Articles and components with UV radiation curable elastomeric materials and methods of making the same

A method of manufacturing an article of footwear, comprising:

• providing an element having a surface including a layer of a first elastomeric material in a first area, the first elastomeric material including a first uncured ultraviolet (UV) radiation curable elastomeric material, or a first partially cured UV radiation curable elastomeric material, or a first fully cured UV radiation curable elastomeric material, the element having a surface, wherein the first elastomeric material includes a UV radiation curable millable polyurethane gum;
• placing the first area of the element in contact with a second area of an upper, wherein the second area is an area of the surface of the upper, and the second area comprises a layer of a second elastomeric material, wherein the second elastomeric material includes a second uncured UV radiation curable elastomeric material, or a second partially cured UV radiation curable elastomeric material, or a second fully cured UV radiation curable elastomeric material;
• increasing a temperature of at least a portion of the surface of the element, applying pressure to the at least a portion of the first area while the first area is in contact with the second area, or both;
• and
• affixing the surface of the element to the surface of the upper by forming a bond between the first elastomeric material of the first area of the element and the second elastomeric material of the second area of the upper, thereby forming the article of footwear having the element attached to the upper.