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Panjit’s Glass/Film/Glass Technology
Original Post by Linda Cronin, Dec. 3, 2008
The new option of utilizing a thin sheet of glass (either .2mm or .3mm) optically bonded to the top of a resistive touch screen dramatically reduces scratches and abrasions that are typically inherent to standard Film/Film/Glass resistive technology. Panjit’s new Glass/Film/Glass resistive touch technology has the benefit of reducing the number of failures and returns because of typical wear and tear. In addition, these touch screens are resistant to most chemicals, allowing for a wide range of harsh applications. An added product feature of Panjit’s new touch technology is that it is Spark Free (ESD). The Glass/Film/Glass touch sensor technology is only available today as a custom, but can be designed as either a standard resistive or sunlight-readable resistive touch screen.
| Increased Activation Force: | .2mm glass: activation force typically 120 –150 grams .3mm glass: activation force typically 220 –250 grams |
| Transparency Rates: | Standard Resistive 77 -78% Sunlight Readable 76 -77% |
| Surface Hardness: | 7H (Note: typical is 3H) |
| Increased Drop Ball Test: | Steel Ball with 38mm diameter with an appropriate weight of 300 grams from a height of 1 meter |
Panjit’s Glass/Film/Glass resistive touch screens are ideal for Military, Mobile Phone, PDA, Office Equipment, Point-of-Sale, Kiosk, GPS, Medical, Signature Capture, Laptop and Monitor applications.
For more information, please check out the following information:
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Posted: December 3rd, 2008 under Product Spotlight.
Tags: Panjit, Resistive, Rugged, Ruggedized, Scratch-Proof, Sunlight Readability, Touch Screen
Comments
Comment from Todd Winter
Time December 3, 2008 at 4:19 pm
This is the ultimate solution for the extreme environments. No more down time or system failures from cuts and gauges. This technology should greatly reduce product returns due to scratches and abrasive wear issues that are inherent to standard resistive touch screens. I’m sure military customers could sure use this type of structure on a sunlight readable touch screen. Seems like a prefect application.
Comment from Lou Knudtson
Time December 3, 2008 at 5:30 pm
Just good to read the application!
I’ll send it ovr to Mike Murray at Grayhill.
Comment from Vignesh Sanmugam
Time December 3, 2008 at 10:38 pm
“Spark Free” – Is this something that can be used for in-flight applications and pass the flame specs?
Comment from Steve Gereb
Time December 3, 2008 at 12:43 am
This looks to be a great solution for many applications that receive heavy traffic. Just think about how many resistive touch screens you’ve seen in supermarket check out counters that have been scratched up beyond recognition. Panjit’s glass top-layer should provide a much better solutions for these environments, even if end users are using pens, credit cards, coins, fingernails, etc. as a stylus. Even applications that are developed for employees (versus the general public) need to protect against damage from “unapproved” styli — several weeks ago I cringed watching a GE repairman use a blade screwdriver to make touches into his Tablet PC a couple of weeks ago. Although the G/F/G sensor may not completely protect against a blade screwdriver, it will fair a heck of a lot better than your traditional resistive touch screens. Additionally, this technology should give good competition to SAW and Capacitive technologies as well.