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Report confirms shift to touchscreens
A new market report from Venture Development Corp finds a continuing shift toward greater use of touchscreens instead of keypads as input devices for operator interface terminals.
A new market report from Venture Development Corp, "The North American markets for industrial electronic monitors and operator interface terminals - fifth edition", finds a continuing shift toward greater use of touchscreens instead of keypads as input devices for operator interface terminals The report breaks down the current market as follows: touchscreens 53.8%; keypads 29.8%; and both 16.4%
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 17 Dec 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The predicted 2006 market is as follows: touchscreens 56.3%; keypads 26.2%; and both 17.5%.
Touchscreens provide an easy-to-use graphic interface for data or command inputs and occupy less space than a keyboard.
The incorporation of a small keypad or shortcut keys with a touchscreen increases the usability of the operator interface terminal, and vendors are introducing such products.
Overall, however, it is seen that the share of shipments with keypads is expected to decrease.
As was the case in VDC's prior study (4th edition, 2000), resistive technology accounts for the vast majority of touchscreen shipments.
This is due to the cost-effectiveness and reliability of the technology.
Capacitive touchscreens have gained some market share since 2000 and many suppliers offer both resistive and capacitive technologies.
Capacitive touchscreens are highly durable, but are more expensive than resistive touchscreens and cannot be used with gloves.
Other technologies, such as near-field imaging, infra-red, surface acoustic wave and guided acoustic wave are used in some terminals, but are generally less capable of surviving harsh environments, or are too costly.
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