Touchscreen Capabilities - UICO Blog

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

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,

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

Outdoor interactive displays have to do much more than simply provide a large screen. Direct sunlight, rain, temperature changes, continuous operation and demanding public environments can quickly expose the limitations of conventional commercial displays. UICO is expanding its large-format outdoor touchscreen capabilities with 55-inch, 65-inch and 75-inch outdoor touchscreen displays designed for applications where visibility, durability and reliable touch performance matte