Are Membrane Switches Still State of the Art?
The short answer is a simple yet resounding “YES”. Once considered the standard for HMIs, the membrane switch was pushed into the background after the introduction of touchscreens. After all, touch-sensitive devices have long been established as well....
10 Reasons Why Companies Choose Hoffmann + Krippner For Their HMIs
There is hardly an industrial sector that can do without innovative, high-quality input devices and HMIs: touch displays, membrane switches, complete HMI solutions. The applications are as diverse as they are comprehensive, and many applications simply cannot be...
What Are The Benefits and Competitive Advantages of Smart HMIs?
In our previous article in this series How OEMs Can Digitize Their Products Easily With Smart HMIs we looked at how tap2.cloud technology works and what kind of functionality it enables. But let’s face it: cloud-connected machinery and equipment is not new....
Series Production with 3D Printing: Can Additive Manufacturing Keep Up with Injection Molding?
High-quality plastic parts in the flexible 3D printing process as a fast, cost-effective alternative to the costly but established injection molding process: So-called rapid prototyping is now being used not only for prototypes, but also increasingly for the...