Industrial Performance. Defined by Light.
ELIPSYS® is the technology platform that brings the physical principle of Direct Laser Interference Patterning (DLIP) to industrial scale for the first time and enables for programmable, functional metasurfaces. It represents a new generation of laser-based surface functionalization - designed to turn light into a precise tool for micro- and nanostructuring. ELIPSYS® is not a machine. It is the technological foundation on which SurFunction builds all industrial processes, systems and applications.
From Research to Industrial Scale
DLIP was originally developed in research to create microscopic structures by superimposing multiple laser beams directly onto material surfaces.
ELIPSYS® expands this principle in a new performance dimension with decisive capabilities: process stability, precision, speed and reproducibility.
The result is a technological framework that enables functional surfaces to be produced industrially for the first time - inline-capable, scalable, tolerant, fiber-laser ready, femto precision and fully economically viable. Today, ELIPSYS® is the leading industrial platform fo programmable functional metasurfaces.
Typical performance ranges (technology-dependent):
Structure sizes: >100 nm – 50 µm
Process speeds: up to several m²/min
Precision: <10 nm deviation
Wavelength range: 355 – 1064 nm
Pulse duration: fs, ps, ns
A operating System for Industrial Scale
ELIPSYS® is building the industrial operating system for programmable functional metasurfaces. Structure is calculated. Function is simulated. Geometry is generated. Performance is validated inline. Scalable. IP-driven. Cross-industry In this sense, ELIPSYS® is not a device, but a technology framework that integrates seamlessly into diverse system environments.
Optical Precision
Control and superposition of laser beams to generate periodic interference patterns
Digital & AI
Software-based parameterization, feedback control and data logging as well as AI approach for functional libraries.
Integration & Automation
Connection to robotic, sensor-based or inline manufacturing workflows
Scalability
Transferable from pilot applications to large-scale serial production
High Precision. High Throughput. Full Control.
With the integration of modern fiber-laser- and femto-second technologies, DLIP becomes an energy-efficient, economical and industrially scalable base technology. It enables up to 1,000× higher throughput and 100× greater processing tolerances compared to previous methods - while maintaining consistent structure quality. With ELIPSYS®, defined micro- and nanostructures can be generated that embed physical functions directly into the material surface - derived from geometry and biomimetic. Functionality emerges within the material itself - durable, precise and reproducible: functional metasurfaces.
Friction Reduction
lower energy losses and wear
Wetting Control
hydrophilic or hydrophobic depending on application
Antibacterial structures
for MedTech & hygiene
Conductive structures
for electronics and contact surfaces
Optical Effects
light manipulation and anti-counterfeiting
Thermo Control
targeted heat dissipation and temperature management
“ELIPSYS® is the operating System for functional metasurfaces ”
Intelligent Surfaces. A New Era of Functionality.
ELIPSYS® marks a technological turning point in the world of surfaces. It makes materials intelligent - by integrating functionality directly into their structure.
This fundamentally changes the nature of surfaces:
Passive layers become active, responsive systems that save energy, protect themselves or interact purposefully with their environment.
This development is part of a broader movement functional metasurfaces are Circular Ready - a new technological paradigm in which light, material and sustainability converge.
ELIPSYS® is a central element of this paradigm -
not as a product, but as a principle that transforms industrial value creation toward circular, intelligent systems.
