Camera & LiDAR

Lock the optical path.
Withstand automotive life.

For consumer cameras, automotive active-alignment modules, AR optics, LiDAR and radar, material selection is built around micron-level positioning, low shrinkage, cleanliness, dual cure and long-term reliability.

Application scope

Different sensing modules share the same risk: long-term optical drift.

The adhesive must support takt time without allowing cure shrinkage, thermal mismatch or aging to disturb the optical path.

01

Consumer camera modules

Precision fixation of lenses, barrels, brackets, bases and housings.

02

Automotive camera AA

Fast fixation after active alignment with long-term optical-axis retention.

03

AR/VR optical modules

Low-stress assembly of lenses, optical engines, waveguides and microstructures.

04

LiDAR and radar

Fixation and sealing of transmitters, receivers, optical windows and internal structures.

05

Filters and optical elements

Controlled bond lines, stress and outgassing around sensitive surfaces.

06

Housing and connectors

Vibration, weathering and moisture protection across dissimilar materials.

Key challenges

Precision workstations require material, structure and process to be validated together.

A single material property cannot predict long-term module performance.

01

Shrinkage and displacement

Limit optical drift after cure and fixture release.

02

CTE and thermal cycling

Manage mismatch among glass, metals, ceramics and polymers.

03

Outgassing and cleanliness

Protect lenses, sensors and windows from volatile contamination.

04

Precision dispense and fixation

Maintain repeatable micro-dispense geometry at production speed.

05

Shock and automotive durability

Retain optical and mechanical performance after road and climate loads.

06

Shadow-area cure

Complete cure where UV cannot reach.

Material directions

Select chemistry from failure modes and process window.

Specific grades will be added after TDS, appearance and application boundaries are verified.

Route 01

Low-shrink UV positioning

Rapid fixation for illuminated active-alignment stations.

Route 02

UV + heat dual cure

Fast positioning plus complete cure in shadowed 3D structures.

Route 03

Low-CTE structural epoxy

Strong fixation of bases, brackets and module structures with controlled stress.

Route 04

Flexible sealing and stress relief

Moisture protection and vibration damping around housings and windows.

Current project foundation

Direct programs span handheld imaging, automotive AA, AR and radar.

Only anonymized workstations and validation status are shown; customer, competitor and unverified product details remain confidential.

Program 01

Handheld imaging structure

Material is shipping for camera structural bonding in a new-generation handheld gimbal camera from a globally recognized imaging brand.

Program 02

Automotive camera active alignment

Material is used at the automotive-camera AA station of a leading domestic integrated-optics company.

Program 03

AR active alignment

AA adhesive has passed evaluation for an AR program at a leading domestic acoustic and smart-hardware company.

Program 04

Automotive radar dual cure

UV + heat structural adhesive is shipping for an automotive-radar workstation at a leading domestic automotive-electronics company.

Evaluation path

Validate with real parts and production conditions.

Coupons support screening; final decisions come from the target structure and reliability profile.

01

Define workstation

Confirm substrates, gap, volume, keep-out zones, functional boundaries and target life.

02

Match the process

Define dispense, open time, cure, fixtures and production takt.

03

Screen real parts

Check flow, cure, adhesion, cleanliness, appearance and functional impact.

04

Validate reliability

Retest strength, position, function and interface integrity after aging.

TDS information to add

Key fields required for product matching.

No product grade is assigned until verified public or internal data supports the target use.

  • Chemistry and cure mechanism
  • Appearance, color and fluorescence
  • Viscosity, thixotropy and minimum dispense
  • Refractive index and transmission where relevant
  • Cure shrinkage and positional drift
  • Tg, CTE and modulus
  • Shear, tensile and impact strength
  • Substrates and surface treatment
  • VOC, outgassing and ionic content
  • Service temperature and humidity resistance
  • UV dose, thermal cure and shadow cure
  • Thermal cycling, drop, vibration and automotive results

R&D foundation

Connect material design with production validation.

Dr. Zhang and the founding R&D team

The founding R&D team has worked across camera active alignment, optical positioning, low-shrink UV and dual-cure structural adhesives, with engineering experience from sample evaluation through production introduction.

This describes prior team experience. Each MoleLinker grade must be validated in the customer application.

Start with the workstation

Tell us the device, substrates and reliability targets.

Before assigning a grade, we can define the material direction and evaluation plan.

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