Specifications

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Office Automation
Touch technology allows the controls
for complicated equipment such as
sophisticated copiers to be more compact
than is possible with discrete controls. Plus,
touch allows you to integrate more control
capabilities than are possible with
mechanical controls.
Automatic Test Systems
Complex computerized diagnostics now
used to troubleshoot and repair equipment
such as jet engines or automobiles are
greatly simplified with the use of touch
technology. The more rugged touch
technologies can be used in environments
such as an automobile service bay, where the
presence of grease, oil, and water makes
other input devices impractical.
Computer-Based Training/Simulation
Touch technology is used in everything
from reading programs to flight simulators.
It’s the interface of choice in such
applications, because it simplifies computer
use. Remember, with touch technology, you
can limit the number of options or the
amount of data displayed at any one time.
Touch technology also allows the
trainees to be given a more realistic
reproduction of the operator interface they’re
being trained to operate. The layout of
control buttons and switches can be
reproduced almost exactly. Trainees not
only see a realistic reproduction of the actual
interface, an obvious training advantage, but
they also physically interact with the
simulator, giving them added memory
reinforcement of where the controls are
located. This combination has two
advantages: long-term retention of the
training is improved, and the training time
itself is reduced.