both the design and the volume.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c28c095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c28c095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Schizzo-Suola-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-79435\" alt=\"Disegno Suola\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Schizzo-Suola-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Schizzo-Suola-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Schizzo-Suola-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Schizzo-Suola-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Schizzo-Suola-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Schizzo-Suola-1568x1048.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Schizzo-Suola.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d68833 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d68833\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Phase 2: the creation of the last.<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br>From the sketch we move onto the second phase, which is the creation of the \u201clast.\u201d <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this phase, the volumes and measurements are quantified \u2013 these are necessary to make the shoe as comfortable and easy to wear as possible for the end customer.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-00b8c55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"00b8c55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forma-della-scarpa-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-79438\" alt=\"Forma della scarpa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forma-della-scarpa-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forma-della-scarpa-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forma-della-scarpa-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forma-della-scarpa-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forma-della-scarpa-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forma-della-scarpa-1568x1048.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Forma-della-scarpa.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c17fd09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c17fd09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Phase 3: design of the upper.<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The third step is to study the details and the parts that compose the upper: a series of elements will then be defined, such as the materials (leather, fabric, lining, etc\u2026), the accessories and the colors <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One factor that should not be underestimated is that all of these components will add volume to the original last. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f032cb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f032cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Phase 4: definition of the perimeter of the sole.<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the thicknesses have been defined and a first assembly test has been carried out, we can move towards the fourth phase of our process of constructing a sole \u2013 the definition of the precise perimeter of the sole, since it has to match the last (complete with the upper) perfectly.<\/span> <b>This operation defines the internal template of the sole<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c5cc49 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c5cc49\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Phase 5: design of the sole.<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is during the fifth phase that the design proper of the sole begins: after verifying its feasibility, identifying the most suitable material(s), setting the template, the design, and the last, we then move forward by going back to the initial sketch of the shoe, from which our process all began. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be33fa7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be33fa7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Phase 6: production of the maquette (preliminary model).<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having reached the sixth phase, we move on with the production of the<\/span> <b>maquette<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is a model that will represent on a 1:1 scale the volume, design and details of the soul that we will then go on to manufacture. To create the maquette, there are various options: we can do so manually, through the use of rigid resins worked by expert craftspeople; or using CAD\/CAM technologies, through which we can produce 3D simulations before manufacturing our maquette either by CNC machining or 3D printing (in this case, we can also use soft materials). <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1037ca5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1037ca5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-79444\" alt=\"16\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16-1568x1048.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/16.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4f70ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"d4f70ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-1024x684.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-79447\" alt=\"17\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-1536x1026.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-200x134.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17-1568x1048.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/17.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\"><\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17968fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"17968fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Phase 7: design and production of the pilot mold.<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once the maquette has been completed and approved, the subsequent step concerns the design and production of the pilot mold, taking account of the material with which the sole is to be manufactured:<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">when we\u2019re dealing with soles for high-quality footwear, rubber is often the first choice due to its excellent properties.<\/span> <\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, there are other types of materials such as TR (Thermoplastic Rubber), TPU (Thermoplastic Polyurethane), EVA (Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate), Polyurethane, etc. \u2026 as well as<\/span> <b>nEr+<\/b>,<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a material recently developed by <strong>AL.PI.<\/strong> that offers the same physical and mechanical characteristics as rubber, but with an important form of added value: <strong>20% lower weight;<\/strong> moreover, <strong>it is made with up to 30% recycled components<\/strong>, deriving from waste taken out of the waste cycle. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dopo aver quindi determinato il materiale con il quale verr\u00e0 realizzata la suola, si procede con la realizzazione dello stampo pilota normalmente nella taglia centrale che per un modello da donna corrisponde solitamente alla taglia 37 mentre da uomo alla taglia 42.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95462c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95462c6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Phase 8: sampling.<\/b><\/h4><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We have now arrived at the final phase of our process. Having made the first mold, we will then produce the first sample, which is the first real simulation, on the basis of which we will then move ahead with the subsequent phase of preparation for production. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once final approval of the prototype has been received, we will then reach the manufacturing stage proper. <\/span><\/p><p><b>AL.PI.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is your ideal partner for the manufacture of soles for footwear, leveraging our thirty years of experience in the sector. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We support brands and companies that operate in international markets, helping them to create soles for their men&#8217;s, women&#8217;s and children&#8217;s shoes across different sectors of the footwear industry (sneakers, winter shoes, work shoes).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alpisoles.com\/en\/contacts\/\"><strong>Contact us for a free-of-charge consultation<\/strong> <\/a>on the design and manufacture of soles for your brand&#8217;s footwear. 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