Panel-mount keyboard

capacitivefor the food industryindustrial

Overview
Metal Touch keyboards integrate capacitive touch functions into metal Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) without drilling the surface. They are designed for reliable operation in wet environments, with the ability to detect deliberate presses and to work when users wear gloves.

Features and Benefits

• Graphic customisation by laser, chemical engraving or printing
• Optional backlighting for key visibility
• Press-actuated keys to avoid accidental touches
• Multi-pressure detection on the same button for advanced input
• Compatible with metal HMIs such as stainless steel (AISI 304) and aluminium
• Operable with gloves and in wet or outdoor environments
• Immune to false activations from electromagnetic or radiated/conducted disturbances

Models and Applications

• Industrial HMI panels on stainless steel (Food & Beverage, appliance manufacturing: washing machines, ovens, refrigerators)
• Ho.Re.Ca. and foodservice equipment
• Vending machines
• Parking meters and other anti-vandal public terminals
• ATMs and kiosks requiring vandal-resistance
• Intercoms and access control panels
• Wellness and beauty equipment
• Transport: door-opening buttons, toilet control panels
• Nautical and marine applications

Technical characteristics / specifications

• Integration: touch functions on metal HMI without drilling the surface
• Compatible materials: stainless steel (AISI 304), aluminium and other metal HMIs
• Customisation: laser engraving, chemical engraving, printing
• Backlighting: optional
• Input behaviour: keys actuated by pressing to prevent unwanted touches; detection of different pressure levels per key possible
• Environmental suitability: operable with gloves, in wet environments and outdoors
• Immunity: resistant to false activations from electromagnetic fields and radiated/conducted disturbances