Infiniti Q30 Interior Illumination
Infiniti required sophisticated interior lighting that would enhance the premium cabin experience while meeting stringent automotive quality and assembly requirements. The project demanded multiple lighting applications with consistent performance and efficient manufacturing.
Our Solution
Complete Interior Lighting Package
- Dashboard Accent Illumination: 350mm precision lightguide with fine light extraction features for controlled light distribution along grained dashboard contours
- Cup-holder Illumination: Integrated lightguide assemblies for functional illumination developed with full opto-mechanical design and analysis
- Interior Lighting Components: Advanced optical components for comprehensive interior illumination
Advanced Design Techniques
- Full opto-mechanical design and analysis for optimal performance
- Design for Assembly (DFA) with Poke Yoke capability for ease of manufacture
- Component reduction and tooling complexity simplification over customer’s original design
- Production-ready prototyping through ongoing mass manufacture support
- Fine light extraction feature patterns for controlled distribution along grained dashboard contours
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Key Achievements
The project delivered exceptional design excellence through fine light extraction patterns that provided controlled distribution along dashboard contours, perfectly matching the vehicle’s premium aesthetic. Manufacturing efficiency was significantly improved by reducing component count and tooling complexity compared to the customer’s original design, while maintaining the highest quality standards. Complete quality assurance was provided from initial prototyping through ongoing mass production, ensuring consistent performance and reliability. The final solution achieved premium performance with production-level illumination that met Infiniti’s luxury standards and enhanced the overall cabin experience.
Technical Highlights
Full opto-mechanical design validation
350mm long precision lightguide assembly
Fine light extraction feature patterns for controlled distribution
Grained finish compatibility for dashboard applications
Complete Automotive Lighting Solutions
From initial concept through design, development and into full-scale production, POAL provides comprehensive support for your automotive lighting projects.
Complete Solution
From design concept to production, our deep knowledge of manufacturing, tooling, finishing and assembly ensures every design is production ready. This allows us to supply fully assembled “plug-and-play” electronic illumination systems.
Design & Development
POAL combines world-class design expertise with advanced manufacturing know-how to deliver smarter lighting solutions. Our optical design team goes further than standard practice, combining powerful commercial software with proprietary in-house tools to truly engineer with light.
Prototyping
POAL has developed a range of optical “prototyping with light” processes, to make rapid, fully functional examples of the end-product with production level illumination and mechanical performance.
Tooling
POAL specialist tooling combine expert optical surface polishing with advanced machining , with in-house generation of light control surfaces. Tool designs are supported by MoldFlow analyses.
Manufacturing
POAL’s supply chains include specialist partners in tooling, moulding, and electronics to deliver complete ‘plug-and-play’ illumination systems to Tier suppliers and OEM production lines.
Quality
To support our customers and provide assurance, our supply chain partners are certified to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or IATF 16949 standards. Internal optical testing capabilities ensure consistent quality standards.