By Scott Makboulian, Managing Director, FORTEC US For a display assembly that has to last in the field, silicone OCA applied by vacuum bonding, also called dry optical bonding, is the most durable of the three main optical bonding materials. It does not yellow, it absorbs shock, it needs no curing time or dam, and a bonded unit can be …
By Paul Hooper, President, FORTEC US Choosing a kiosk touch screen display comes down to four decisions made together: the touch technology, the optical bonding, the brightness, and a cover glass and housing that stand up to public use. We design and manufacture display assemblies in Ronkonkoma, New York, for the companies that build kiosks and self-checkout machines, and the …
By Paul Hooper, President, FORTEC US Cleaning a touchscreen with disinfectant, again and again over its service life, is routine on medical devices, food-processing equipment, and public-use terminals. A touchscreen survives that cleaning when the display assembly is designed for it: a cover glass chosen for the agents used on it, optical bonding that leaves no gap for fluid to …
By Paul Hooper, President, FORTEC US A museum touch screen display is handled all day by visitors, usually with nobody standing beside it, and the interactive exhibit around it is expected to run for years. Whether it holds up depends on the display assembly behind the glass: the cover glass and how it is bonded, the touchscreen, the brightness, and …
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