General
Founded in 1975, Amfit Inc. has grown to become the world leader in
computerized
custom insole / foot orthotic equipment and supplies.
Amfit has two primary businesses.
1) Producing the equipment required for insole production
2) Manufacturing the supplies for said equipment.
The insole production equipment consists of a foot measurement device,
"FootFax™", and a CAD/CAM milling machine. Driving this
technology is Amfit’s patented "Correct and Confirm"
Windows™ based software.
The supply side of the business includes insole blanks for customers
who own an Amfit CAD/CAM mill and an insole fabrication center for customers
who choose to have their insoles manufactured at our site. This "Central
Fab" model also allows new Amfit customers a low-cost way to get
into the business without investing in a complete system. Foot data
files are transferred to our state of the art fab center by modem.
Amfit has a world-wide installed base of hundreds of systems. Since
every new site is a new supplies customer, Amfit has a large and growing
annuity on the supply side of our business.
Markets
Our primary markets at present include:
| Medical |
Retail |
| • Prescription footwear |
• Ski |
| • Orthotists |
• Comfort / Walking |
| • Podiatry |
• Running / Performance |
| • Chiropractors |
• Work / Industrial |
| • Government / VA / Defense |
• Internet |
| |
• Franchising |
Leveraging our success in the medical market, Amfit
is aggressively moving into the retail market.
Technologies
Amfit has a wide array of patented technologies, including:
• foot contour measurement while the foot is in
a weighted position
• software adjustments to a digital representation of the foot
• insole machining technologies
• contour elevation technologies
• shoe inventory management
• pressure measurement
• orthotic composition
• optical scanning
• last selection
• automated shoe selection
Amfit's Future…
With the aging of the baby boomers, footwear comfort is a demographically
growing area. The baby boomers alone represent over 170 million Americans.
With 20% market penetration, the custom insole market potential exceeds
$2.5 billion. Amfit is well positioned to set the agenda in the retail
market. With almost a decade of field experience, our equipment is field
proven. Our custom insoles have the lowest return / rework rate in the
industry. We therefore encourage all our system users to offer a money-back
guarantee.
With a unique combination of technology, market leadership, experience,
and positive demographic shifts, Amfit’s future is bright indeed.