Products Solutions - Input systems

The new Agnostic Touch technology

The Agnostic Touch technology is based on the use of highly sensitive strain gauges as force sensors. It is suitable for installation behind all surfaces - even behind rigid, metallic materials such as stainless steel or aluminum.

Agnostic Touch technology can be used in all input front designs and under many application conditions, while reliably detecting any type of operation - even with gloves or a stylus.

Downloads:

📄 Flyer Agnostic Touch (pdf)
📄 Flyer Agnostic Demokit (pdf)

DesignStudio:
📄 Quick Start Guide (pdf)
📄 Reference Manual (pdf)
📄 V3.22.1_DF_DesignStudio_Installer (zip)

Product advantages

Piezo keyboards are manufactured by the Algra Group in Switzerland. Modern machines and facilities are the basis for the manufacture of flawless products. Production is also carried out efficiently according to lean production standards.

VANDAL SAFE

EMV SHIELDING

MORE ROBUST THAN MEMBRANE KEYBOARDS

INSENSITIVE TO MECHANICAL STRESS

VARIOUS SURFACE MATERIALS POSSIBLE

How to fulfill customer wishes

Your customer has high demands on you as a machine or appliance manufacturer. There are also safety or hygiene requirements. So it's good if you don't have to worry so much because there is now an HMI technology that offers you many more options for reconciling all requirements. The free choice of materials alone allows you to redesign touch-sensitive surfaces made of wood, glass, plastic, chrome steel or aluminum.

More design

Whether it's high-end products in the B2C sector or brands that have high design standards and at the same time need to be safe and reliable to use. Agnostic Touch technology creates completely new design possibilities.

Vandalism was yesterday

Where machines are accessible without protection, your customer relies on robustness. Agnostic Touch technology is no exception.

Hygiene without end

Whether an appliance needs to be kept hygienically clean or disinfected while remaining indestructible is now determined solely by your choice of surface.

Moisture doesn't matter

It no longer matters under what conditions your machine, device or appliance is used. In any case, no moisture penetrates around the input buttons.

Simple operation

Regardless of how your customers operate your devices, Agnostic Touch technology does not shy away from protective clothing or the use of pens, and even provides haptic feedback at the customer's request.

Temperature does not matter

Devices are used in hot or particularly extreme temperature conditions. This is no problem for Agnostik Touch technology. It works effortlessly within a range of -40 °C and +85 °C.

Practically all surfaces

An input solution that can be reliably installed in all surfaces, regardless of the material, is suitable for all industries.

The advantages at a glance

EXCLUSIVE DESIGN

Input fields can be installed in a minimalist way in continuous surface fronts. You determine the material.

BETTER USABILITY

Whether with a glove or a stylus - with Agnostic Touch technology, every input remains just as sensitive as with a bare finger.

HIGHEST WATER PROTECTION CLASS

Splash water, wiping water or rain do not affect this input surface. It remains fully operable.

PROTECTION AGAINST VANDALISM

If stable materials have been selected for the device input, the input also remains resistant to vandalism.

FORCE TOUCH

More options for devices and machines thanks to individually adjustable push-button operation or push-button-dependent operation.

HYGIENE

Wear-free fronts without crevices and edges allow easy cleaning and disinfection.

See for yourself. Order the demo kit

demo-kit

Demo and developer kit

With the demo and developer kit, we offer you the opportunity to test our solution and optimize it for your needs. It contains the following elements:

3 Agnostic Touch demo modules with visual, acoustic and haptic feedback
an interface for PC connection
the demo software DesignStudio (Windows)
a 3N actuator for key calibration.
The price is CHF 500.

For further details see:
📄 Flyer Agnostic Demokit (pdf)

Further products

With our commercial products, we supplement the input systems with additional components. We test and refine some of these in-house. This results in complete assemblies that the Algra Group manufactures to customer specifications.