Impact Coatings Receives Order from Korean Waveguide Antenna Supplier for INLINECOATER™ IC500
Impact Coatings AB (publ) has received an order for an INLINECOATER™ IC500 from a Korean supplier of radar waveguide antennas for autonomous driving. The INLINECOATER™ PVD system will be used to apply conductive metal coatings to injection-molded plastic antennas. System delivery is planned for the third quarter of 2026. Order value is in the EUR 1.5 million range.
“We are proud to welcome this new system customer and look forward to strengthening our collaboration and delivering high-quality products to their renowned automotive industry partners,” said Jonas Nilsson, CEO of Impact Coatings. “Korea is an increasingly important market given its large automotive industry, which aligns well with our cost-efficient and sustainable metallization solutions.”
The customer is a manufacturer and supplier of millimeter-wave RF products, including 77GHz 3D waveguide antennas for automotive radar sensors. Waveguide antennas are used by tier-1 suppliers in systems for autonomous driving.
The INLINECOATER™ IC500 can be used to apply conductive metals, metal alloys and multilayer coatings to waveguide antennas. The system design provides high quality and simultaneous double-sided metallization of the flat plastic components.