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Automotive lighting world, the role of the lamps has changed – not only must the lamps fulfil safety requirements for light output and vision – which continue to become more stringent – but they must do this in an aesthetically pleasing way.
Thus, during the last 20+ years, the coatings have evolved from a solely functional purpose to a combination of function and design. Lamp designs have become more complex with many models having very imaginative designs that are more difficult to apply coating.
Continuous improvement of coating properties and their strong application advantages, today’s lighting market both domestically and globally has become well established with UV-curable products. UV clear coats hold over 80% of the lens market and UV base coats hold over 90% of the reflector/extension market.
However, in today’s lighting world, the function of the lamps has changed—not only must the lamps fulfill safety requirements, which continue to become more stringent, but they must do this in an aesthetically pleasing way.
Global automotive lighting hardcoat market accounted for $XX Billion in 2022 and is anticipated to reach $XX Billion by 2030, registering a CAGR of XX% from 2023 to 2030.
X2F and Covestro Launch New Collaboration on Innovative In-Mould Electronics for Automotive Lighting. X2F announced today that it has joined a unique collaboration with Covestro, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of high-quality polymer materials, to develop a thermally conductive automotive heat-sink with in-mold electronics using X2F’s transformative controlled viscosity molding technology.
This new product will be a unique alternative for automotive OEMs and processors who seek a replacement for cast aluminium heat-sinks that is both lighter and more affordable.
This new program involves using controlled viscosity molding by X2F to attach the LED module directly onto the thermally conductive heat-sink without fundamentally changing the heat-sink adjuster module design.
We are pleased with the outcome so far of the X2F project where we have recently seen enhanced thermal management performance compared to traditional injection-molded processes, and look forward to how the automotive industry will adopt the technology.,” said Paul Platte, Senior Marketing Manager, Covestro LLC
