Custom Keyboards and Input Devices
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48 Technologies InduKey® Keyboard Production GmbH & Co. KG The general trend towards the differentiation of technical systems calls for the differentiation of the necessary components as well. Correspondingly, systems which are manufactured in small and medium quantities according to the exact specifications of the customer require individual data input devices. Data input systems and components are particularly subject to this dynamics. The starting-points of design and development refer to the following applicational perspectives: shape, switching technology, functionality and design. By means of a combination of those criteria, which are uncompromisingly oriented on the respective applicational case or case of need, the customer gets the best possible data input solution. This process starts with the idea, continues with the conceptualisation, development and manufacture and finally leads to the commissioning of the device. A technically mature, barely reproducible (because unique) product is the ideal result of a customer-specific system.

49 www.custom.indukey.com Customized Solutions Phone: +49 (0) 37468 - 650-0 | info@indukey.com Short Travel Keyboards Page 50 Flat Input Keyboards Page 51 Flexible Membrane Keyboards Page 52 Design Foils and Front Panels Page 53 Silicone Keypads Page 54 Long Travel Keyboards Page 55 Stainless Steel / Carbon Keyboards Page 56 Touchscreens Page 57 Enclosures and Devices Page 58 Lighting Page 59 The InduKey business division „Customer-Specific Data Input Devices“ is sufficiently experienced due to hundreds of successful „Made-to-Measure“-projects in various field of application. The drivers of...

50 1 2 3 4 Short Travel Keyboards Technologies www.custom.indukey.com InduKey® Keyboard Production GmbH & Co. KG The technology at a glance This technology uses high-quality short travel keys which are located behind a front panel made of metal. The front panel screens the device from electromagnetic interferences and gives the component assembly an increased inherent rigidity. The front panel is covered with a protective and design-oriented printed polyester foil. This foil protects the keyboard against dirt and humidity. The short travel keys provide the user with a clear tactile...

51 1 2 3 4 5 www.custom.indukey.com Technologies Flat Input Keyboards Phone: +49 (0) 37468 - 650-0 | info@indukey.com The technology at a glance These components have a flat design. The lower, switch actuating element in this case is a solid printed circuit board (PCB). This ensures a high inzerent rigidity. The key positions are equipped with gold-plated contact points. These „gold on gold contacts“ offer very high switch reliability. The metal domes are placed in the openings of the spacer foil and fixed with a retaining foil. The top layer of the keyboard is a printed design foil...

52 1 2 3 4 5 Flexible Membrane Keyboards Technologies www.custom.indukey.com InduKey® Keyboard Production GmbH & Co. KG The technology at a glance Membrane keyboards consist of several foil layers which are bonded with each other. Polyester foils printed with conductive silver paste are used as switch membranes. The top and bottom switch membranes are spaced from each other by means of a spacer foil. The contact closes when the upper design foil is pressed in the area where the key is located. The design foil is placed on the upper switch membrane. This design foil is highly transparent and...

53 www.custom.indukey.com Technologies Design Foils & Front Panels Phone: +49 (0) 37468 - 650-0 | info@indukey.com Design foils Mostly, the foils are based on special transparent polyester. They feature a very high transparency and a fine-textured surface. In order to protect the colours against environmental influences, it is the rear side of the foils which is printed. By special adhesives and spacers, the connection to the lower foil layers and carrier plates is ensured. As a spacer is mounted between the foil and the carrier plate, exchangeable label strips can be inserted. Design foils...

54 Silicone Keypads Technologies www.custom.indukey.com InduKey® Keyboard Production GmbH & Co. KG The technology at a glance Compared to other keyboard technologies silicone keypads offer price advantages particularly in mass production. They are durable and reliable, and almost unlimited design options are possible. The colour and shape of the key caps can be defined freely. Silicone keypads are made of highly elastic and toxin free silicone rubber. The keypads are produced by shaping kneadable base materials at a defined temperature and pressure. Each pad type requires a special tool. In...

55 www.custom.indukey.com Technologies Long Travel Keyboards Phone: +49 (0) 37468 - 650-0 | info@indukey.com The technology at a glance For data input devices in office environments or for mass data input, customized long travel keyboards with long travel technology are suitable. The individual electromechanical keys are equipped with separate key caps. Typically, the key travel is 2.5 to 4 mm. Those long travel keyboards are available as modular assemblies without housing or as models integrated in special customized housing. The key layout, the colours and key cap printings are made...

56 1 2 3 Stainless Steel/ Carbon Keyboards Technologies www.custom.indukey.com InduKey® Keyboard Production GmbH & Co. KG The technology at a glance In the age of the Internet, the demand for robust Internet terminals has caused a sudden upvaluation of metal keyboards. However, those input systems are frequently used for the classical applications as well, such as for cash or ticket machines. Those metal keyboards are available as modular component assemblies without housing or as models integrated into special customized housing. The key layout, the external dimensions and the lasing of...

57 www.custom.indukey.com Technologies Touchscreens Phone: +49 (0) 37468 - 650-0 | info@indukey.com The technology at a glance - Resistive A customized touchscreen requires two layers of an ITO sputtered base material, which are separated from each other by means of spacers. ITO stands for indium tin oxide, which is an almost transparent, but conductive material. Sputtering refers to a special method for depositing thin films. Suitable base materials for ITO films are foil or glass. When pressing the top layer, a conductive connection between the upper and lower ITO layers is established at...