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Indoor & out­door — Ver­sa­tile HMI com­po­nents for any environment

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HMI com­po­nents have to meet a wide range of require­ments depend­ing on where they are used. At EP Elec­tronic Print, we develop robust and reli­able solu­tions that are opti­mized for use in pro­tected indoor envi­ron­ments as well as for demand­ing out­door appli­ca­tions. Our HMI sys­tems offer dura­bil­ity, pre­cise func­tion­al­ity and an attrac­tive design — regard­less of whether they are used in pro­duc­tion halls, con­trol rooms or in the open air. 

Indoor appli­ca­tions

Indoor

In indoor envi­ron­ments, the focus is on ergonom­ics, user-​friendliness and aes­thetic design. Our HMI com­po­nents are per­fect for appli­ca­tions in enclosed spaces, such as: 

Indus­trial plants:
Intu­itive oper­at­ing pan­els for machine con­trol and mon­i­tor­ing systems.
Con­trol cen­ters:
High-​resolution dis­plays and pre­cise touch­screens for con­trol­ling and mon­i­tor­ing com­plex processes.
Med­ical tech­nol­ogy:
Hygienic and easy-​to-​clean user inter­faces for med­ical devices.
Con­sumer goods:
User-​friendly inter­faces for devices in the con­sumer goods industry.
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Out­door applications

For out­door appli­ca­tions, HMI com­po­nents have to with­stand extreme con­di­tions such as tem­per­a­ture fluc­tu­a­tions, strong sun­light, mois­ture and mechan­i­cal stress. Thanks to resis­tant mate­ri­als and optional coat­ings, our HMIs are durable and effec­tively pro­tect the elec­tron­ics from exter­nal influ­ences such as dust and water. At the same time, the opti­mized user inter­faces enable intu­itive use. The dis­plays are designed to remain easy to read even in direct sun­light and also offer high touch­screen accu­racy, even with wet or dusty hands. These sys­tems are also energy effi­cient to meet the require­ments of sites with­out a per­ma­nent power sup­ply. Their flex­i­ble inte­gra­tion and easy main­te­nance make them ideal solu­tions for con­tin­u­ous use in out­door applications. 

Our solu­tions are spe­cially designed to meet these chal­lenges and are used in:

Outdoor
infor­ma­tion sys­tems:
Weath­er­proof dis­plays for dig­i­tal dis­play boards, pas­sen­ger infor­ma­tion sys­tems and ticket machines.
Mechan­i­cal engi­neer­ing:
Robust user inter­faces for con­struc­tion site or agri­cul­tural machin­ery that work reli­ably even in direct sunlight.
Secu­rity and con­trol sys­tems:
Outdoor-​compatible HMI solu­tions for access con­trol and mon­i­tor­ing systems.
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Spe­cial require­ments and features

Med­ical tech­nol­ogy places spe­cific require­ments on the com­po­nents used to ensure opti­mum func­tion­al­ity and patient safety. Our solu­tions meet these require­ments through: 

Closed sur­faces

Med­ical devices have spe­cial require­ments in terms of reli­a­bil­ity and the pro­tec­tion of users and patients. In order to avoid mal­func­tions due to the ingress of solids or liq­uids, med­ical devices are nor­mally designed with closed sur­faces or, in the case of med­ical devices, at least the IP-​Schutzklasse 65 gem. ISO EN 60529 recommended.

Medical technology - Closed surfaces

Resis­tance to dis­in­fec­tants and clean­ing agents

Fre­quent clean­ing and dis­in­fec­tion is a per­ma­nent chal­lenge for the mate­ri­als used. The mate­ri­als we use have proven them­selves in prac­tice over many years and there­fore rep­re­sent a safe basis(DIN 42115). Some­times, how­ever, appli­ca­tions require spe­cial clean­ing agents (e.g. highly alka­line or acidic). We will be happy to sup­port you with addi­tional data on var­i­ous resis­tances or sug­gest a suit­able solution. 

Medical technology - Resistance to cleaning agents

Opti­mized readability

Depend­ing on the appli­ca­tion, the read­abil­ity or accu­racy of the rep­re­sen­ta­tion on the dis­play can be a very sen­si­tive issue. The choice of the right com­po­nents, the right opti­cal spec­i­fi­ca­tion and the type of con­nec­tion (e.g. opti­cal bond­ing or air-​gap bond­ing) must be selected with a view to the tar­get. Nei­ther “over­shoot­ing the tar­get” nor “just doing it” are opti­mal in terms of price, qual­ity and performance. 

Medical technology - Optimized readability

Trace­abil­ity of the func­tional components

The demands on qual­ity man­age­ment are con­stantly increas­ing and have there­fore led to increased safety for patients and users. If prob­lems do occur despite pre­cau­tion­ary and risk man­age­ment mea­sures, com­plete trace­abil­ity of the func­tional com­po­nents is required in order to ana­lyze prob­lems accu­rately. We can pro­vide you with the nec­es­sary data at ser­ial num­ber level. 

Medical technology - Traceability

Pro­tec­tion against liquids

Thor­ough clean­ing and dis­in­fec­tion of devices is more impor­tant in the med­ical sec­tor and there­fore takes place more fre­quently than in many other appli­ca­tions. Sys­tems in med­ical tech­nol­ogy should there­fore be com­pletely resis­tant to the pen­e­tra­tion of clean­ing agents and dis­in­fec­tants, drugs, steam or water. For med­ical devices, at least the IP-​Schutzklasse 65 gem. ISO EN 60529 recommended.

Medical technology - Protection against liquids

Elec­tro­mag­netic com­pat­i­bil­ity — EMC

To ensure patient safety, IEC 60601–1‑2 spec­i­fies increased require­ments for the EMC behav­ior of med­ical devices. This affects fac­tors such as inter­fer­ence and radi­a­tion, con­ducted cou­pling, etc. The impor­tance of the right con­cept with the selec­tion of mechan­i­cal and elec­tronic hard­ware can­not be empha­sized enough. In the worst-​case sce­nario, there is a risk of rework­ing the final device. 

Medical technology - EMC

Usabil­ity with gloves

The use of gloves is com­mon prac­tice in all med­ical areas for rea­sons of hygiene. The latex dis­pos­able gloves fre­quently used in med­ical tech­nol­ogy are no prob­lem for any of our input sys­tems and can be used with­out any prob­lems. How­ever, thicker gloves made of var­i­ous mate­ri­als such as cot­ton or nylon can also be con­sid­ered if required. 

Medical technology - operability with gloves

Mechan­i­cal resis­tance of the surface

Mod­ern multi-​touch HMI sys­tems are usu­ally equipped with a sta­ble glass sur­face and are there­fore already very robust against mechan­i­cal impact from the out­side. But even if glass can­not or should not be used (e.g. for tac­tile feed­back), we only use films with hard­ened sur­faces (3H or 9H accord­ing to ISO 15184) and thus max­i­mize the mechan­i­cal resilience. 

Medical technology - Mechanical resistance

Anti-​microbial surfaces

Microbes, espe­cially bac­te­ria, are a per­sis­tent prob­lem in appli­ca­tions with high hygiene require­ments. We can there­fore offer the option of an anti-​microbial coat­ing for our prod­ucts. This reduces the micro­bial load by 97% within 24 hours(ISO 22196). Although this does not replace reg­u­lar, pro­fes­sional clean­ing, it dras­ti­cally reduces the risk of micro­bial spread. 

Medical technology - Anti-microbial surface

Man­u­fac­tur­ing

ISO 13485 is a har­mo­nized stan­dard that for­mu­lates the require­ments for qual­ity man­age­ment (QM) and the QM sys­tem of med­ical device man­u­fac­tur­ers. We are happy to sup­ply med­ical device man­u­fac­tur­ers who man­u­fac­ture in accor­dance with this stan­dard and also pro­vide you with all the nec­es­sary doc­u­ments and information. 

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Why EP Elec­tronic Print?

At EP Elec­tronic Print, we rely on state-​of-​the-​art com­po­nents and tech­nolo­gies to develop inno­v­a­tive and cus­tomized HMI solu­tions.

Do you have any ques­tions or would you like to find out more about our HMI solu­tions?

Our team will be happy to advise you and work with you to find the best solu­tion for your project. Use our con­tact form or call us directly — we look for­ward to hear­ing from you!

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