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Philipp WeisselLinz, 17.04.2014
Control Panels for Home Appliances
… is a highly specialized Austrian technology company which develops and produces
customized touch control consoles based on its special plastic film technology.
sensitivesurface Video
plastic electronic …
The touchskin Concept Design Concept Control Concept
The multiskin Technology Integrated Setup multiskin Plastic Films
Costs Break Down
Content
The touchskin Concept
Intuitive interaction areas Seamless integration into devices 3-D formed and curved surfaces Touch friendly surfaces Black-Panel Effect / shy-tech
Design Concept
Design Concept
waterdrop design
Intuitive gesture control Fast and reliable activation of the controls Finger guidance through surface topography and backlight Optical feedback through backlight,
additional acoustic feedback possible
Control Concept
Control Concept
Double-click Cursor Slider
Control Concept
• Wheel• Slider• Switch• Backlighting
Control Concept
The multiskin Technology
Traditional setup: Integrated setup:
Integrated Setup
Stability Less individual parts, less interfaces, less prone to failure Highly automated production process, high yield, no manual
assembly Compact layer stack, no moving parts, no air gap Close surfaces, protection against dust and humidity
Form factor and design Complex 3D-forms Touch-friendly surfaces Thin design height
Benefits of the Integrated Setup
MID (Molded Interconnect Devices) Conductive structures processed directly on
or into the molded part 3-D mounting of the electric components
Example: 2-K injection-molding, LPKF-LDS ® Process
In-molded Plastic Films Processing on a plastic film Forming, in-molding
Example: plastic electronic multiskin® films
Technologies
… for integrated control consoles
Décor and function can be on one plastic film Processing of décor and conductive structures as well as mounting
of the components can be done on a flat substrate Flexibility in further processing
Forming In-mold processing Back-foaming Plastic film could already be a integrated control panel
Benefits of using Plastic Films
multiskin integrates electronic functionsand décor on one plastic film.
Electronic functions + décor = multiskin film
multiskin film-inserts are ready for injection-molding.multiskin film + injection-molding = control panel
multiskin Films
multiskin films are multi-layer plastic filmsInterface Layers / Décor Layers / Functional Layers
multiskin Films
PET 50 µm
PEN 50 µm
PC 50 µm
LCP 50 µm
PI 25 µm
Glass transition temperature °C 69 - 78 121 n/a n/a n/a
Melting temperature °C 255 - 265 262 150 280 n/a
Elongation at break % 100/100 60/65 140/140 12/16 70/70
Shrinkage % (150°C / 30 min) 0,2 <0,8 <0,7 <0,1 0,1
Costs 3% 7% 35% 135% 100%
Plastic Films
on Polyester Films
PrintedSilver
Thin (<1µm
)Copper
Thick (<35µ
m)
Copper
ITOCoatin
g
Printed PEDOT:
PSS
LDS LPKF®
Copper
Conductivity (not formed) + + ++ ~ - +
Conductivity (formed) ~ + - - - n/a
Adhesion ~ ++ ++ + ~ ++
Resolution + + ++ ++ ~ +
3D geometry possible + ++ ~ - ~ ++
Material transparency - - - ++ + -
Conductive Structures
++ … very good, + … good, ~ … reasonable, - … bad
Electronic components likeLEDs, connectors, passive and active components
are presented to multiskin films by pick and place in a sheet-process.
are mounted on multiskin films using special assembly techniques like conductive glueing and selective soldering.
Assembly Techniques
multiskin film
Technology
Cost Break Down
touchskin concoleCosts per Unit
from to
1 Plastic film EUR 0,05 0,30
2 Conductive structures EUR 0,60 1,30
3 LEDs including Mounting EUR 0,90 4,00
4 Décor layers EUR 0,50 4,50
Total costs of the multiskin film EUR 2,05 10,10
5 Forming and cutting EUR 0,35 2,50
6 Molding EUR 1,20 2,00
7 PCB EUR 1,70 2,30
Total costs of the touchskin control console EUR 5,30 16,90
Cost Break Down
Assumptions: Console 600x100mm 250.000 units per year