The invention relates to a method for manufacturing a
smart film device, the method comprising several steps. A first step comprises
cutting a first conductive layer of a
smart film arrangement (10) such that the
cutting divides the first conductive layer into a half-
cut portion (40) and a
scrap portion (41). Then, a removal roller (5) removes the
scrap portion (41) of the first conductive layer from the
smart film arrangement (10). Then, a curable
polymer (60) is applied along the edges of the half-
cut portion (40). Then, a
radiation source (7) is applied over the curable
polymer (60) to cure the curable
polymer (60), thereby forming a cured polymer around the edges of the half-
cut portion (40). Finally, a second
cutting head (8) cuts a final component, the final component comprising a portion of the smart film arrangement including the half-cut portion and at least a portion of the cured polymer, thereby separating the final component from the remaining portion of the smart film arrangement.