Grote Industries, a leading manufacturer and marketer of vehicle lighting and safety systems, has disclosed its development of a new flexible LED strips product.

With a thickness of merely 1mm and 98 percent material saved in the manufacture process, the LightForm can be twisted, bended and even cut into shape. It will also be self-adhesive to vehicles through the elimination of brackets, fasteners and drilling.

The paper-thin new product is planned to be released in the market by the end of 2009, according to the company, and with a competitive price comparing with the standard LED lights.

"LightForm is a game-changer that will dramatically alter the way the industry uses lighting, while challenging all of our imaginations in the process." said Dominic Grote, vice president of sales and marketing for the company which had introduced the first LED lamp to the industry 20 years ago.