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Robust Rubber Keypads for Industrial Control Panels
Using Silicone Rubber keypads offer great potential for engineers developing interfaces designed to endure challenging external conditions. The combination of switch reliability, key protection and competitive tooling makes them an excellent choice for many industrial applications.
Why choose a Silicone Rubber Keypad?
Rubber keypads offer tremendous design potential for industrial control panels due to the ability to add shape, colour and 3D form to any keypad design. With low part cost, keypads manufactured from silicone rubber offer a wide operating temperature range, long life, and robust sealing capabilities, along with the ability to tune tactile response to match end users’ expectations.
At Diamond HMI, our engineers can provide design knowledge to include a range of hardness’s, which are available to ensure the surface does not wear under stress. As well as plastic keytops to ensure scratch resistance. Different types of robust keytops include:
- Epoxy keytops to provide an even harder key surface (this is not advised for outdoor keypads, as this means it can not be UV resistant).
- Polyurethane / Silicone Coating is a wear-resistant clear spray coating that provides added chemical and wear-resistance to painted surfaces and can have either a matt or gloss finish. Polyurethane coating provides longer key life, with a silky-smooth texture compared to the clear silicone coating, which has a similar feel to the base material.
How can Diamond HMI help?
At Diamond HMI, we have years of experience and knowledge in designing and manufacturing rubber keypads. We have worked with various companies within the industrial sector to bring functional and reliable interface solutions to life. All external factors must be taken into consideration when designing a rubber keypad for industrial controls, as it must be fully functional at all times. The reliability of the device is critical in challenging environments.
Download our free silicone rubber design tool.
Contact us below if you require assistance developing a rubber keypad product for an industrial control panel. One of our team will get back to you within five working days.