Sensing Technology Overview

Thorough Understanding of  Domestic and International Standards

Since the mid 1970s, Esterline Interface Technologies has developed flat panel user interfaces for virtually all major market applications: medical (including surgical and dental); industrial (including harsh environments like oil rigs); commercial (from food service to airport control tower); outdoor/recreational (including exercise equipment and spa controls); and numerous other end-use environments. We know what works. And importantly, what doesn’t work.

Our Frankenmuth Michigan location has a thorough understanding of domestic and international standards including: FDA, USDA, 3A, PMO, HACCP, UL, NSF, NEMA, MIL Specs, and CE MARK for European markets.

We offer our input component customers the uniqueness of technological growth. Esterline Interface Technologies ensure the seamless infrastructure necessary to engineer competitive advantage for our customers at every product level.

Switch Technologies

Esterline Interface Technologies provides Flat Panel Membrane Switches: Tactile Switch Technologies and Non-Tactile Switch Technologies. Additionally, we offer the Duraswitch® magnetic switch product line.

Applications requiring material enhancements, integration options or additional performance such as fiber optics for backlighting are routinely supported and available as part of our standard production flow.

Fundamental to every Esterline Interface Technologies input device is a switch, commonly consisting of two polyester films that are screen printed with conductive ink to form the circuit layers of the switch.

A spacer, die cut at the contact points, is then sandwiched between two circuits. The die-cut holes permit contact closure with a touch of the finger, which in turn completes the circuit. Upon pressure release, the circuit is broken. A graphic overlay is added to the membrane switch to allow the input device user to identify specific switch contacts. The panel back is laminated with an adhesive for product mounting and is terminated by a means for interfacing with customer-specific electronics.