Translucent Foam Laminate

Mobility

Polyolefin foam

Polyolefin Foam with light transmittance

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Translucent Foam

-Challenge- Seamless interior and HMI

It is said that as the technology of automated driving evolves, automobiles will no longer be a means of transportation, but a mobile living space.
Seamless design of conventional interior and human-machine interface (HMI) are required in order to create a living-space-like comfort that gently wraps around its passengers.
Since many interiors are felt by human hands and bodies, there is a growing need for materials that can create a sense of luxury and comfort through senses other than sight, such as tactile sensations.

-Solution- Foam material with a pleasant feel that transmits light

Touch sensitive sensor of Sekisui Polymatech are installed in Japanese and overseas vehicles.
SOFTLON of Sekisui Chemical has also established a firm position as a cushioning material for automobile interiors.
In order to add value to new interiors, we are developing “a foam that imparts a pleasant tactile feeling without compromising the optical display” while meeting the strict standards for automobile interiors.
By combining this translucent foam with Sekisui Polymatech touch sensor and surrounding component processing technologies, we are able to propose one-of-a-kind applications.

-Technology- Technical information

Technical overview

　Light transmittance

Foam that combines light transmittance

By combining conventional soft cushioning materials with light translucency, interior materials acquire display function.

　Molding, printing, adhesion, lamination

Support for 3D shapes

it is also compatible with conventional thermal molding, contributing to increased design flexibility. In addition, we can propose applications such as printing on light-permeable foam and adhesion with othre materials.