在劳伦斯·利弗莫尔国家实验室researchers are currently exploring possibilitiesfor creating a new generation of helmet that will go a long way to protecting athletes, soldiers, and anyone who wears protective gear. The LA Dodgers, too, are toying around with 3D printing, though not necessarily with the same implications as cutting edge national scientists. Instead of redesigning helmets for increased safety, the Dodgers simplyadded 3D printed emblems to their headgear.
在周二的主场首场比赛中，洛杉矶道奇队以徽标3D印刷并固定在头盔上。该团队还用新的磨砂色代替了头盔的光滑蓝色，我认为这很不错。这个想法的灵感来自足球头盔上的鼻子保险杠，这使团队转向3D打印。
Ross Yoshida, the Dodgers’ director of graphic design told Lukas, told ESPN’s Paul Lukas about the decision to go 3D, “[Dodgers chief marketing officer Lon Rosen] loves for us to be the first to do things, but he didn’t realize that other teams had already gone with the matte. I said, ‘Lon, the Diamondbacks and Pirates have already done that. But we could do something new with the logo.’ Then I thought about football helmet nose bumpers. Nobody had ever done that in baseball. So that was the inspiration.”
The Dodgers are the first baseball team to implement 3D printing in their uniform, but, if those logos can stick to their helmets for a season, they may not be the last either.
