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Smart design: Unleashing innovation through customer needs

We are always curious for ways to make our products more sustainable and more helpful to our customers. By incorporating technologies like blockchain or augmented reality, we create more efficient and effective solutions that are functional and more sustainable as well as aesthetically pleasing.
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For us, smart design is an approach that seeks to optimize the functionality, sustainability, and aesthetics of a product.

It may not seem so obvious, but smart design is essential for realizing a circular economy. For example, it helps us to establish transparency in the value chain through the ability to identify, track and trace each component. And it enables us to connect different experts to develop innovative material solutions, thanks to digitalization and open innovation.

The plastics industry is an integral part in the push towards a circular economy. We aim to cut plastic waste to reuse, recycle and evolve materials. For us, this is deeply connected to a change process and our own transformation. There is more than just potential in digitalization – there is a real value and drive to a brighter future!

Industrial Design to look, feel and touch – our CMF design trends. Feel the difference!

How do we create a material experience in the digital space? How do we appeal to designers in a visual and creative way? And how do we provide inspiration and a wow experience? CMF is our solution for you.

Experience infinite design possibilities, including colors, surface finishes and textures.

Discover our fascinating stories focusing on digital technologies and smart designs.

IoT of tomorrow

  • EV charging station
    Story

    Covestro: tough, light materials for EV charging stations

    Covestro is helping to ease the e-mobility infrastructure bottleneck with tough, light materials for EV charging stations.

  • Drug Delivery Demonstrator
    Case study

    Drug delivery 

    Covestro’s new line of healthcare-grade products — including Medical low friction Makrolon®, Medical glass filled Makrolon®, high flow Makrolon®, and Bayblend® — bring new levels of performance and sustainability to the medical device market with an all-polycarbonate device.

  • 5G transmitter
    Story

    Material solutions for high-performance 5G connectivity

    Covestro can help optimize mmWave signal transmission and heat management with the versatility of Makrolon® polycarbonate.

  • Continuous glucose monitor
    Story

    Managing Healthcare with Consumer Electronics

    Covestro explores the combination of both style and reliability in consumer healthcare devices.

  • UV-stabilized Makrolon® enables superior optical performance of the Embr Wave light bar.
    Case study

    Embr Wave

    Light-optimized Makrolon® supports first ever thermal wearable

  • From 5G Infrastructure to Smart Devices 2021CIIE
    Story

    A new era of Intelligent Connectivity

    Covestro is committed to providing solutions that meet the requirements of circular economy for manufacturers in the 5G industry chain

Simulations

  • A woman walking on viscoelastic foam that sinks in underneath her footsteps.
    Story

    A recipe for comfortable viscoelastic foams

    Our digital formula finder for viscoelastic foams helps customers easily and efficiently calculate properties and formulas.

Holographic AR

  • holography
    Case study

    360° holographic display

    Together with Sony, we developed a 360 degree holographic display that showcases high-tech solutions for AR

  • 车内大尺寸曲面显示屏
    Story

    Polycarbonates: a designer’s dream for future car displays

    PC materials and films from Covestro give automotive interior designers and engineers the freedom to follow their inspiration

Blockchain

  • Blockchain traceability for plastics in the auto industry
    Story

    Blockchain traceability for plastics in the auto industry

    Covestro worked with Porsche and Circularise, using digital blockchain technology to trace plastics in the value chain.

CIRCULAR FOAM & Open Innovation

  • Circular Future of EE
    Story

    Open Innovation | Crafting Smart Designs | Covestro

    Future challenges require collaboration – e.g., in the transformation of value chains. Learn how we are driving cooperation.

Industrial Design

  • Inspiration:
    Inspiration

  • Close-up of concept vest chest area and collar.
    Story

    TPU Films for textiles

    An inflatable thermal insulation vest showcases how TPU Films are a smart choice for apparel and sports equipment manufacturers.

  • velvet header
    Story

    Skins® Vel-Veeto

    Skins® Vel-Veeto by Covestro reproduces the classy sensation of velvet to give packaging a premium feel.

  • group_pose_highres 2640 x960
    Story

    Skins® by Covestro 

    Skins® by Covestro open entirely new branding opportunities for all kinds of print and packaging.  

  • Covestro and Roborock are at the forefront of driving a greener future in the industry with their integrated TPU and PC solutions, delivering increased sustainability.
    Case study

    Solution for robot vacuum design

    Explore sustainability in the intelligent robot industry with materials like Desmopan® CQ TPU & Bayblend® R CQ polycarbonate. 

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Digital materials

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