Heeluxe and Sensoria are elated to bring the SizeSnap® Smart Sensor Sock to the world of footwear. For many years footwear brands did not have a reliable way to quantify shoe fit. Guessing about shoe fit or relying on subjective feedback created many ‘footwear failures’ due to poor fit, inadequate cushioning, or a generally uncomfortable…
Over 3 years ago Ecco began a project with Heeluxe to bring customized 3D printed shoes to market. This ambitious project was expected to take much longer than Heeluxe’s 2 week standard. We loved the innovative spirit of the Ecco team and were happy to join them on this journey. Moreover, we have a firm…
The Heeluxe team started 2017 with a goal: to complete over 100 shoe tests in the year. By December 31 we completed 105 tests in the calendar year. More importantly, all research studies were completed on time and we have many satisfied clients.Here’s more fun facts from 2017: 105 studies completed 43 different footwear brands…
UCSB is known worldwide for their exceptional engineering program. Heeluxe and UCSB have now partnered under the Capstone program to create new footwear technologies and footwear testing machines. Heeluxe began working with the Capstone program in 2016 as students were working on a novel invention to help prevent trip and fall injuries for people with…
Famous running journalist, Jonathan Beverly, release his new book today: YOUR BEST STRIDE. This book dispels the myths about running and running technique and focuses on what we know from research and years of experience. Readers of this book will find the “who’s who” of running shoe science including: Benno Nigg, Simon Bartold, Craig Payne,…
The team at Heeluxe is working hard on making major upgrades our proprietary Shoe Fit Measurement sensors. One development that we are working on is developing a sock with sensors embedded in it that will make getting on-body shoe fit measurements as easy as putting on a sock and turning on an app. We are…
Footwear companies have been asking for a test that quickly and accurately replicates how shoes break down in the real world. After 3 years of development Heeluxe created a Time Machine, letting you see how your shoes will look and perform in the future. The is the most realistic shoe durability testing machine currently…
At Heeluxe, we know that footwear brands love how quickly we can provide them with results for shoe studies. Our standard of “2 weeks or less” for accurate research study results cannot be matched, and that is why footwear brands have trusted Heeluxe with 53 shoe research studies in the first 9 months of 2016.…
In the September 2016 issue of Shape Magazine, Dr. Geoffrey Gray from Heeluxe was featured in their article, “Supercharge Your Stride.” This article focuses on how to pick out the running shoes that are the best for you, when to replace your shoes, and how strong feet are essential for healthy lifestyles. This is Heeluxe’s…
Dr Geoffrey Alan Gray from Heeluxe was recently featured in a CBS Pulse article on how to invest in technology for small businesses. Since Heeluxe has been self funded since day 1, we did not have the luxury of a large investment to buy all of the best technology. Smart purchasing, listening to what technologies…
Heeluxe began a Shoe Database in 2012 in order to understand what characteristics make the best performing shoes. The Database recently grew to over 600 pairs of shoes and covers styles of shoes as diverse as high heels, gym training shoes running styles, and sandals. Each shoe in our Database has “static measurements”–including weight and…
Heeluxe built a Time Machine. We are able to take footwear companies quickly into the future, allowing them to see what their shoes look and perform like after months or year of wear. Our new device started out in concept phase over 3 years ago when one of our clients was asking for us to…
Heeluxe continues to use its’ unique system of efficient biomechanics research to start and finish 8 footwear studies in January 2016. This is our fastest start to the testing year ever. We were aided by excellent Santa Barbara weather which allowed our run through testing to happen every week (sorry to our friends in cold/wet…
Heeluxe started and finished 63 footwear and biomechanics studies in 2015. This is a huge increase over 2014 and represents the hard work of the Heeluxe staff and the increased number of brands we work with. Heeluxe also made numerous improvements to our facility to ensure that our testing is always completed on time and…
Set your clocks, calendars, watches, Tivo, DVR, and Siri to remind you to watch HSN on Tuesday, October 27 to see the brand new Revitalign footwear on HSN, featuring the footwear designed and tested at Heeluxe!