Reusch collaborated with its premium manufacturing partner Carbon, a US-based high-performance 3D printing company, to develop the glove.
Performance Benefits of 3D Printing Technology
Carbon’s Digital Light Synthesis technology uses light and specialized resins to create smooth, strong and detailed parts without visible layers. This process allows for complex structures, high speed and production quality.
Jiaqi Ren, Application Development Engineer at Carbon said: "What I think was most challenging during the development was working with our assembly partner to convert the injection-moulded component to a 3D-printed one. Within a limited thickness, we used Carbon Design Engine to provide multiple lattice (structural grid) combinations to fine-tune performance. This punch zone component needs to endure continuous flexing throughout the game, so we conducted extensive tests on bonding strength to ensure it meets professional standards."
Advanced Design and Structural Grid Benefits
Christian Hilber, Product Manager at Reusch Goalkeeping, said: "The heart of the glove is clearly the 3D-printed punching zone. The high-tech mesh structure not only looks futuristic, but is also highly elastic, tear-resistant and energy-absorbing. The clear advantage over conventional rubber or latex applications lies in the three-dimensional grid structure, which offers unparalleled rebound and energy return while being very light and extremely flexible. The Attrakt Fusion Carbon 3D is therefore the perfect solution for the demands of modern goalkeeping.”
"The backhand panel has traditionally been made with drop plastic latex for decades," said Ren. "3D-printed lattice (structural grid) gave the glove a completely new design language — without sacrificing performance. It offers improved energy damping to help protect the back of the hand, and I believe we’ve only scratched the surface of what this technology can bring to goalkeeper gloves."
