Gapwaves has commenced sequence manufacturing of its waveguide antennas for Valeo’s superior driver help programs (ADAS), leveraging its patented multi-layer waveguide (MLW) expertise.
The manufacturing kick-off happened final week at Gapwaves’ facility in Gothenburg, Sweden, with the primary sequence supply to Valeo accomplished on 1 July.
The Gothenburg facility, inaugurated final November, is pivotal for growing, testing, and validating scalable manufacturing processes earlier than transferring them to world manufacturing companions.
Following the preliminary manufacturing section in Gothenburg, Gapwaves will switch the manufacturing to Frencken Group in China for full-scale, automated sequence manufacturing below Gapwaves’ supervision.
Valeo’s new automobile radar, incorporating Gapwaves’ antennas, is about to reinforce ADAS functionalities, equivalent to blind spot warning and cross-traffic alert programs.
Gapwaves mentioned, its partnership with Valeo has resulted in a “cost-effective radar” with considerably improved efficiency.
Gapwaves CEO Jonas Ehinger mentioned: “This can be a crucial milestone for Gapwaves. Our new pilot line in Gothenburg has been essential for us to keep up such brief lead occasions from the event of the brand new antenna all the way in which to manufacturing, whereas sustaining the best high quality, and demonstrating that we meet the necessities based on the excessive requirements of the automotive business.
“Over the previous yr, Gapwaves has taken many vital steps in our commercialisation journey, and having manufacturing up and operating for Valeo, a world chief in ADAS programs, is a robust testomony to Gapwaves positioning.”
Gapwaves’ multi-layer waveguide expertise affords high-end efficiency at lowered prices.
Gapwaves is about to supply roughly 435,000 antennas this yr and an estimated 4.5 million in 2026, a rise from the 60,000 produced between 2011 and 2023.
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