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| An LG Innotek employee poses with the company's Nexlide-M vehicle lamp, Wednesday. Courtesy of LG Innotek |
By Baek Byung-yeul
LG Innotek developed Nexlide-M, a flexible and stereoscopic automotive lighting targeting the high-priced luxury car market, the company said Wednesday.
LG Innotek has used a flexible resin material that bends smoothly for mounting on vehicles in various configurations, including as daytime running lights, rear combination lamps such as taillights, stop lights and turn lights.
The company tried to use a minimal number of components as the product is made by pasting multiple light source packages on a thin substrate. Nexlide-M can create images of line and surface with only light and it is four times brighter than previous products, LG Innotek said.
"To spread the light evenly, we need to have a thickness of air layer called an air gap inside the lighting. The air gap is essential for light distribution, but it was a challenge for us to minimize it to create a slimmer lighting product," the company said, adding that it succeeded in eliminating the air layer and reducing the thickness to 8 millimeters, which is 30 percent thinner than the prior Nexlide product.
As the product is able to empower carmakers to create flexible car designs, LG Innotek added that Nexlide-M is suitable for premium vehicles.
With Nexlide-M, LG Innotek aims to increase its presence in the global automotive lighting market. According to global market research company Reports Insights, the market is expected to grow to $32.8 billion in 2030 from $21.9 billion in 2022.
"Nexlide-M is an automotive lighting product that is both functional and beautiful," said Ryu In-soo, vice president and Motor & Lighting Solutions Business Divisions at LG Innotek. "We will continue to introduce products that provide differentiated value for customers."
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