The rising star in the automotive and white goods market is IMSE (In-Mold-Structural-Electronics). With this technology electronics and functionality are integrated into interior panels of vehicles while keeping the parts lightweight. Typically, the required conductors and dielectrics are printed on a substrate followed by placing the solid state components. In the next step the substrate is thermoformed in a 3D mold after which the object is injection-molded with a enveloping protective (and decorative) layer.
Inkron’s portfolio includes thermally stable, stretchable inks and adhesives that are fully compatible with both the process and each other.