It was mentioned earlier that cars are becoming more and more like mobile phones. Concept cars will come true and drive the industry will be immeasurable. Today we are going to talk about the future scenarios of in-film electronics in the automotive industry.

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IMD is a traditional process in which plastic and film are injected together in a mold. In-Mould Decoration is in-mold decoration. This technology is called "plastic in-mold injection process technology", which generally refers to the application of text patterns or images to molded products. A part of the manufacturing process can be divided into:

IMR: In -Mold Roller

IML: In-Mold Label (2D)

IMF: In-Mold Forming (3D)

Integrate the integrated molding process of "designing mold opening, film printing, punching high pressure and injection molding". From "film printing, high-pressure stretching/punching, the film is embedded in the mold, the injection molding process" and "film transfer" are collectively referred to as IMF/IML and IMR in the IMD classification, which breaks through the design that traditional plastic injection cannot. , Change the traditional plastic decoration method, more in line with the new trend of environmental protection indicators.

In order to adapt to the current automotive de-keying, better human-vehicle interaction, and blind operation, the printed electronics technology and IMD are integrated, and the circuit, touch, antenna, LED, IC, etc. are concentrated in one component, and the design is further expanded. The degree of freedom saves assembly time and cost, and makes the product smaller, lighter and thinner. This resulted in a new process: 3D IME (3D In-Mold Electronics), that is, three-dimensional in-mold electronics.

3D-IME is used in new energy vehicles, airplanes, home appliances, consumer electronics and other industrial fields, and is a key technology of "smart skin" or "electronic skin".

3D IME technology is an innovative technology developed on the basis of IMD and three-dimensional circuit technology. It is a thin-film surface decoration technology for exposed "three-dimensional circuits". As a result, plastic products endow electronic functions, and plastic and electronics constitute an inseparable 3D MID. Technology (three-dimensional molding) is currently a hot technology in automotive interiors, and automotive manufacturers use this to upgrade product levels.