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02Applications

Where every gram counts.

Etat'H Solide starts in automotive and packaging, injection molding's largest markets, then plans to expand into weight-critical robotics, drones and aerospace.

Illustrative AI-generated image: a bright, clean injection-molding hall with one generic machine in focus and a row of machines blurred behind it.

Market roadmap

  1. NOW
    • Automotive
    • Packaging
  2. NEXT
    • Robotics
    • Drones & eVTOL
  3. FUTURE
    • Aerospace & space

01Markets

Now, next and future.

Etat'H Solide's markets run from automotive and packaging today to robotics, drones and aerospace next. Each gets the same technology, validated on that customer's parts.

  • Illustrative AI-generated image: a generic molded car door trim panel with armrest and door pocket in cool studio light.
    NOW · PAID PoC

    Automotive

    Lighter parts can cut resin, finishing and cycle cost. A global top-five automotive supplier has issued a paid proof-of-concept order.

  • Illustrative AI-generated image: a stack of empty thin-wall plastic food containers with lids in soft daylight.
    NOW · PoC SELECTION

    Packaging

    Packaging is injection molding's largest application, and by 2030 Europe's rules require packaging to be cut to the minimum weight and volume necessary. Nestlé selected Etat'H Solide for a packaging proof of concept.

  • Illustrative AI-generated image: a collaborative robot arm with lightweight white polymer housings and navy joints in a bright automation cell.
    NEXT

    Robotics

    Lighter moving parts cut the energy a robot spends carrying its own mass.

    +100 hrs / robot / yrMore operating time

  • Illustrative AI-generated image: a generic six-rotor delivery drone with a molded white polymer shell and cargo pod, hovering over a landing pad on an overcast day.
    NEXT

    Drones & eVTOL

    Hover power rises faster than mass, so a lighter airframe flies longer on the same battery.

    Up to 18% longer flightOn the same battery

  • Illustrative AI-generated image: a generic molded aircraft-cabin window surround panel in white polymer on a pale grey studio background.
    FUTURE

    Aerospace & space

    Payload and range make every gram count. These are future applications.

02Line economics

What one line could save.

In an illustrative company scenario, one production line could save about $257,000 a year through less resin, less finishing and shorter cycles.

  • $257K

    Potential gross savings per line, per year

  • $245K–250K

    Initial CAPEX per line

  • ~105%

    Annual gross savings ÷ initial CAPEX

Where the savings come from

  • Resin
  • Finishing
  • Cycle
CombinedPotential gross savings per line, per year
$257K

Savings vs initial CAPEX, one line

Potential gross savings per line, per year$257K
Initial CAPEX per line$245K–250K
~105%Annual gross savings ÷ initial CAPEX

03Business model

Sales plus royalties.

Etat'H Solide's business model is designed to earn from paid trials, equipment sales, a share of verified savings, parts from its own lines and derived products.

COMPANY BUSINESS MODEL · ROYALTY SET PER CUSTOMER CONTRACT
  1. Step 01

    Paid trial

    $30K–$100Kper project

    Validates one part on the customer's line. Price depends on scope.

  2. Step 02

    Equipment sales

    The EcoFoam injection unit and EcoMold, supplied for suitable customer-owned machines and priced per project.

  3. Step 03

    Royalty

    20–30%of verified savings

    A share of the savings the customer verifies, not of its revenue. Terms are set in each contract.

  4. Step 04

    Own production

    Selected high-value parts to be made on Etat'H Solide's own lines, for part-sales revenue.

  5. Step 05

    Derived products

    Products that apply the team's machine-engineering know-how. Net cash is to be reinvested in core growth.

Reinvest net cash

04Go-to-market

First programs, more lines, more industries.

The rollout unit is an approved part and process on a compatible molding line, repeated across lines, plants and industries.

  1. 01

    First programs

    Automotive and packaging programs: a Tier-1 paid proof-of-concept order and a Nestlé proof-of-concept selection.

  2. 02

    More production lines

    Repeat an approved application across compatible lines and plants. Each new part, resin or machine needs its own approval.

  3. 03

    More industries

    Use references and process know-how to enter robotics, drones, eVTOL and aerospace.

Three access routes

  • Customer access

    Corporate and CVC introductions through the Alchemist and Plug and Play programs.

  • Local support

    Business development and engineering support through Michigan institutions.

  • Materials access

    Materials-evaluation discussions with Dow and BASF, plus the POSCO IMP process.

05U.S. network

Three national gateways. Six Michigan institutions.

Etat'H Solide's U.S. network links national accelerator programs to a Michigan execution hub designed to support paid PoCs, joint development, strategic capital and local deployment.

3 NATIONAL GATEWAYS

Silicon Valley · Chicago · Detroit

Mentoring · customer introductions · capital access

  • Plug and Play
  • Alchemist
  • Polsky Center (UChicago)

U.S. GTM

Michigan execution hub

Execution paths

  • Paid PoCCustomer validation
  • JDAJoint development
  • Strategic capitalStrategic investment
  • Local deploymentU.S. field deployment

6 MICHIGAN EXECUTION INSTITUTIONS

Business development, local connections, engineering and execution planning

  • The Right Place
  • VentureSource
  • MEDC (Michigan Economic Development Corporation)
  • West Michigan Works!
  • GVSU Seymour and Esther Padnos College of Engineering
  • MSU Research Foundation (Spartan Innovations)

BD and market-access coverage

  • 6+

    Active BD

    Sales · OEM/Tier-1 · CVC

  • 10+

    Advisor meetings

    Industry · strategy · capital

  • 9

    Institutions

    3 national · 6 Michigan

  • 4

    Execution paths

    PoC · JDA · capital · local

Why Michigan

  • ~1 in 5

    U.S.-built vehicles come from Michigan.

    18–19% of U.S. production, Q2 2026; CAR for MEDC

  • #1

    Michigan has the highest concentration of plastics-industry workers of any U.S. state.

    Plastics Industry Association, 2025

Have a part in mind?

Tell us the part, the resin and the line. A paid trial is the first step.

Email the founderInvestor materials

damian@etathsolide.co.kr