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Jack Wolfskin creates 3D printed pack

ack Wolfskin’s new 3D Prelight Rise 35 pack has back padding made from fine-grained plastic layered in a 3D printing process. This ground-breaking innovation results in an open cell structure that is strong and weight bearing, and perfectly maps the torso. Its many pores allow air to

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