Imagio® - a new way to experience Covestro materials and reimagine product design

Supporting optical engineering with data for optical design software

The simulation and development of optical illumination systems is an area with very specific requirements. The Imagio® CQ family has now been extended by a module called Imagio® Optical Material Data which can be accessed after registration. The target group are experts in the field of development and simulation of optical components, i.e. automotive headlights and interior lighting as well as general lighting. On the one hand it is possible to specifically search for optical material properties in our polycarbonate portfolio, on the other hand Covestro provides the necessary data for optical simulation programs like Ansys® Speos (opens in a new tab), Keysight LightTools® (opens in a new tab) / LudidShape® (opens in a new tab), Eclat Digital Ocean™ (opens in a new tab), UVR Predict Suite (opens in a new tab), or customers' in-house optical simulation solutions.

Dematerialization of the sampling process thanks to digital sampling

At first glance, Covestro material sample chips may not appear to be a significant sustainability issue. However, what looks like a small piece plastic can require up to 25 kilos of material and a fair amount of energy during the manufacturing process. Most of the produced material ends up as waste, as we have to clean the production equipment after every run to make sure that it doesn’t contaminate the next round of samples.

To make things worse, the chips are often sent by express over large distances to get them into the hands of designers for evaluation. With Imagio® CQ, we are introducing a completely new way to experience our materials and minimize the need for multiple rounds of sampling. Get access to our virtual material drawers at any time from any place in the world and share your material ideas with colleagues around the globe. It is possible now with the digital samples from our Imagio® CQ library.

Key benefits

• Sustainability:

  Supports sustainable prototyping without wasting materials, significantly reducing resource consumption

• Dematerialization:

  Imagio® enables digital design of appearance and texture without physical samples.

• Frictionless:

  Imagio® streamlines iteration from design to production, eliminating surprise

• Collaborative:

  Imagio® enables design collaboration with instant digital material access anywhere.

• Predictive capability:

  Imagio® enables early virtual prototyping for faster decisions and cost-effective validation.