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You turn up the screen brightness. Now you can see your reflection more clearly. Excellent. Unfortunately, you were trying to read the screen! Anyone who has used a phone outdoors has encountered some version of this problem. It becomes a more consequential design question when the screen operates an outdoor kiosk, an EV charger, or an industrial machine. The brightness specification matters, but choosing the largest number on the specification sheet does not answer every qu

Your touch screen isn’t haunted. But when buttons activate without anyone touching the glass, it can certainly look that way. A menu opens. A selection changes. The screen registers an input that nobody made. This behavior is commonly called ghost touch, phantom touch, or false touch. Ghost touch means a touch system reports an input without an intentional touch at that location. On projected capacitive (PCAP) touch screens, possible contributors include electrical interferen

An IP rating explains enclosure protection. For washdown equipment, OEMs also need to evaluate wet touch performance, gloves, cleaning compatibility and mounting.

Fall harvest may still mean combines moving through fields, grain carts running alongside them and long days trying to beat the weather. But step inside the cab of modern agricultural equipment and the view is considerably more high-tech than many people expect. Today's tractor and combine operators can use touch screens to monitor equipment, follow GPS guidance, view field maps, adjust machine settings, manage implements, monitor cameras and track harvest information. What w

Why Cold Storage and Freezer Warehouses Need a Different Kind of Touch Screen A touch screen works perfectly in the engineering lab. Then someone installs it in a freezer warehouse. The operator is wearing thick insulated gloves. Temperatures can remain below freezing for an entire shift. Workers and equipment move between temperature zones. Moisture and condensation can enter the equation. And the touch interface still needs to respond accurately when someone is checking inv

For years, industrial touch screens were primarily viewed as replacements for buttons, switches and small control panels. The screen provided a cleaner interface, saved panel space and gave operators a convenient way to control a machine. But the role of the industrial touch screen is changing, and so is its size. Today’s large touch screen displays can do much more than control a single piece of equipment. They can bring together machine controls, production data, cameras,

At a trade show, visitors decide quickly which booths deserve a closer look. A large touch screen gives them a reason to stop and something useful to do when they arrive. Instead of waiting for a presentation to begin, they can explore a product, compare options, navigate a catalog or see an application in action. For exhibitors at McCormick Place and events throughout Chicagoland, renting an interactive display can put that experience on the show floor for the duration of an

Large-format touch screens are moving beyond monitors and becoming part of tables, exhibits, counters and interior spaces. See how PCAP technology helps designers create interactive experiences that feel built into the environment.

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) can create serious performance challenges for projected capacitive (PCAP) touch screens used around motors, power supplies, radios, vehicle electronics, industrial equipment and other sources of electrical noise. Effective EMI shielding helps protect sensitive electronics while supporting reliable touch performance in demanding environments. Two technologies commonly considered for transparent EMI shielding are indium tin oxide (ITO) conduct

7 Tough Places Touch Screens MUST Work Your phone has it pretty easy. It spends most of its life in a pocket, purse, car or climate-controlled building. It probably isn't being sprayed with water, operated with heavy work gloves, shaken by industrial machinery, blasted by sunlight or expected to work outside in freezing temperatures. Industrial touch screens aren't always so lucky. Projected capacitive (PCAP) touch screens are now being integrated into equipment and control