Touch Solution

In order to promote solutions for personal and collective protection, GSR Technology Italy is able to offer new antibacterial technologies for the touchscreens ideal for all those environments where compliance with hygiene measures and the reduction of possible infections is fundamental. Application areas include, for example, hospitals, laboratories, clinics, clean rooms, kitchens, hotels, spas, as well as ATMs, fingerprint scanners, interactive touchscreen workstations and many others. What all these realities have in common is the use by multiple users, it is therefore important to be aware of the risks of what we touch every day.

Why use the antibacterial technology for touchscreens?

There are many different reasons. A few seconds contact is enough to capture a very high percentage of bacteria, often not harmless, from contaminated surfaces. Thanks to this innovative technology applicable to touchscreens, it will be possible to reject and inhibit the proliferation of bacteria, guaranteeing optimal protection and hygiene with each touch.

Advantages:

• protection against bacteria on surfaces with which you can come into contact
• no impact on the aesthetics of the product and on the touch experience
• easy to clean

An analogue resistive touchscreen is a sensor consisting of two opposing layers, each coated with a transparent resistive material known as indium tin oxide (ITO).

The typical sheet resistance value of ITO is between 100 and 500 ohms per square. The layers are separated by a pattern of very small transparent insulating points. The silver ink bars (c. 50mW/sq) create an electrical connection between the surface of the ITO and the external edges, extending the desired axis of the specified level.

Traces of silver ink (c. 50mW/sq) connect the bus bars to an electromechanical connector used to interface with the sensor. When touched, the conductive coating creates an electrical contact with the coating on the glass and a touch is registered by the controller.

Resistive touch screens are very competitively priced and provide consistent, long-lasting performance in environments where equipment must be designed to be resistant to contaminants and liquids; in addition, they may also be used with gloves.

The downside of this technology is its low optical transparency, equivalent to about 75%.

Suitable for use with small and medium sized displays.

This technology is based on the use of infrared emitters and receivers to create a grid capable of detecting the touch position

This technology functions without the need for actual contact with the screen surface. Available in formats ranging from 15" to 84".

The infrared touch screen operates on the principle that, whenever the infrared grid is interrupted, the transistors on the X and Y axes detect the absence of infrared light simultaneously, thereby registering the respective X and Y grid coordinates. The frame is equipped with an integrated printed circuit board, which includes a row of infrared LEDs and phototransistors that are hidden behind the frame of the touch screen.

For each of the infrared LEDs, there is a corresponding phototransistor positioned on the opposite side of the frame, thereby creating a grid of invisible infrared rays. The frame protects the electronic components from the operating environment, while permitting the passage of infrared rays. The infrared touch screen controller sends light pulses in sequence via the LEDs.

Nell’ottica di promuovere soluzioni per la protezione personale e collettiva, GSR Technology Italy è in grado di offrire nuove tecnologie antibatteriche ottimali per i touchscreen utilizzati in tutti quegli ambienti dove il rispetto delle misure igieniche è la ricerca per una riduzione di possibili contagi è fondamentale. Tra gli ambiti di applicazione vi sono ad esempio ospedali, laboratori, cliniche, camere sterili, cucine, hotel, spa ma anche bancomat, scanner per il rilevamento delle impronte digitali, postazioni interattive con touchscreen e molti altri ancora. Ciò che accomuna tutte queste realtà è l’utilizzo da parte di molteplici utenti, è dunque importante essere consapevoli dei rischi di quello che tocchiamo quotidianamente.

Perché utilizzare una tecnologia antibatterica per i touchscreen?

Le ragioni sono molteplici. È sufficiente un contatto di pochi secondi per catturare una percentuale molto elevata di batteri, spesso non innocui, dalle superfici contaminate. Grazie a questa innovativa tecnologia applicabile ai touchscreen sarà possibile respingere ed inibire la proliferazione dei batteri, garantendo protezione e igiene ottimali ad ogni tocco.

Vantaggi:

• protezione contro i batteri sulle superfici con cui si può entrare a contatto
• nessun impatto sull’estetica del prodotto e sulla sensibilità del touch
• di facile pulizia