Custom orthotic insoles have long meant a wait — a fitting at a clinic, a mold sent to a lab, and a pickup a week or two later. A Swiss company called Moxxis compresses that into a single store visit. A customer’s feet are scanned and their gait analyzed on the spot, and a pair of insoles is 3D-printed while they wait, in under an hour.
The company frames Moxxis as both a health product and a lifestyle one: foot care that is preventive and medically grounded, but also customizable down to a name or quote printed into the insole.
From a clinic legacy to a print bed
Moxxis grew out of Orthopodo Malgaroli, an orthopedic practice founded by Mario Malgaroli, who spent more than 35 years working in orthopaedics, podiatry, and biomechanics. According to the company, Orthopodo became one of Switzerland’s larger orthopedic-care providers, with 80 specialists across six locations treating more than 25,000 patients a year, handling everything from handmade orthotics to complex diabetic foot care.
Moxxis is the company’s attempt to take that clinical experience and speed it up with technology — moving, in its words, from handmade to high-tech while keeping the medical roots. The brand is run by Moxxis AG, based in Baden, Switzerland.
How it works
The process is built around five steps that happen in one sitting at a partner location. A customer visits a store, has their feet scanned and gait analyzed, chooses a personal touch such as a favorite quote, watches the insoles being 3D-printed, and receives a foot report along with the finished pair. Then the insoles go straight into their shoes.
The scan itself is a dynamic foot-pressure and gait measurement, which the company describes as AI-powered. That reading is used to shape where the insole offers firm support and where it stays flexible. The company says the whole sequence — from filament to finished insole — takes under 60 minutes, with what it describes as millimeter precision and consistent quality from one pair to the next.
Moxxis lists four intended benefits: comfort from a fit matched to the foot and shoe, stability through targeted support based on the foot analysis, long-term prevention aimed at keeping muscles, tendons, and ligaments healthy, and improved performance through better pressure distribution. As with any health claim, results will vary by person, and these are the company’s stated design goals rather than independent findings.
The research behind it
Moxxis says it develops its technology with the Institutes of Medical Informatics, Medical Technology, and Plastics Technology at the University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland, and that its research has been supported by Innosuisse, the Swiss federal innovation agency, and the High Tech Center Aargau. The team behind the product spans movement scientists, orthopedic specialists, 3D-printing engineers, medical technicians, biomedical engineers, podiatrists, and doctors.
What users say
The company leans heavily on endorsements from Swiss athletes across several sports. Simon Knak, a professional ice hockey player for HC Davos and the Swiss national team, said: “Since I wear Moxxis, I no longer have any pain in my skates. I feel a much better connection to the ice, can push off with my whole foot, and move faster and more explosively as a result.”
Professional golfer Caroline Rominger, an eight-time Swiss champion, framed it around everyday use: “I wear my Moxxis every day – whether I’m on the golf course or going about my daily life. They give me exactly the support I need.”
The personalization angle also comes up — professional tennis player Jeffrey von der Schulenburg noted that the insoles “add a fun twist to it with allowing you to name your insoles.”
Worth keeping in mind
The made-to-order, in-store model is the appeal and the constraint: getting a pair means visiting a location in person for the scan and print, rather than ordering online. The endorsements are paid athlete testimonials, and the listed benefits are the company’s own, so anyone seeking insoles for a specific medical condition would still want a clinician’s input. For general comfort, support, and prevention, though, the on-site turnaround is the standout feature.
Availability
Moxxis is sold through partner stores in Switzerland, where the scanning and printing happen on-site; the company cites 16 locations, including Baden, Buochs, Davos, Thun, and a Zürich pop-up, with more planned. Each pair is custom-made during the visit and comes with a personalized option and a foot report. The company does not publish a fixed online price, since the insoles are made to order in person; pricing is handled at the store. Moxxis AG is based at Mellingerstrasse 1 in Baden.
Source: Moxxis
