What is A “Silicone Keypad”?
Silicone keypad are key products made of silicone as raw materials. Silicone keypad belong to a product category of silicone products. Protective silicone keypad have excellent heat resistance, cold resistance, environmental resistance, electrical insulation, fatigue resistance and other characteristics.
Features & Benefits of Silicone Keypad Include:
Silicone keypad features
The silicone material is known for its softness and elasticity, which makes the silicone keypad more comfortable to the touch; The silicone keypad has good wear resistance and can withstand frequent use and tapping without damage. It also has excellent water and dust resistance, which is particularly important in wet or dusty environments to ensure the stability and reliability of the keypad.
Silicone as an environmentally friendly material, its production and use process has less impact on the environment, in line with the requirements of sustainable development.
Advantages of silicone keypad
The soft and flexible design of the silicone keyboard provides users with a more comfortable and natural experience.
Silicone keypads are usually waterproof and dust-proof and are suitable for a variety of working environments.
Silicone keyboards are generally light, easy to clean, and easy to carry and use.
How Are Silicone Keypad Constructed?
The construction process of the durability silicone keypad is a relatively complex and delicate process:
First of all, we need to make molds according to the customer’s drawings, and for the production of silicone molds, it is usually to coat silicone on the PCB circuit board or other materials to form an accurate mold shape. After the production is completed, it is necessary to apply a layer of anti-stick agent on the mold to prevent the silicone from adhering to the mold during the curing process. Then the pre-treated silicone material is put into the hopper of the injection molding machine, and the silicone is injected into the mold by heating and extrusion.
For silicone keypads that need to print characters or patterns, screen printing or oil injection processes are carried out.
Products that have been injection molded and finished require the removal of raw edges, which is usually done by hand or by punching.
What Special Features Can Be Incorporated into Silicone Keypad?
Soft touch silicone keypads can withstand high temperatures without deforming or melting, which makes them usable in high-temperature environments. Smooth surface and enhanced feel. The flexibility of silicone allows the creation of curved or irregularly shaped keypads. This flexibility also means they can be adapted to irregular surfaces, providing a safer and more stable fit. When used with conductive materials, conductive silicone keypads can provide excellent electrical conductivity. This is useful in applications that require precise electrical switches or sensing.
What Industries Use Silicone Keypad?
Silicone keypad are often used in electronic calculators, remote controls, telephones, wireless telephones, electronic toys, computer keypad, learning machine keypad and so on.