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Design Considerations for Silicone Rubber Keypads

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Silicone Rubber Keypads are extensively used worldwide in various consumer, manufacturing and automotive products. While designing the Silicone Rubber Keypads, the various processes of manufacturing must be considered, including the coloring, mixing, weighing, molding, printing and coating of the product. The user must also consider the application and environment the Silicone Keypad is used in. There are very high quality silicone materials and lower cost varieties. The quality of the material should be matched to the end users demands and pricing considerations. The Silicone Keypads can be availed in a number of specifications as per the requirements and applications.

Standard Contact Configurations:

Conductive

The Silicone Rubber Keypad directly interfaces with contacts on a circuit board (PCB). The contacts on the silicone can be carbon pills, dipped carbon (lower cost) or even gold plating.

Non-conductive

The Silicone Rubber Keypad interfaces with a metal dome switch or other type of mechanical switch.

The Silicone Rubber Keypads Are Basically Of Two Kinds:

Integral

This type of Silicone Rubber Keypad is a one-piece assembly which incorporates the keys and the key mat (base). The Silicone Rubber Keypads are found with various features. For instance, they can be fabricated with or without legends. The integral type of Silicone Rubber Keypads is generally designed keeping in mind the hand-held devices. The Silicone Rubber Keypad of this type can be customized in a variety of colors.

Inner

In this type of Silicone Rubber Keypad, a key mat functions as a spring coating between the membrane switch circuit and a plastic key. The inner type of Silicone Rubber is commonly used in computer keyboards and mobile phones and it has replaced much of the conventional switch keyboard. This type of Silicone Rubber Keypad comes in numerous colors. This one can also be found with or without legends. The inner type Silicone Rubber Keys are both field-lighted with lighted background and hard legend on the translucent; or are reverse field lighted with an illuminated legend on a solid background.

If you’re looking to buy Silicone Rubber Keypads, the best idea is to research and find a reliable high quality supplier. You will want to ask some very important questions. First, who are there customers and what type of guarantee do they offer? Second, do they have a long and prestigious history in the industry? Third, do they have samples or pictures of parts they have produced available for confirmation of quality? Fourth, do they have established engineers who can review the design and offer improvements if needed? Finally, can they offer a fair price for the product? Many Silicone Rubber Keypad suppliers are located in China as the process is labor intensive.



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