Reid Print Technologies Capacitive Switches can be used as more than just switches. The team at Reid Industrial can help with your next project, integrate other technologies to enable the sensor to become a multi faceted product with capabilities that will stand out from you competitors. Our recent project with Australia’s largest air conditioner manufacturer, Actron Air, has enabled them to increase their product offering to reflect the growing demand for automated controls in the home air conditioning.
- Can be set to sense when your product has been picked up or moved
- Can have Built-in noise detection and filtering
- Multi-touch (Can be used for multiple touch points at the same time).
- Can be set for single tap, double tap, slide touch or rotor
- Very durable as it can be housed behind up to 6mm thick glass or other materials
- Can be combined with a buzzer or LED light for user feedback
- Incorporate proximity sensors
- Incorporate Reid Industrial Backlighting Technologies
Applications of Capacitive Switch:
- Remote Control touch pads
- Gaming devices
- Security control keypads
- Home automation control panels
- Human-machine interfaces with configurable button, keypad or scrolling functions
- Single finger gesture interfaces to swipe, scroll, or double tap controls
For your next project, contact Reid Industrial Graphic Products for an obligation free quotation.
Reid Print Technologies can produce Autotex antimicrobial Graphic Overlays and Membrane Keypads. This type of material offers a range of crucial features needed for products that are suitable for environments where cleanliness is essential.
The material used is Autotex AM, which is a hardcoated Polyester that has a built-in Microban® antimicrobial protection that inhibits the growth of mold, mildew and bacteria. This material is ideal for use cases where the material will need to withstand the harshest cleaning chemicals that are typically used for environments that are constantly sterilized.
Some applications where these products can be used include medical environments including Hospitals and Nursing Homes, as well as areas of high traffic including Shopping Centres, Airports, Hotels and Fitness Centres.
At Reid Print Technologies we only use the latest cutting-edge tools to ensure the highest quality of product is produced. With over 30 years experience under our belt, there is no question as to why we have become Australia’s leading manufacturer of industrial print products, including lensed labels, nameplates, decals, graphic overlays, membrane switches and much more. As all of our membrane keypads and overlays are custom designed to the environments in which they will be situated.
For more information on Autotex antimicrobial products contact Reid Print Technologies at 1300 765 533 or sales@reidprinttechnologies.com.au
Badging Solutions with Lensed Labels.
Domed Labels or Lensed Labels are a great way of branding your product. The ‘domed’ resin finish is extremely tough and enhances the printed image.
Some of the applications for these lensed labels are:
- Clubs (RSL Clubs, Surf Clubs, Sport Clubs)
- Retailers
- Service Station Chains
- Hospitals and Health Care Industry
- Fast Food Chains
- Transportation (Airlines, Trains)
At Reid Print Technologies we only use the latest cutting-edge tools to ensure the highest quality of product is produced. With over 30 years experience under our belt, there is no question as to why we have become Australia’s leading manufacturer of industrial print products, including lensed labels, nameplates, decals, graphic overlays, membrane switches and much more. Many of our custom lensed labels, as well as other products, are used to help these businesses keep control over industrial production, as well as marketing and sales to wholesalers, retailers and end users. Our services offer full design from scratch if needed, all the way to mass production scale. For more information on Reid Print Technologies badging solutions and lensed labels contact us on 1300 765 533 or email us at sales@reidprinttechnologies.com.au
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The features and benefits of Membrane Switches make them the most common construction for custom flexible Membrane Keypads.
When compared to costly electromechanical switch assemblies, Membrane Switches or Keypads stand out for a host of features and benefits:
- Extremely thin construction saves the all-important design space
- Cost, especially when compared to electromechanical switch assemblies
- Low-profile surface is cleaned easily
- An easy, one-piece, one-operation assembly
- Offer a variety of design options
- Design Options offered by Membrane Switches
- Tactile and non-tactile with either Metal Domes, Polydomes or Capacitive
- Pillow or rim-embossed custom Graphic Overlays
- Embedded LED’s
- Sealed Construction depending on custom designs with wide variety of adhesives.
- Backlighting options; EL Electro Luminescence, Fiber Optic Mat, LED backlighting
- Rigid backing can be added such as aluminum, PETG or acrylic
- EMI/RFI and Antistatic shielding options for membrane
- Graphic Overlays that can be digitally printed, screen printed, or a combination of both methods
- The graphic overlays can incorporate transparent and tinted display windows, as well as selective textures these can also incorporate custom and corporate colours as needed.
- Standard 2.54mm Nicomatic connectors or an array of ZIF connection options.
- Chemical, Fire resistant, Stainless Steel Textured or Antimicrobial materials can be used.
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Choice of adhesive is important when designing a Membrane Keypad. There are many factors to consider including material type and surface finish and the operating environment of the product.
Typical applications for Membrane Keypads use 3M 467, however, many different adhesives are available which meet a variety of application specifications.
- Adhesive options include:
- 3M 467 (standard applications) – For general industrial bonding between substrates and typical surfaces
- 3M 468 (double thickness 467) – For general industrial bonding that need a
slightly thicker adhesive than normal nameplates etc - 3M LSE (low surface energy applications) – Excellent bond to low surface energy
plastics, such as polypropylene, powder coatings or lightly oiled surfaces - 3M VHB (very high bond) – VHB adhesive is suited for when high bonding
strength is needed for industrial bonding with high shear or pull force
Of course with any adhesive that you may choose, the most important step to maintain adhesive, is to ensure that the bonding surface has been thoroughly prepared by cleaning and making sure it is dry and well unified. Typical cleaning solvents are Isopropyl alcohol/water mixture (rubbing alcohol) or Heptane.
At Reid Print Technologies we only use the latest cutting-edge tools to ensure the highest quality of product is produced. With over 30 years experience under our belt, there is no question as to why we have become Australia’s leading manufacturer of industrial print products, including lensed labels, nameplates, decals, graphic overlays, membrane switches and much more.
For more information on our range of membrane switch adhesives contact Reid Print Technologies at 1300 765 533 or sales@reidprinttechnologies.com.au. Dont forget to connect with on our socials!
At Reid Industrial Graphic Products, we offer various embossing and material options for your Graphic Overlays and Membrane Switches.
We have several methods including
- Rail
- Pillow
- Dome
- Multi-Level
- 3-Dimensional Lines and Text
- Concave
We have multiple machines capable of both Cold and Hot embossing, including our Projecon Hot Embossing machine.
The Projecon Hot Embosser is a two-operator station machine that can be used for forming and embossing a number of different plastic films including, polyester, polycarbonate or composite materials such as Bayfol. It can also be used for embossing foils such as aluminium and copper. Unlike other processes, the Projecon Hot machine does not damage the embossed shape at the crease line, giving your product longer mechanical life in the field.
At Reid Print Technologies we only use the latest cutting-edge tools to ensure the highest quality of product is produced. With over 30 years experience under our belt, there is no question as to why we have become Australia’s leading manufacturer of industrial print products, including lensed labels, nameplates, decals, graphic overlays, membrane switches and much more. For more information on our Capabilities contact Reid Print Technologies at 1300 765 533 or sales@reidprinttechnologies.com.au
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By now most people know how great EL lamps can be, and how they can be utilised in almost any Membrane/Capacitive Switch design.
But what we don’t talk about often is the inverters used to power them.
Well there are two different types, SMD chip style inverters which are great for small compact designs where size really does matter. The second type are transformer based where there is more room in the design and a simple power solution is required.
The transformer based inverters are usually the most powerful type and can either be integrated into existing PCB design, or even plug and play where they simply get plugged into the el lamp and nothing more than a simple 9-12v DC power supply is needed.
Thinking that you need a large Inverter because your interface panel is quite large?
Think again, we design the lamps utilising only selective areas and use the latest ink technologies from the UK, the lamps are not running on high frequency and are long lasting. We supply to Aerospace, Automotive, Medical and Super Yauchts applications to name a few.
Our “best in class” El lamps are an easy option to include in any switch assembly where back-lighting is required.
If you need more details when planning your next project, just get in touch with one of our Product Specialists and we will have a workable solution for you in no time.