Membrane Switch Design guidelines
Membrane Switch technology is a highly reliable interface/switch solution for many different applications. Membrane switches are custom designed to meet specific applications and usage.
| Overlay Materials | Polyester (PET) and polycarbonate (PC) are available with a variety of texture and dimensions. We also offer UV-stable or other choices to meet your special needs. |
| Insertable Legends | This allows the customers to use one standard membrane keyboard for many different models of similar instruments. Applications include multiple languages, private labeling, and vending machines. |
| Artwork | An electronic file in Adobe Illustrator (A.I,) from customers will be sufficient for us to produce any logos or special symbols. |
| Drawings | We welcome AutoCad and STEP / IGES / SolidWorks / Rhino / Pro-E for mechanical dimensions. |
| Color Matching | Customers can Pantone Matching System (PMS) color codes or color samples for our color matching. |
| Windows | Window areas can be made in different texture and be printed in different colors. |
| Backlighting | Electroluminescent panels offer the advantage of uniform light over a relatively large area. In other cases, laser-etched silicone rubber keypads, which are also produced by Best Rubber Product Limited, can be assembled to the membrane switch to meet the customers’ backlighting needs. |
| Embossing | In many applications, it is highly desirable to emboss the keys of an overlay or membrane keyboard. We offer choices of “plateau embossing” or “rim embossing” to suit your functional requirement. |
| Metal / Mylar Domes | Due to the relatively short travel of membrane keyboards, it is highly recommended to provide users with tactile feedback. Metal / Mylar Domes can achieve just that. In order to meet the customers’ different actuation force requirements, we offer a wide variety of metal domes to fulfill such needs. |
| Circuit | The circuit can be specified by the customers. |
| Embedded LEDs | Single-colored and/or Multi-colored LEDs can be mounted to the membrane keyboards. |
| Tail Exit Point | A flexible tail is made of PET. The tail can be strengthened by stiffener and assembled with housing/connector and pins. |
| Mounting Adhesives | In most cases, the customers require pressure sensitive adhesives be bonded on the back side of the membrane keyboards. |
| Rigid Sub Panels | Sturdy sub panels can be assembled to the membrane keyboards to create a turnkey solution for the customers. The most commonly used material for such sub panels is aluminum alloy |
