Method and apparatus for automatically manufacturing shoe soles

A method for automated manufacturing of shoe soles, the method comprising:

• loading a transfer device having a transfer plate with at least one outsole element and at least one supporting element, each placed on opposing sides of the transfer plate;
• positioning the loaded transfer device adjacent a first part and a second part of a sole mold;
• transferring the at least one outsole element from the transfer device to the first part and transferring the at least one supporting element from the transfer device to the second part of the sole mold;
• filling the sole mold with a plurality of individual particles from a particle supply source at the second part of the sole mold;
• and
• applying a medium from a first medium supply at the first part and a second medium supply at the second part of the sole mold to bond the particles with each other and with the at least one outsole element to form a shoe sole in a single step.