Newest Corning Gorilla Glass for Automotive Interiors
solutions widen the design window to reliably and economically
enable next-generation trends
CORNING, N.Y.; JANUARY 14, 2019 - Corning
Incorporated (NYSE: GLW) introduced two new auto interior glass
solutions to customers at last week's 2019 Consumer Electronics
Show® (CES) in Las
Vegas. As automakers respond to consumer demand for more integrated
and interactive displays, Corning's new Gorilla Glass for
Automotive Interiors solutions are designed to address these
trends, delivering the highest product performance and superior
system economics.
"Consumers want a more connected and
immersive driver experience in the cockpit. Automakers are
responding by deploying displays that are larger, longer, shaped,
and more integrated," said Michael Kunigonis, vice president and
general manager, Corning Automotive Glass Solutions. "As a result,
an auto-specific use-case has emerged to address these trends and
to challenge today's incumbent cover materials, which can fail
up to one-in-three times during industry reliability tests,
increasing supply chain costs."
Kunigonis said that is why Corning scientists
developed the industry's first two AutoGrade(TM) cover glass
solutions for auto interiors, in two-dimensional (2D) and
three-dimensional (3D) formats. The 2D cover glass is optimized to
pass industry reliability tests (using Corning's system-level
design guidelines) 99% of the time, while preserving its authentic
feel, superior durability, and advantaged optics for flat
applications. Corning's 3D glass was developed for shaped or
curved applications. It delivers the same reliability performance,
when bent to shape, as the 2D cover glass.
"One of the most striking attributes of Gorilla
Glass for Automotive Interiors 3D is its ability to bend at room
temperature, precisely covering the curved surfaces in modern auto
interiors without compromising the reliability of the cover glass,"
said Fabio Salgado, commercial director, Corning Automotive Glass
Solutions.
Corning's proprietary ColdForm(TM) technology
reduces shaped cover-glass part costs by up to 40% versus
comparable hot-formed parts while sustaining exceptional optical
performance and delivering AutoGrade(TM) reliability.
"We've been extremely pleased with manufacturer
interest in Gorilla Glass for Automotive," said Kunigonis. "More
than 50 new models representing over 25 automakers around the world
are designing our glasses into their vehicles, and last week we had
an outstanding automotive industry response to our newest
innovations."
AutoGrade(TM) Corning Gorilla Glass for Automotive
Interiors 2D and 3D will be available for mass production in 2019,
with automakers already working it into their designs for the 2020
model year.
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