Missions is to provide the best touchscreen user experience in harsh environments. Patented 
duraTOUCH® technology – PCAP touch with the best liquid and glove performance in the industry. Touch Partner with over a decade of touch experience helping leading manufactures – from concept thru MP with standard or fully customized products –touchscreen or touchscreen display. Currently up to 15.6”.
duraTOUCH® is UICO’s patented projected capacitive touch technology designed to overcome the challenges of harsh environments by providing complete standard or custom solutions to meet your requirements including touchscreen, cover lens, LCD, and fully bonding services.
Challenges
- Water, rain, snow, ice, saltwater cause false touches and non- responsive screens.
- Liquids such as saline, blood, gel, and oil cause false touches and non-responsive screens.
- Thick gloves – typical PCAP cannot sense through thick materials.
- UV exposure damages adhesives and yellowing of the screen can occur.
- Extreme temperatures cause the touchscreen to become non- responsive, or false touch.
- Durability – rough use and outdoor elements damage screens.
- Caustic cleansers damage the screen and cause lockups.
UICO duraTOUCH® touchscreens works in harsh environments with gloves and liquids. Key attributes:
- Extreme Durability with thick glass and durable substrates
- Extreme Thick Gloves including Motorcycle and Fireman-Grade Gloves (up to 5mm thick)
- Extreme Water Immunity – Rain, Snow, Ice
- Best Performance with Liquids – Saltwater, Saline, Grease, Oil, Caustic Cleaners, and Other Liquids
- EMI Immunity
- Extreme Temperatures (-400 C to +850 C) & Humidity
- Highest robustness across both hardware solution and manufacturing processes for long product life (5-10 years)
- Optimal Supply Chain for Vertical /1Market/Full Stack-up Solutions.
Vehicles – Electrical self- driving, RTC/ATV / Off-Highway, Motorcycle: Ideally suited for application where the key requirements are operation under following conditions:
- Rain, snow, dust, dirt, mud
- Thick work gloves/motorcycle gloves
- Optical birefringence/Sunlight readability
- Temperature extremes & humidity
- Thick cover lens requirements.
- Durability/long-life
- Saltwater, freshwater, pouring rain
- Optical birefringence/sunlight readability
Application Examples:
- duraTOUCH® 7” touchscreen for Indian Motorcycles with motorcycle gloves.
- duraTOUCH® 4.3” touchscreen for Kohler works in the shower with 2.5 gallons of water on the screen.
For more information contact Doug Monieson, CEO – dmonieson@uico.com.
