Industry analysis of functional coating composite materials

Functional coating composite material is a material prepared by using chemical and physical methods to change the chemical composition or organizational structure of the substrate surface, and using advanced coating technology to give the substrate suitable for printing, inkjet, printing, or with electrical and thermal conductivity , Insulation, flame retardant, shading, acid and alkali resistance, anti-blue light, anti-fingerprint, anti-vertigo, anti-scratch, anti-static, anti-oil and other new features, are widely used in various industrial systems including aerospace and civil field.

Industry Introduction

Its product performance mainly depends on the coating material, coating process and surface/interface control technology between the coating and the substrate. Commonly used coating materials include acrylic resin, polyurethane resin, polyurethane acrylic resin, epoxy resin, organic Silicone resin, etc. According to the required functions, the structure can be modified and adjusted on the basic resin. Commonly used support materials (ie substrates) include BOPET, BOPP, polyimide (PI), etc. The preparation process mainly includes coating material preparation, coating, drying or curing, laminating, coiling, slitting, packaging, etc., including coating material preparation, coating process customization and control, and support material surface/interface treatment It is a key process of the entire manufacturing process. Coating is a key processing step to control the surface characteristics of the product. This process makes the substrate and the coating material form a composite material, giving the substrate a variety of functions and excellent properties, and meets the market’s diversified needs for adhesive materials and functional films . With the development of the electronics industry, higher requirements are put forward for product quality and precision. Therefore, the production and processing environment of functional coating composites is very important. For example, optical-grade high-end functional coating composite materials need to be produced in a dust-free environment of 1,000 to 100.

Functional coating composite materials can be divided into two categories: adhesive materials and film materials, both of which need to be produced through a coating process and are widely used in various industrial and civil fields. The main application areas of adhesive materials include self-adhesive labels, office stationery, electronic and electrical products, lithium batteries for new energy vehicles, architectural decoration, automobile manufacturing and beauty, medical and sanitary products, etc.; application areas of film materials include sewage treatment, aerospace , Food packaging, electronic and electrical products, lithium batteries for new energy vehicles, architectural decoration, automobile manufacturing and beauty, medical and sanitary products, etc. There is a certain overlap in the application fields of adhesive materials and film materials.

Industry market and industry scale

Electronic-grade adhesive materials and consumer electronics functional film materials are mainly used in the field of consumer electronics. Consumer electronics is a general term for a class of electronic products aimed at improving the convenience, comfort, and entertainment of life for personal and family consumption needs, including mobile phones, computers (PCs), and televisions, as well as their evolution and scene migration. The formed smart phones, tablet computers, smart health wearable devices, VR/AR devices, in-vehicle smart terminal devices, consumer drone devices, smart speakers and many other derivative products.

The development of the downstream consumer electronics industry largely determines the market capacity, profit level and technological development direction of the functional coating composite material industry applied to consumer electronics products. In the new era of mobile internet, consumer electronics products are more emphasizing the characteristics of intelligence, portability, interconnection and interoperability, and the speed of upgrading is accelerating. Smart phones and tablets are the vanguard of the rapid development of consumer electronics, and the rise of sub-industries such as wearable devices. It will become the driving force for the development of the functional coating composite material industry, which is conducive to the expansion of the industry and the improvement of profitability.

Consumer electronics is the most active field of innovation and the most competitive market in the electronic information industry. It has typical characteristics such as fast iteration cycles and strong sense of fashion design. At present, with the rapid development of information technology products’ intelligence and networking, consumer electronics are showing significant trends such as convergence in technical architecture, intensified cross-border integration and penetration, outstanding personalized design, and the development of underlying software and hardware platforms. “Building an industrial ecology has become the mainstream of competition, and the added value of products and the industrial value chain are constantly improving. With leading technological innovation, rich product forms and diverse application scenarios, consumer electronics is constantly stimulating consumer demand for people’s livelihood, enhancing the sense of acquisition and experience of public intelligent technology services, leading the trend of information consumption, and becoming my country’s strategy of a manufacturing power and a network power An important part of the goal and basic support.

The mainstream consumer electronics products with large shipments include smart phones, tablets, and wearable devices represented by smart watches and smart bracelets. These products use a large amount of adhesive materials and films in the manufacturing and use process. material.

From the perspective of the application development of consumer electronic products, the characteristics of intelligence, large-size full-screen, multi-lens, high-resolution, waterproof, personalized scene experience, and high endurance have become the most significant development direction of consumer electronic products, which is derived from this. The demand for functional coating composite materials such as upstream internal and external OCA optical film materials, graphite heat dissipation materials, high-hardness film materials, coated polarizers, waterproof sound-permeable materials, high-temperature damping materials, and waterproof protective films is also significant. increase.