How Are Nike Basketball Shoes Made?
Overview of Nike Basketball Shoes According to Nikebiz.com the company originated in 1964 under the name Blue Ribbon Sports. Founded by Phil Knight and track coach Bill Bowerman, it was created to “provide athletes with better shoes.” Crafting shoes by hand for his runners at the University of Oregon, Bill Bowerman was familiar with making athletic shoes. The website also states that in May of 2006 there were about 700 Nike factories in 50 countries. Nike basketball shoes became cemented as a powerhouse in 1985 with the making of the first Nike Air-Jordan basketball shoe. How Traditional Nike Basketball Shoes Made Manufacturing virtually any shoe involves tanning; cracking (part of processing oil for rubber and plastic); iron smelting/refining (using coke from coal, limestone to convert to “pig iron”); rubber manufacture (including oil and natural gas) among other processes. Once these raw goods are made they must be developed into things such as soles, eyelets, aglets and the uppers o
