TOUCH SYSTEMS OVERVIEW

What are they?
Touch Systems allow users to operate equipment or an application quickly and easily. Using either, a finger or a pen, the user presses the screen to select a particular option or function just like clicking the button of a mouse.

There are several different Touch System technologies available. Typically there are several viable solutions; it is a question of weighing up the pros and cons of each technology against the budget, application and environment in question.

Typical uses

• Public kiosks e.g. photo booths and information points
  
• EPOS (Electronic Point of Sales) solutions within retail environments
  
• Specialist applications e.g. medical and military display and monitoring equipment
  
• Extreme environments e.g. oil rigs, marine and military environments
  

Types of Touch Systems available How do they work? Click here…

• Four-wire resistive
  
• Five-wire resistive
  
• Infrared
  
• Surface Acoustic Wave
  
• Capacitive
  
• Ultra Touch
  

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Click here to download the Touch System Comparison Chart pdf.