Wilson Sporting Goods Co. unveils the Wilson Airless Gen1™, a groundbreaking 3D-printed basketball that eliminates the need for inflation. Following the Airless Prototype, which was unveiled in 2023, the limited-edition Gen1 debuts on Feb. 16, boasting enhanced performance and manufacturing efficiency. Retaining regulation size, weight, and bounce, the Gen1 features an upgraded lattice design for consistent play and integrated holes for accelerated production.
Each ball includes a built-in label and comes in jet-black, brown, or natural white variants. Developed in collaboration with partners like General Lattice, DyeMansion, EOS, and SNL Creative, this innovation caters to basketball enthusiasts and heralds a new era of technology-infused sporting goods.
The new Wilson basketballs will debut on February 16 for $2,500.
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Why This Trend Is Growing
- 3d-printed Sports Balls
- Wilson Sporting Goods Co. launches the Wilson Airless Gen1™, a groundbreaking 3D-printed basketball that eliminates the need for inflation.
- Enhanced Performance and Manufacturing Efficiency
- The Wilson Airless Gen1™ features an upgraded lattice design for consistent play and integrated holes for accelerated production.
- Technology-infused Sporting Goods
- The Wilson Airless Gen1™ heralds a new era of technology-infused sporting goods for basketball enthusiasts.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Sporting Goods
- Wilson Sporting Goods Co. introduces the Wilson Airless Gen1™, a groundbreaking 3D-printed basketball that eliminates the need for inflation.
- 3D Printing
- The Wilson Airless Gen1™ showcases the capabilities of 3D printing technology in the manufacturing of sports equipment.
- Product Design and Manufacturing
- The development of the Wilson Airless Gen1™ involved collaboration with partners like General Lattice, DyeMansion, EOS, and SNL Creative to create innovative and efficient sporting goods.
