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A Force Enabled Touch Screen is an Experiment in Human Behavior

As technology advances, so does the need for enhanced safety features.…

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Old-School Technology Resolves Supply Chain Problem

The story is common to every OEM and its supply chain: a key component is…

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Collaborating for Success

When eating out at many fast casual restaurants nowadays, diners are…

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Staying Ahead of Supply Chain Realities

Are you as sick of hearing about "supply chain delays" as we are? It seems…

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HMI Design Process

We surveyed OEMs and the results were eye-opening; just about every one of…

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No Display? No Problem.

It is common to associate touch screens with displays, a lot of our daily…

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Galvanic Reaction: Protecting Your Devices from Corrosion

Galvanic reaction is a fascinating phenomenon in materials science that…

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Electrostatic Discharge (ESD), it’s shocking!

Electrostatic discharge (ESD) is what causes you to feel a shock when you…

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Looking Ahead to 2022 with Bob Hartline

With almost 2 years of COVID under our belts, we have a lot to reflect on…

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Flex Edge™ Sensors Used for Bezel-Less Design

Regardless if the touch screen is getting bigger or smaller, companies are…

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Hybrid Touch Screen

In a previous post we talked about Hybrid Interfaces, where you can have…

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HMI Screen Printing

Screen printing is a meticulous process; whether you're screen printing…

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What is Functional Printing?

Ever walk up to a screen and touch it thinking it is or should be a touch…

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Die Cut vs. Laser

Each layer of an HMI assembly is typically created in sheet form and then…

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Touch Sensor Assembly

Whether you've designed a touch sensor before or this is a brand new…

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Safety First: 2400 Days!

August 4, 2021 marks 2400 days without lost time injury! In other words,…

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You Asked, We Answered: “How long does it take to get a quote?”

"How long does it take to get a quote?" This is a great question, many…

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How to Prevent ESD in Electronic Devices

What is ESD? Have you ever walked across carpet and then been zapped by…

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Printed Smart-Tags Can Help Combat Administration of Counterfeit Covid Vaccines

Many articles have recently come out about counterfeit Covid vaccines,…

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