How to become a part of tomorrow’s market of smart baby diapers and incontinence products?

We see an increasing interest by consumers to also understand the safety and environmental impact of their personal hygiene products. 

As the global market for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) continues to grow, electrification is shaping the future of automotive design.

Connected and autonomous vehicles are going to change the nature of the driving experience. The interior of the vehicle will act as a central hub of information for passengers. As a result of this shift, IHS predicts the automotive touch panel market will expand from 28 million units in 2013 to 86 million units in 2021 – more than a 30 percent growth.

Electronics are critical vehicle systems. As the complexity of these systems continues to grow with the use of numerous advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) on each vehicle, it is anticipated that in-vehicle electronics will continue to grow by 15% over the next 10 years, representing up to 50% of a vehicle’s total value! The majority of today’s in-vehicle electronics are technology-driven, which places an added emphasis on a high degree of reliability for these interdependent systems.

In an industry challenged to manufacture highest quality components at lowest possible cost, light cure adhesives represent a great opportunity to lower manufacturing costs. With such adhesives you will eliminate work-in-progress inventories and speed your production time. 

Part size, flexibility, bond line geometries or material combination limit some of the assembly processes options. For example, it is difficult to use mechanical fasteners on tiny components or flexible materials cannot be joined by Ultrasonic Welding, or the majority of materials – including many newer substrates like TPE and TPU – show limitations when attempting solvent welding. 

When joining flexible parts with rigid parts, peel stresses are present at the joint, as the dissimilar materials react differently to the loads applied. How do you know how much stress will make your device fail? And how do you know if failure will happen at the bond line? Target is to achieve a joint stress far above the  requirements set by the related device standard.

At the beginning of the medical device design process there is a white sheet of paper. Where to start when you know that the assembly of intricate components is challenging? Engineering strategies need to be adapted as devices become smaller and more flexible whilst showing highest performance.