Gap between heel and outsole – Case # 243

August 15, 2014

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“A picture is worth a thousand words”. Practical solutions to problems encountered in the manufacturing process that demonstrate how we assist our customers’ factories to produce Right from the Start TM.

Problem: there is a gap between the heel wedge, the outsole and the insole (footbed) because the outsole edge is bigger and does not fit properly in the heel wedge chamber/slot.

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Impactiva solution: we suggested the factory to slightly rough the outsole edge to make it fit.

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