Optical Bonding vs Air Gap Displays: Which Is Better for Touchscreens?
When designing industrial or outdoor equipment with an LCD touchscreen, one of the most important design decisions is whether to use an air gap display or an optically bonded display. This decision affects visibility, durability, touch performance, and long-term reliability. What Is an Air Gap Display? An air gap display has a small air space between the LCD and the cover glass or touchscreen sensor. Air gap displays are typically lower cost and easier to manufacture but hav
Sunlight Readable Touchscreens: What OEMs Need to Know
Many industrial and outdoor devices must operate in direct sunlight, where standard displays become difficult or impossible to read. Sunlight readable touchscreens are designed to maintain visibility in bright environments such as construction equipment, agricultural machinery, military vehicles, and outdoor kiosks. Understanding what makes a display sunlight readable helps OEMs design better products for outdoor use. What Is a Sunlight Readable Display? A sunlight readable d
Glove Compatible Touchscreens: How PCAP Works with Gloves
Projected capacitive (PCAP) touchscreens are widely used in industrial, medical, and outdoor equipment, but many applications require operation while wearing gloves. From factory environments to military systems and medical devices, glove-compatible touchscreens are often essential for safety and usability. Understanding how PCAP touchscreens work with gloves can help OEMs select the right touchscreen configuration for their product. How PCAP Touchscreens Detect Touch PCAP to
Custom vs Standard Touchscreens: OEM PCAP Selection Guide
Selecting the right touchscreen is one of the most important decisions in modern product design. For OEMs developing industrial, medical, transportation, or commercial equipment, the choice often comes down to a critical question: Should you use a standard touchscreen or invest in a custom PCAP touchscreen solution? While standard displays can accelerate early development, many projects eventually require customization to meet performance, environmental, and lifecycle demands
How to Choose the Right Touch Screen?
choosing the right touch screen for industrial and embedded applications made easy
What UL Listing Means, & Why It Matters for Industrial Touch Screens
When specifying a projected capacitive (PCAP) touchscreen for industrial, medical, food processing, or hazardous environments, safety and compliance are just as important as performance. That’s why we’re proud to introduce our new UL Listed touchscreen solution , engineered for reliability and independently certified for safety. But what does “UL Listed” actually mean, and why should it matter to your engineering team? What UL Listing Means: UL Solutions (formerly Underwriter
Introducing UICO 12.1” PCAP Industrial Panel Mount Touchscreen
We are excited to introduce the 12.1 inch PCAP Panel Mount touchscreen! The perfect solution for all your industrial, outdoor, or commercial needs. This versatile and durable touchscreen display is built to withstand even the toughest environments, making it the ideal choice for a wide range of applications. Our PCAP technology ensures that this monitor is highly responsive to touch and is perfect for use in situations where touch functionality is required. Whether you need i
Military Displays : What is stealthTOUCH?
StealthTouch® is a purpose-built printed circuit board engineered for mission-critical military displays for touch applications. It is designed to operate reliably in the most demanding environments while maintaining superior touch performance. By pairing this board with a UICO military grade sensor, this PCAP module will pass the MIL-STD-461 RE102 and RE103. By combining advanced EMI mitigation, rugged design, and proven UICO PCAP touch technology, StealthTouch ensures relia
ELO in the Field, EOL in your Future?
Changes to the Touch Screen Industry.
