The firm, which specialises in custom-designed, durable Projected Capacitive Technology (PCT and MPCT) touch sensors, says the hybrid solutions allows tactile buttons or mechanical dials to be incorporated in and around the active area of the projected capacitive touchscreen.

Zytronic says this is the first time that the two most commonly used control technologies have been closely integrated in this way.

Ian Crosby, sales and marketing director at Zytronic, comments: “Touch sensors offer enormous flexibility and reliability – but physical controls offer much greater tactile feedback which can be valuable in many situations.

“We’ve brought these two different forms of control completely together blending tactile response with touch interactivity. For example, industrial instruments are often operated with the user looking away from the screen.

“In game consoles, players appreciate having a physical ‘bash’ button to hit when placing a bet. Hybrid Touch gives system developers the best of both worlds.”

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