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GM Nameplate introduces multizone touchscreen

August 23, 2006

SEATTLE — Manufacturing solutions provider GM Nameplate announced the introduction its multizone five-wire touchscreen, appropriate for complex operations involving multiple controls that must be regulated, such as industrial, medical or entertainment applications. 

"This technology opens up exciting design and control options for our touchscreen customers," said Dennis Webster, Intaq engineering manager for GM Nameplate. "Touchscreen users can now operate multiple controls simultaneously from a single touchscreen."

A standard touchscreen accepts one input at a time; attempts to touch several screen areas at once cancel out each touch by calculating an average to determine a single input location. 

The multizone five-wire touchscreen by allows for up to four input zones on a single screen, and all four touches may occur simultaneously, leading to four distinct inputs.  

The touchscreen also comes bundled with a multizone industrial controller. The controller accepts multiple top ITO sheet inputs, enabling multiple zoned areas of the touchscreen to function. It also provides the option to function as a single-zone touchscreen.