Interested in designing your own silicone keypads? Thankfully, we here at Si-Tech specialize in customizing keypads for a variety of industries, with capabilities ranging from graphic overlays and backlighting to embossing and actuator options. Making the look and feel of your silicone rubber keypads unique is a big advantage today’s companies have over others.
With so many customizations to choose from, the one you ultimately select will depend on the product type you manufacture as well as its usage, your branding, and your budget. Our engineers and designers work with you to make sure your keypads are designed according to your specifications.
There’s a good reason why so many companies choose silicone for their keypad design, and that’s because this material is extremely versatile.
Customization Options
Because silicone is a material easily manipulated into set molds, you can switch up the appearance and functionality of your keypad with any of the following custom options:
- Backlighting
- Variety of color, shape, and size options
- Tactility/actuator options
- Printing and graphics (laser etching, screen-printing, pad-printing, spraying)
- Several color options
- Graphic overlay adhesion/integration
- Conductive/non-conductive
- Phosphorescent “glow-in-the-dark” additives
- Conductive carbon pills
- Over-coatings and finishes
- Embossed/debossed molding
- Silkscreen printed keys
- Hard coating
- Latest dome technology
- Epoxy coating
- Printed or laser-etched legends
- Custom finishes
- Environmental shielding options
- In-house graphics
As you can see, there are many ways for your keypad to be set apart from the rest.
Due to its flexible nature, silicone can actually enhance the shape of your devices and equipment, and even influence how you sit at your work desk every day. These mobile capabilities fit your on-the-go needs perfectly.
No matter what industry you’re in, we can make the modifications you need to fit your user base. Here are just some of the industries we work with frequently:
- Consumer electronics
- Computers
- Telecommunications
- Medical devices
- Laboratory instrumentation
- Industrial equipment
- Automotive
- Military
Modifications
Often times, keypad designs are personal. Perhaps you have one device that will be used by one person over its lifespan. In that case, the keypad should be customized to their unique needs, lifestyle, and user preferences. But maybe your keypad must be designed to appeal to a wide range of users who use the device throughout the day.
In either case, here are some of the top considerations to factor in:
- How you want the buttons to depress or feel on your fingers. Even the smallest of variations in the silicone formula that’s used will give a different sensation because of the available range of rubber hardness variations. You may need a soft rubber for one application or a firmer one for another.
- This is the kind of tactile response you want to receive from the buttons. With so many degrees of tactile response to select from, you have many choices at your disposal. Keypads with strong clicks are more durable in general – better for keypads that don’t get as much use. Softer clicks – better for more frequent use – tend to be easier to depress.
From design and tactile response to graphics and color, the sky’s the limit when it comes to customization options.
Contact Si-Tech
As a leader in custom technologically-advanced keypads, we can sit down with you to explain all the customizations we can offer your industry. Request a quote today!
