This year’s expo will see Japanese automotive interior experts, Toppan, unveiling its latest innovative interior components, redefining the future of mobility.

The automotive industry is undergoing a rapid transformation, with smart lighting at the forefront of innovation. However, traditional CAN and LIN communication protocols are struggling to keep pace with the demands of high-speed, multi-channel LED and RGB-LED drivers.

Due to continuous investment in new technologies in addition to perforation, cutting and laser engraving, L:A:S Laser Art Style today is an advanced technology hub where car manufacturers come to study, develop and produce their innovative solutions for car interiors.

Industrias Alegre is an expert in global plastic solutions and is characterized by its capacity to develop complete projects and its innovative culture. The development of complete solutions comes from its aim to accompany customers in their challenges, analyzing their challenges, designing the parts, choosing materials and producing the series, by plastic injection or additive manufacturing, ensuring their viability and profitability. It also offers a logistics solution with high added value: a returnable container, zero waste, equipped with intelligence to achieve connected logistics in real time.

Discover the ‘Piano Black’ luxury alternative Smart Surface with a visit to the MacDermaid Alpha team on Booth 1706. Its next generation softer, smoother smart surface, XtraForm 3D Matt, is a low-gloss, deep-formable, hard coated polycarbonate film, formulated to meet automotive designers’ needs for a premium vehicle interior experience.

Looking to reduce lead time and save on costs? A visit to Booth 1026 at this year’s event may help you realise both. Head over to meet the Adhetec team and be introduced to its newly released range of pressure-sensitive adhesive products, designed for surface protection applications. The selection guide for Adhefilm, not only reduces non-quality costs, but these products also actively improve overhaul costs and enhance brand image. The range is suitable for protecting a multitude of substrates on both the exteriors and interiors of vehicles, including textiles, leather, steel, aluminium and plastic materials with smooth or rough surfaces such as polypropylene, ABS, PVC, PMMA, etc.

Doors and IP backlighting with natural and sustainable material laminates such as stone, leather and wood can be achieved with minimal LED sources. By advanced control of light distribution and uniform light extraction using Polymer Optics Automotive’s (POAL) lasered structure methods, the company can produce complex illuminations with a reduced number of LEDs and low-profile package design.

As a manufacturer of water transfer printing films with over 30 years of experience in the decorative market, YHT understands the significance of interior decoration in the automotive industry. The company is excited to introduce its new product, IMD film, at Automotive Interiors Expo 2024.

To add a sense of luxury when opening and closing storage compartments like the glove box or console box, OEMs often use dampers to create a smooth, controlled motion. However, this typically comes at the cost of storage space, as conventional dampers require extra room, reducing the compartment’s overall capacity.

H.B. Fuller will showcase its Thermonex One 301-01 A adhesive solution in Stuttgart. This high-performance, water-based PUR adhesive is used for single-side premium interior lamination where very good sag resistance and adhesion are required. It provides good hydrolysis stability, high heat resistance and very low odor (value 3.0 according to VW norm, internal testing).

Interiors have developed into spaces for positive experiences. Traveling should be fun, safe and environmentally friendly, which places special demands on the interior. Devices and utensils, whether connected or not, must always be in view and quickly accessible for the driver.

High-pressure forming offers several key advantages over general thermoforming technology.

It provides superior product strength and durability by applying greater pressure during the forming process, which results in denser and more precise components with fewer defects. This increased pressure enhances dimensional accuracy and consistency, ensuring high-quality outputs.

Helcor- Leder- Tec has been a partner of the automotive industry since 1990 and produces high-quality and sustainable upholstery materials in Germany. Its LWG-Gold and Oeko-Tex certifications are important for Helcor to showcase its professionalism and high-quality materials. Helcor materials are used in various areas of the vehicle interior, such as seats, door panels, dashboards and steering wheels.

Calligram is an innovative process to customize synthetic leather intended for automotive interiors. It fits perfectly with the top three market trends: customization, smart surfaces and sustainability.

Elematec will introduce its vegan leather made from eco-friendly cork at the expo. The company’s environmentally friendly synthetic leather consumes up to 90% less energy with 80% fewer solvents than conventional leather, and its synthetic recycled polyester fiber/fabric is made from plastic bottles.

Visit the expo to explore the Unicorn project, an EU-funded research initiative supporting the automotive electronics industry in its transition toward a greener and more circular future. Focused on investigating circular innovations in materials, processes and design, Unicorn aims to enhance the circularity-driven integration of electronics in automotive applications. It provides methodologies, guidelines and recommendations for the entire community, addressing broader sectors.

Cyclone Technology is committed to building a green and circular economy. The company aims to produce high-quality, functional and differentiated green fibers through recycled technology using waste bottles and waste textiles as raw materials, and construct a closed-loop recycling industry chain.

Cedrion will demonstrate its Boreas and Airox devices for onboard electronics ventilation. Thanks to their patented ionic wind technology, these devices are half the weight, volume and consumption of fan-assisted heat sinks, and more than seven times lighter and more compact than passive heat sinks while maintaining heat exchange capabilities.

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