World Cup

Nike is debuting an extremely limited edition 3D printed duffle bag at this years World Cup in Brazil. The bag is named Rebento, which means “explode” in Portuguese, and is designed to hold sports equipment. The mesh design references two of Nike’s football cleats. It is printed out of nylon using a method called Selective Laser Sintering (SLS). During laser sintering, a laser heats a powdered material (in this case nylon) and binds it together. Following a 3D CAD design, laser sintering is able to easily produce extremely complex geometries that would otherwise be nearly impossible. The bag is not the only 3D printed item Nike is debuting for the World Cup.