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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

  • Case study

    Covestro supports circular material solutions for smartphones

    Covestro’s Makrolo® and Desmopan® recycled material solutions support Fairphone 4 module design, reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

  • 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.

  • Case study

    Material solution for ASUS high-performance gaming laptops

    Innovative material solution for ASUS high-performance laptops

  • Case study

    Makrolon® and Makrofol® show off smart surfaces

    As 3D interactive surfaces enter the mainstream, designers are looking for sophisticated shapes and rapid, inexpensive customization, as well as to make sure their creations are part of the circular economy.

  • 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

  • Story

    Managing Healthcare with Consumer Electronics

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

Simulations

  • Story

    Molecule characterization

    Our inhouse Kinetic Monte Carlo software enables predictive simulations for the composition of various PU products.

  • 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

  • Case study

    360° holographic display

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Case study

    Solution for robot vacuum design

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

  • Case study

    User-centered design

    Innovative materials for user-centric design in medical teenage treatment. Learn more now!

  • Story

    Smart Pole Solution for Smart Cities Sustainable Development

    Ensuring that multi-functional devices installed on smart poles in complex outdoor environments operate stably, while meeting the aesthetic requirements of urban infrastructure and the sustainable development  trend

  • Case study

    CMF Trends and Material Design Consulting for GAC R&D Center | Covestro

    Covestro is strengthening its CMF capabilities to become a reliable, innovative partner for various industries. Learn more now!

  • Case study

    Upcycling used water barrels into trendy suitcases

    Suitcases made with post-consumer recycled (PCR) polycarbonates 
    coming from used water barrels. Learn more about our new recycling application!

  • Story

    Skins® Vel-Veeto

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

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Digital materials

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