I think this is the same technology Homepin is using for their Thunderbirds playfields. The future of playfields? Prevents all the issues the current manufacturers are having such as ghosting, excessive dimpling and chipping. Plus easily replaceable.

Question is, do they even need to keep the base pf as plywood? I'm guessing repairing, manufacturing is easier fixing to wood. Unless there is another material that can be repeatedly screwed into and easily drilled?

Another thought - if new games were made with this technology there might be an aftermarket where new pf art could be easily created by the community. Black and white comic book TWD playfield comes to mind, but there are plenty of other candidates.

You could even "easily" re-theme an old playfield to a completely new game (assuming you can re-code).

With a fine enough sandpaper, they won't be cloudy. Original playfields are sanded, inserts and all, before screening.

Since the hardtop looks pretty thick, are there any issues with screws not being long enough? Particularly the regular hex screws and the tiny ramp base screws.