OrthoLite, an industry leader of branded, high-performance and comfort footwear solutions, has unveiled its OrthoLite O-Therm, an innovative thermal insole technology that sets a new standard in cold-weather footwear protection.
O-Therm offers all of the known benefits of open-cell PU-foam, while combining the world’s lightest and most insulative cold barrier protection. This technology is possible with O-Therm’s proprietary aerogel thermal properties.
For consumers, this means their feet will stay warmer, they can stay outdoors longer, feel more comfortable, perform better and go farther in cold weather conditions.
The technology creates a thermal barrier that blocks the cold and maintains footwear temperature regulation. Using an advanced aerogel, an insulating material, the proprietary combination of materials in O-Therm delivers thermal insulation and all-day comfort underfoot for cold-weather protection.
OrthoLite worked with third-party thermal test laboratory, New York City-based Vartest Laboratories, to quantify the thermal performance of O-Therm aerogel insoles under extremely cold conditions. O-Therm is a 2mm base-layer thermal foam that can be combined with a range of OrthoLite top-layer foams to create a custom insole solution tailored to a range of footwear categories, including: outdoor, casual, work, ski and snowboard, fashion, and other cold-weather footwear categories.
The thinness and moldability of O-Therm also make it an ideal thermal barrier solution for footwear linings and strobel layers – bringing cold-block technology without adding bulk or weight.
As a vertically integrated U.S. company with facilities around the world, OrthoLite collaborates with its brand partners to create and produce custom insole formulations that deliver unrivaled comfort and performance.
