DA Lasts

Fagus® has developed and refined a shoemaker’s last which allows the total fabrication of the shoe on a single last. Compared with aluminium lasts this opens up many advantages for shoe manufacturers employing injection moulding techniques:

Fagus® is a specialist in high-tech plastic lasts for injection moulding.

Drawing on many years of experience and know-how, we keep tolerances to a minimum, even on special custom orders.

Our standard injection moulding lasts have a 6 mm thick metal plate on the top edge which attaches to the last mounting point on the circulator, is picked up by a robot or by the Fagus® Lasting System EAM 3000.

The lasts are hinged to allow easier fitting of uppers. The partition T2 last hinge is a special design for strobel uppers which prevents the uppers on the front section slipping when closing the last.

Images on left side :
Partition T1 hinge, open and closed

Locking system

A new system developed by Fagus® keeps hinged plastic lasts locked together during injection moulding. This is important because it prevents PU material escaping during the injection moulding, damaging the shaft or requiring reworking.

The last has a integrated mechanical interlock mechanism which is activated by a special last pin inserted into the last sleeve. When the last is fi tted on the pin, the last can be opened and the uppers removed.

When the last is closed and removed from the pin, the internal mechanism is activated, locking the two pieces of the last into a single robust unit. The last can now be fi tted to the last holder and the injec- tion moulding commenced.

The last can be opened and closed either manually or using the newly developed Fagus® Lasting System EAM 3000. This system is equipped with a special pin.

The last is opened and close pneumatically by foot pedal control, reducing the workload on staff.