Brooks Shoe Plate
Transformation From R&D Tooling To Mass Production
Project Highlights
In 2023, our mission at Arris was to integrate a shoe plate into the Brooks Running sole for optimal energy return for runners. Leading as the Mechanical Engineering Manager, I guided our tooling journey from R&D to global mass production tooling. Overcoming this massive challenge of perfecting production tools through over 40 iterations, our team's innovation and persistence paid off:
First professional field test started when Zach Panning broke his personal marathon record of 2:09:28 by 5 minutes. Now, thousands of Brooks Hyperion Elite 4 shoes are revolutionizing runner’s performance worldwide.
Special thanks to Eric Forrester, Jalen Mano, Jason Watson, Luis Bahamonde Jacome, and Justin Church.
Per FORBS Magazine on Boston Marathon on 2022:
"If the Chicago results are any indication, today’s results could be a potential gold mine. 'Zach Panning got our shoe 72 hours before the race,' said Lee Sackett, Footwear Product Line Manager at Brooks, about last fall’s race. 'He tested it on a 10k run and decided to run the marathon in it. He ran a 2:09:28, and cut five minutes off his PR.'"