How Flexi-hibrid electronics can benefit aircraft interior applications

The aviation market size has been estimated at $333.96 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach $396.15 billion by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 2.87% during the forecast period (2024–2029) by Mordor Intelligence.

As a sector known for its innovation, it is currently seeing the development of newer generation aircraft in various aviation segments. The newer generation aircraft offer better fuel efficiency and safety for commercial and general aviation. Low-cost carriers have chosen newer aircraft types for operating efficiency concerns. In turn, legacy operators are using comparable business models to boost operational effectiveness. In addition, the implementation of new emission norms requires the integration of subsystems. Other market dynamics that are playing a role in the sector's growth include rapid expansion of emerging markets, urbanisation trends, and the linking of cities with aviation hubs, global trade, and rising e-commerce.

For more than 25 years In2tec has worked with the aerospace market, spearheading the development of HMI solutions with their Flexi-hibrid technology. Their capabilities ensure they can deliver advanced 3D circuitry with capacitive touch, illuminated surfaces, and haptic feedback technologies for Passenger Control Units and throughout cabin interiors.

With a focus on innovation, In2tec collaborate closely with their customers, delivering cutting-edge applications and products.

The company enable customers to create intuitive and functional interfaces that are sleek and elegant, designed to enhance the passenger experience and safety by integrating these technologies, ensuring optimisation of available real estate to save space and weight.

Their flexi-hibrid electronics expertise provides fully flexible circuits that allow a streamline design that aligns to the shapes of the real estate in which it is positioned. In2tec solutions can follow the silhouette of surfaces, opening a world of design possibilities for aircraft cabin interiors.

In2tec interfaces can be positioned for optimum access and passenger safety. Using their proprietary complex modelling software, the company can generate precise circuit layouts tailored to meet the specific electrical and physical requirements of customer design, providing a significant reduction in electrical inefficiencies.

With a focus on Smart HMI, In2tec design and manufacture PCUs and interfaces that integrate high-performance switching, feedback systems, and illumination. Application of flex-hibrid circuit assemblies mean aesthetics and functionality can be delivered, whilst streamlining design to remove excess material to save weight.

With continuous investment in R&D, In2tec’s Sustainable Flexible Electronics aim to elevate the aesthetics and functionality of HMI applications, as well as offering sustainable solutions. In2tec have developed a suite of patented technologies – ReUSE, the design and manufacturing of unzippable electronics assemblies, and ReCYCLE an ultra-low energy disassembly process – which allow full end-of-life disassembly for reuse and recyclability.