Input devices are about more than just functional effectiveness: they also impact user experience. They determine how pleasing users find equipment and devices, and how likely they are to value the equipment. Why? Human psychology. Consider, for example, the...
Enclosures are a critical element of any input device, like membrane switches or touchscreens. No such device can perform optimally if its enclosure or housing is not built to high-quality standards and well-suited to its intended application or operating environment....
Some environments demand more of their equipment than others. Machinery in hygiene-critical facilities like health care and food production, for example, may be exposed to bacteria and other pathogens whose spread could prove disastrous to human health and well-being....
Force sensors are a fantastically flexible instrument. In our last article Force Sensors and Load Cells: Types and Applications, we looked at the wide array of scenarios in which force sensors and load cells can render accurate weight and force measurements, and the...
Every day, hundreds of thousands of cars and trucks might pass over a major bridge. How do engineers measure the pressures acting on the bridge from those vehicles to ensure it maintains structural integrity? Simultaneously, each of those vehicles — particularly...
What is Sensofoil®? In our last blog post, we answered the question, “What is a membrane potentiometer?” Today, we’re going to talk about Sensofoil®, the Hoffmann + Krippner brand of membrane potentiometers, and how it differs from others. The name...
