With more than 25 years of experience, Toronto-based Global Orthotics Inc. handcrafts custom orthotic devices for practitioners and foot clinics. Its medical team of podiatrists, chiropodists and pedorthists works alongside skilled technicians, combining craftsmanship with 3D scanning and CAD/CAM technology to tailor each device to a patient’s needs. The Canadian orthotic lab also supplies medical hosiery and braces.
Foot Management, IncSince 1978, Foot Management has combined hand craftsmanship with CAD/CAM and 3D scanning to manufacture custom foot orthotics in its Pittsville laboratory. Professional lab technicians and pedorthists hand-place custom accommodations while maintaining patient casts for five years, making remakes straightforward. The company also offers prefabricated insoles and foot-care products through its retail operation.PITTSVILLE, MD
Hersco Ortho LabsSince its New York City beginnings in the late 1930s, Hersco Ortho Labs has served as a lower-extremity central fabrication partner, making custom orthopedic devices to practitioners’ prescriptions. Cathal and Seamus Kennedy have operated the company since 1995, combining hands-on consultation with digital scanning, CAD-CAM and 3D printing; Hersco says most of its functional foot orthotics have been 3D printed since 2020. Its practitioner-focused model extends from carefully inspected Richie Braces and AFOs to custom shoes and prosthetic fabrication, with an education center that provides clinical articles and continuing-education courses.LONG ISLAND CITY, NY
Fiber OrthoticsFamily-owned and operated for more than 65 years, Fiber Orthotics is known for the experienced staff and personal customer service behind its custom orthotics work. The Plainview company serves podiatry practices with patient-specific orthotic solutions, using both longstanding expertise and newer digital scanning methods.PLAINVIEW, NY
Tru-Mold ShoesSince 1955, Buffalo-based Tru-Mold Shoes has made custom-molded orthopedic footwear and support braces for patients with individual foot and mobility needs. The family-run company combines CAD/CAM scanning and design with more than 25 construction and quality-check steps, followed by handcrafted assembly by skilled technicians. Tru-Mold also repairs and refurbishes custom-molded shoes made at its factory, extending the life of its work.BUFFALO, NY