Recognized for Optical Innovation
On September 8, 2026, BrightView received the Optical Component Innovation Award at the Driving Vision News Workshop in Shanghai. Peter Peng, BrightView's General Manager for China, accepted the award, joined by Martin Vollmer, Vice President Innovation at Forvia-Hella.
BrightView's optical films are transforming automotive lighting with striking light outputs and visualizations, while making lighting assemblies inside and outside the vehicle lower in cost, thinner, and lighter. We thank the DVN committee for recognizing our optical film technology and innovation.
How Freeform Micro Lens Arrays Work
Freeform patterns are made possible by BrightView's large-format grayscale lithography mastering system. Instead of repeating one lens design across the film, it shapes every lens individually, on masters up to 2 ft × 6 ft (0.6 m × 1.8 m). This precise control means almost any design can become an optical film, and our digital process takes it from concept to prototype to mass production quickly and cost-effectively.
From Artwork to Animation
A pattern can start as a simple image file or a math formula. Our custom in-house AI-implemented design software converts it directly into an MLA design.Several MLA groups can also sit side by side on one film, each projecting a slightly different image. Switching the LEDs behind them on and off in sequence creates animated lighting, inside or outside the vehicle, with no moving parts.
What to learn more? Talk to us!
Our experienced team of optics engineers can help guide you through the design process to find and create a pattern design that fits your new design idea. You can also request a sample pack of a selection of our standard products for LED Lighting, HUD, Automotive Lighting, Display, and Sensing.