There are many reasons why the medical and industrial control fields prefer resistive touch screens to other industries. In the following article, I will detail these reasons and explain the advantages of resistive touch screens in medical and industrial control applications. First of all, the medic

4-wire vs. 5-wire Resistive Touch Screen1. What is a resistive touch screen?Resistive touchscreens operate by applying pressure to the screen. A resistive screen is made up of several layers. When the screen is pressed, the outer layer is pushed onto the next layer; the technology detects this and r

The touch screen industry has taken a big leap over the years, in terms of technology and functionality. However, regardless of several advanced touch technologies, manufacturers of industrial displays still trust resistive touch screens.A D Metro, the top manufacturer, and supplier of an innovative

A resistive touch screen is a type of touch-sensitive display that detects and responds to pressure or physical contact. It is composed of multiple layers, typically two flexible layers coated with a resistive material and separated by a small gap. When pressure is applied to the screen, the layers

Why do industrial touch screen manufacturers use resistive touch technology?The touch screen industry has taken a big leap over the years, in terms of technology and functionality. However, regardless of several advanced touch technologies, manufacturers of industrial displays still trust resistive

Resistive touchscreens: Advantages and Disadvantages A resistive touch screen is made of a glass substrate as the bottom layer and a film substrate as the top layer, both coated with a transparent conductive layer (ITO: Indium Tin Oxide), separated by spacer dots to create a small air gap. The film

What are the advantages of a resistive touch screen? Resistive touchscreens operate by sensing direct pressure applied by the user. It can be activated by pressing it not only with a finger but also with a stylus (unlike the competing capacitive technology). A resistive touch screen consists of a to