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Food processing

Touchscreen food industry

Touch-based technology simplifies the user interface between the operator and the machine and is therefore often used for industrial applications. Due to the intuitive, simple usability of the touch monitors, the handling of the machine or PC is significantly simplified and more efficient workflows are possible. Food processing companies are obviously bound by particularly strict hygiene and safety requirements, which affects all machine inventory.

Touchscreens used in this hygiene-critical area must comply with the special safety standards of the food industry. At the same time, in many areas of the food industry, such as meat processing plants, there is a very harsh industrial environment, which entails further explicit requirements for the touch panel.

In order to meet the requirements of the food processing industry, it is important that the touch monitor is very robust and impact-resistant. In meat processing plants, for example, knives are handled, heavy boxes could fall on the monitor, and chain gloves are also used. Interelectronix manufactures extremely robust touchscreens with ULTRA technology that are not damaged even by stronger blows or in contact with sharp objects.

The robust microglass of the screen is extremely scratch-resistant. This GFG technology with the borosilicate glass surface behaves like laminated glass, i.e. even with deep scratches or strong blows, no splinters come loose and the screen continues to function without any problems. This quality feature of our ULTRA touchscreens is an important criterion for food processing companies, because any glass splinters are apparently completely unacceptable in the production of food.

This robust microglass surface of the ULTRA touchscreens prevents screen failure due to accidents at work and therefore does not hinder production. Interelectronix stands for high reliability and reliability. Our touchscreens are extremely durable and robust to eliminate downtime and ensure smooth industrial production. The requirements for the touchscreen vary in the various branches of the food processing industry, but due to the many years of experience as a supplier for manufacturers of industrial equipment, Interelectronix can manufacture tailor-made touchscreen solutions.

Touchscreens are integrated into machines or can also be found in industrial computers for data transmission via distributed systems. Whether permanently installed or as a portable device, the reliability of the touch screen is an important link in the industrial production chain.

ULTRA touchscreens are completely flexible in their operation. Since it is a pressure-based technology, the handling is universal. In food processing plants, gloves must be used, not least for hygiene reasons, and thus it is time-saving if the touch monitor also reacts quickly and easily to contact with gloves. Interelectronix manufactures touchscreens that can be operated with the bare finger, with gloves of all thicknesses and with pens or cards.

Interelectronix develops touchscreens using ULTRA technology, which, unlike conventional resistive touch panels, also includes advantages of capacitive technology such as insensitivity to moisture and chemicals. This guarantees the reliability of the touchscreen in a wide variety of environments.

The food industry relies on the surface of the touchscreen to be resistant to chemicals.

Our touch panels can also be used in the meat processing industry. Here, even steam jets are used to clean the production area, but this does not damage the touchscreen, as the microglass surface completely shields the screen from moisture and cannot leak over a long period of time, as can be the case with polyester (PET) laminations.

Interelectronix manufactures ULTRA touchscreens according to your specifications and requirements of the food processing industry and is at your disposal with a high level of development competence - even for small batch sizes.

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