Lintec's Research & Development Div promotes "one-stop development", which is an approach whereby product design is performed in consideration of the establishment of the mass production process from the early development stage. In designing products, the division conducts not only small-scale manual experiments, but also large-scale testing. The division is equipped with large test facilities for adhesive coating and silicone coating, and the scale of these facilities is nearly equivalent to that of mass production machinery found in a plant. Capitalizing on these test facilities, the Research & Development Div conducts prototyping with a view to establishing the mass production process. At each stage of product design, verification is carried out using a variety of analytical instruments, including transmission-type electron microscopes. The verification results are fed back to the product design section in short cycles, which leads to faster development of new products and their earlier introduction into the market.
In fiscal 2021, the division developed a glassine-based release paper that achieves high surface smoothness, with Lintec's original coating replacing polyethylene lamination and thus reducing the use of plastic. The division has also made continued efforts to develop biomass-based adhesive and recycled materials to enhance the lineup of environmentally friendly products.