Bayer offers polycarbonate solution for flash lenses

A high-performance plastic from Bayer MaterialScience helps meet the demand for smartphones that produce high-quality photos. The company has developed a material solution that makes flash lenses more durable while improving picture quality. It is based on Apec®, a special polycarbonate that combines a range of properties such as light weight, high transparency and high heat resistance.

This combination increases the impact resistance of the LED lenses. Conventional materials are softer and therefore more easily damaged. The use of Apec® also results in clearer photos with truer colors. LED lenses are becoming increasingly important on the smartphone camera market.

"Our material is already used for lenses in car headlamps. Now we are turning to another application area," said Wilfredo Aguilar, Technical Sales Manager at Bayer MaterialScience in Singapore. According to Aguilar, Apec® fully meets the requirements of the manufacturers. "By working in close collaboration with them, we ensure that new solutions precisely meet the needs of industry and customers."

Apec® is the brand name for a special copolycarbonate that is a further development of polycarbonate, the high-performance plastic invented by Bayer in 1953. It is particularly well suited for applications requiring high heat resistance and therefore is used in the automotive, electronics and medical technology sectors, among others. In addition to high transparency and great impact strength, the material also offers good dimensional stability and weather resistance. Furthermore, Apec® can be shaped and processed in a variety of ways.

Source: Bayer MaterialScience