Device for the manufacture of sporting goods

A device for manufacturing a shoe comprising:

• a first component mounting and a second component mounting, the first component mounting for receiving a first component corresponding to a shoe sole unit having an outer rim part and a first connection surface inward of the outer rim part, the second component mounting for receiving a second component corresponding to a shoe upper having a second connection surface, wherein the first and the second component mounting are moveable apart from one another and toward one another, wherein, with the first component received in the first component mounting and the second component received in the second component mounting, the first component mounting and the second component mounting are positionable to define a gap between the first connection surface of the first component and the second connection surface of the second component;
• a heat source for providing heat energy without contact, wherein the heat source is positionable in the gap between the first and second connection surfaces;
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• a shield positionable within the gap and over the outer rim part of the shoe sole unit to prevent the outer rim part of the shoe sole unit from being subjected to as much heat as an unshielded portion of the first connection surface of the shoe sole unit, wherein the heat source is configured to supply heat for activating at least one portion of the first connection surface by providing heat energy from the heat source in the gap without contact between the heat source and the first connection surface, and
• wherein, with the heat source out of the gap, the first component mounting and the second component mounting are moveable toward each other for connecting the first component with the second component by joining the first connection surface of the shoe sole unit with the second connection surface of the shoe upper without the outer rim part of the shoe sole unit sticking to the second connection surface of the shoe upper.