Input Devices

Customized and versatile

An input device, or HMI (Human Machine Interface), is the interface between man and machine. The user can interact with the device via the input device. In most cases, the input device is taken for granted and it is often forgotten that the HMI is used to assess the usability of an entire device. Does the design appeal to me? Is it self-explanatory? Does it feel comfortable? Only when everything has been answered positively, the user deals with the complete product.

The HMI is the business card of your product. Design, quality of components, handling and tactile sensation – at first touch, much is deduced about the capabilities of the entire work. Hoffmann + Krippner helps to develop the best possible solutions with a reasonable price-performance ratio in mind. The technology of the input device is determined according to various criteria. Durable and weather-resistant membrane switches, modern touch systems or touch-sensitive capacitive switches are used.

Find out about technical options and more than forty years of experience on the following pages.

The business card to your product

With best-in-class input devices built on Hoffmann + Krippner innovation, we enable you to create world-class products that delight your customers and users.

No device or product can succeed if the interface between it and its user fails.

However, getting the human-machine interface (HMI) just right requires product designers and managers to untangle a thorny knot of questions and considerations around functionality, quality, technical reliability, usability, economy of design and of cost, durability, and more.

Thankfully, Hoffmann + Krippner makes input devices easy.

We know that an excellent HMI is critical to getting people to use – and love – your product, and then come back to you for more. We are proven experts at both the construction of excellent devices and the design of user-pleasing interfaces. With peerless German craftsmanship and global leadership in the design and manufacture of a wide array of advanced input devices, we can enable you to create an outstanding product that stands out even in the most crowded markets and industries.

How does your product look, feel, and function? When it incorporates Hoffmann + Krippner engineering, the answer is always: exceptional.

Hoffmann + Krippner offers in-house electronics production with state-of-the-art machines and world-class engineering expertise.

Vertical integration through the Hoffmann + Krippner family of companies ensures flexibility. Because Hoffmann + Krippner incorporates all the capabilities and technical knowledge needed to design, test, prototype, and manufacture your products, we can satisfy almost any customer need – economically and efficiently. We use the latest technology and automation processes throughout our facilities, including our own patented and internationally recognized technologies.

In fact, our in-house electronics production capabilities, incorporating the most advanced technological trends, streamline and ease our customers’ ability to bring their concepts and designs to fruition. From complete assembly through automated placement of components on foil, our automated production machinery brings precision and reliability to the production process, while skilled manufacturing staff oversee and control all aspects of manufacturing. Post-production inspection then ensures that our – and our customers’ – highest standards are met.

Our Product Portfolio

Hoffmann + Krippner offers a wide range of custom solutions from small to large scale production.