Strongarm’s premium panel mount displays are designed to survive the most demanding industrial operations. Our displays use the latest industrial-grade LCD technology and are built for long-term 24/7 use. The bezels on our panel mount displays are precision milled from aluminum and stainless plate to ensure long-lasting rugged durability. Strongarm also offers drop-in upgrade replacements for most other brands. Manufactured in the USA and backed by a 5-year warranty.

Resistive (5-Wire) (All sizes)
Resistive is the most common type of touchscreen technology, mainly due to its accuracy and reliability. It is a low-cost solution found in many industrial applications. The standard resistive touchscreen consists of a glass panel and resistive coating plus a polyester cover sheet which has a conductive coating. It can withstand such environmental conditions as liquid spills, splashes, and HMI industrial wash downs. It has a lifecycle that exceeds most other touch screens at 35 million finger touches and works with fingers, gloves, and other various styluses.

GFG Resistive (5-Wire) (19.1″, 24″ widescreen)
The GFG resistive touchscreen is similar to the standard resistive touchscreen in terms of operation. Additionally, it is designed with an anti-scratch surface of thin borosilicate glass over the top of the polyester overlay, making it extremely waterproof. The GFG resistive touchscreen has a surface hardness greater than 5 Mohs yet maintains the accuracy and reliability of the standard 5-Wire resistive. It has an easily cleanable surface and is corrosion and scratch-resistant. The GFG- Resistive touchscreen works with fingers, gloves, and other various styluses.

Infrared (22″ widescreen, 24″ widescreen)
Strongarm’s infrared touch screens are made to withstand the most severe environments. The filter or window is made from 3/8” thick polycarbonate, which makes these touch screens almost completely vandal resistant. It’s the only technology that does not rely on an overlay or substrate; it uses infrared LEDs, so it’s impossible to wear out the sensor. The touch frame contains a row of infrared LEDs and phototransistors, each mounted on two opposite sides to create a grid of invisible infrared light. These touch screens are solid-state devices and are very tolerant to shock and vibration. Infrared touch screens work with gloves and various styluses.

Projected Capacitive (19.1″)
Also known as P-Cap, projected capacitive touch screens are a variant of capacitive touch technology. P-Cap touch screens are made up of a matrix of rows and columns of conductive material layered on sheets of glass. The outer layer of vandal-proof glass can be up to 18mm in thickness. When the touchscreen is energized, and a conductive object such as a finger comes into contact with the glass touch panel, it distorts the electrostatic field at that specific point. Even if the glass is scratched or broken, it will still function properly. PCAP touch screens work with gloves and are best suited for outdoor applications, as it works well in rain, snow, ice, and dust.

See also: Touch Screen Technologies

Strongarm has the expertise and experience to customize, design, and build the ideal operator interface to suit your application. Our extensive design resources enable us to engineer every feature you’ll need before in-house fabrication, assembly, finishing, testing, quality assurance, and on-time delivery. Since 1990, we’ve designed, built, and delivered over 500,000 products on time for our customers.