Lighting

As software-defined vehicles reshape the future of mobility, automotive lighting systems are evolving to integrate advanced sensors, cameras, and cutting-edge materials. From front and rear lighting to ambient and side mirror modules, manufacturers face increasing demands for precision, durability and efficiency.

Our state-of-the-art technologies—including advanced milling, EDM, laser processing, and high-precision tooling—enable seamless production of complex lighting components. Whether it's achieving flawless textures, ensuring micron-level accuracy, or enhancing functional surfaces, our expertise supports every stage of the manufacturing process.

Discover how our tailored solutions empower lighting supply chains to stay ahead in a rapidly transforming industry.

A range of solutions for your applications

Front lighting

Software-defined vehicles are shaping the future of mobility, transforming front lighting with integrated radars, LiDARs, sensors, and cameras for autonomous driving. Discover our expertise and innovative solutions to secure your competitive edge.

Side mirror modules

Side mirror modules integrate multiple cameras and LiDAR sensors to enhance driving safety. Designed to withstand harsh weather, they require specialized plastics for durability and sustainability. Discover our solutions for cost-effective and reliable production.

Rear lighting

Advanced lighting technologies minimize power consumption and reducing lag. Laser technology ensures precise functional features, enabling fine grain details directly on the mold for perfect plastic part replication. Achieve sustainable, eco-friendly manufacturing with maximum efficiency.

Ambient lighting

Interior ambient lighting enhances aesthetics and driving safety with integrated driver monitoring cameras and sensors. The intricate door trim lighting adds complexity to mold manufacturing, demanding advanced EDM, milling, and laser technologies.

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Side mirror modules

Exterior lighting gives a clear branding image to the car. In addition, OEMs and ODMs need to comply with the standard safety requirements for safe driving. The product lifecycles are as short as six weeks and require a flexible manufacturing processes and machine technologies to support advanced design features.
  • Secure your complete process connecting EDM, Milling technologies with reliable System 3R tooling for economical and secured process.
  • Realize flexibility and be agile to connect stand-alone machines with our automation solutions.
  • Laser Technology secures your decorative functional grains and surfaces to replicate perfectly on the final plastic parts.
  • Realize lowest downtime with our exclusive customer service Success Pack.

Side mirror decorative light strips

  • Accelerate prototype development with Laser and realize intricate fine grain designs directly on plastic parts.
  • Achieve flawless design replication on standard molds with a 100% accuracy rate, ensuring a faster time to market.
  • Seamlessly produce functional lighting textures in a single process, bringing the art-on-part strategy to life and unlocking new possibilities.

Cameras for parking and self-driving features

  • Designed to withstand harsh weather, cameras feature perfect sealing for reliable performance.
  • Engineered with advanced light-trapping technology to ensure clear, dependable imaging for safer driving.
  • Our solutions for the ICT industry provide for trusted, high-performance innovations.

Front lighting

Headlights are the eyes of a car, defining its identity with unique shapes, sizes, and features. Beyond enhancing safety, their design plays a crucial role in branding. As automotive trends evolve rapidly, especially with the shift toward autonomous driving, manufacturers need a flexible and reliable partner to keep up with cutting-edge designs and advanced technologies.

Lens body mold

  • Our in-house manufactured Step-Tec spindles handle everything from heavy cuts to fine finishes, even on the toughest materials.
  • Thermally stabilized machine design ensures consistent performance in all your production operations.
  • Our proven laser technology delivers fine functional grains on molds immediately after milling, streamlining the supply chain.
  • System 3R tooling guarantees high accuracy throughout each stage, maximizing productivity without compromise.
  • Our expertise and tailored solutions are here to support you in your manufacturing challenges.

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Lens

Headlight lenses play a crucial role in enhancing illumination for optimal visibility while ensuring anti-glare properties for safer driving, day and night. By transmitting and refracting light, they help focus and direct the beam, improving overall lighting performance.
  • System 3R Matrix Nano and VDP (Vibration Damped Palletization) tooling ensure micron-level accuracy.
  • Step-Tec Spindles along with our unique ITM (Intelligent Tool Management) feature secure processes and exceptional accuracy.
  • A robust polymer concrete machine body minimizes vibrations for superior machining performance.
  • In-house designed rotary table with integrated cooling, ensuring process stability and reliability.
  • OSS Extreme optimizes motion for faster cycles, minimal jerks, and consistent quality.
  • Additionally, achieve fine-grained functional surfaces for distinctive lighting designs and properties with our Laser technology.

Prism guides

Day Running Lights (DRL) prism guides are unique in design and help advancing branding features while enabling safe driving. Various shapes and sizes open challenges in the mold manufacturing such as the realization of perfect profiles and geometries over long cycle times. Our experience and know-how secures your productivity.
  • Our state-of-the-art Step-Tec spindles deliver precision from heavy cuts to fine finishes, even during extended machining operations.
  • Engineered with thermo-stability, our machines ensure consistent accuracy and cost-effective production.
  • Designed for seamless transitions between processes, System 3R Tooling maximizes productivity with high accuracy.
  • Our machine design is capable of handling small-diameter cutting tools and benefits from advanced CAM features, enhancing efficiency on complex geometries.

Ambient lighting

Interior lighting

Ambient lights are designed to be attractive while supporting safety features. Changing colors, providing messages to passengers mean that unique shapes and designs are required. Adressing these manufacturing challenges is why most lighting supply chains embrace our solutions.
  • Achieve complex geometries with our Milling and EDM technologies and ensure cost-effective manufacturing.
  • System 3R toolings deliver high accuracy and flexibility, supporting both stand-alone operations and fully automated production lines.
  • Our proven Laser technology creates functional and decorative fine textures on final plastic parts with exceptional detail.

Cabin lights

Cabin lights, including reading lights, are shaped to be both compact and highly functional, integrating multiple advanced features and meeting diverse aesthetic and functional requirements. A wide range of design is possible, overcoming any manufacturing challenge.
  • Our Milling and EDM technologies ensure precise and scalable geometries for cost-effective production.
  • A thermally stabilized machine design guarantees accuracy, enabling stable production and seamless integration with other technologies.
  • High-precision System 3R tooling allows smooth transitions between processes, maximizing efficiency and productivity.

Rear lighting

Rear lights in next-generation software-defined vehicles go beyond illumination, they enhance safety, enable external communication, and comply with emission standards. Designed with a sleek, distinctive look, they integrate advanced sensors, cameras, and functional grained textures for a striking aesthetic. These innovative features not only elevate branding but also appeal to modern, tech-savvy buyers.
  • Achieve precise 2D and 3D textures with fine-grain features for enhanced lighting design.
  • Unlock new possibilities with our proven laser ablation solutions.
  • Ensure flawless replication of decorative textures on LED and OLED lighting components.
  • Maximize mold productivity with our energy-efficient EDM and Milling technologies for cost-effective manufacturing.

Functional surfaces

  • Obtain unique fine grains and functional surfaces to enhance branding while ensuring compliance with safety standards.
  • Proven laser technology unlocks new creative possibilities, allowing designers and R&D teams to bring their vision to life on every part.
  • Eco-friendly laser technology delivers precise replication, optimizing lighting efficiency for flawless final results.

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Reflectors

Reflectors are used on exterior lightings designs with complicated shapes and require fine geometries with high surface finish. They ensure perfect lighting properties while improving aesthetics and boosting branding.
  • Achieve precise machining of hard materials, from roughing to ultra-fine finishing, with our advanced milling technology.
  • Our state-of-the-art, in-house manufactured Step-Tec spindles ensure powerful cutting performance and fine finishes, even on challenging materials.
  • A thermally stabilized machine design guarantees consistent accuracy and cost-effective production.
  • High-precision System 3R tooling enables seamless transitions between processes, maximizing productivity.

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