more stuff on touchscreens

no one replied my emails =(
so i downloaded some of thier catalogue online... great stuff but its in pdf format and i cant upload it here... so ill just copy and paste some bits and pieces =)

from Touch International there's 2 touchscreen product that i find suitable for my electronic recipe

1. CG Touch

When you need high performance, durability, and environmental robustness from your touch solution, CGTouch, Touch International’s capacitive technology delivers what you need, when you need it. Our all glass sensor provides accurate and sensitive touch response, and is ideal for space constrained applications like kiosks, Point-of-sale, Banking applications such as ATMs, and gaming applications. Durability, optical clarity, pin-to-pin compatibility, speed, accuracy and performance—CGTouch has it all.

CGTouch is available in both standard and custom sensors, and is designed for pin-to-pin compatibility to competitor products for easy drop-in replacement. Available in both curved and flat, CGTouch is proven to meet the harsh demands found in the high traffic, high vandal public access sector. Touch International’s capacitive technology is extremely tough and hardwearing and unaffected by harsh conditions. It also has the benefit of high optical clarity so virtually no light is lost through the touch screen from the LCD making it optically superior. Tested to over 50 million touches on the same surface touch point, CGTouch is one of the toughest and longest lasting touch technologies available today.

CGTouch Capacitive touch screens comprise an all glass sensor coated with an ultra fine layer of tin antimony oxide providing a conductive surface from which the capacitance of the human body can be picked up, creating an X/Y coordinate.

- High impact, vandal, and scratch resistance
- Ideal for public access applications
- No drift, no recalibration required
- Unaffected by environamental factors; moisture, rain, or temperature
- Finger input

Material: Pure Glass (standard)
Surface Finishes: Anti-glare and anti-reflective
Surface Hardness: Scrape hardness 6H of ASTM D3365 and 5H JIS K5400
Touch Activation Force: 50 grams typical
Thickness: 3.25mm to 4.57mm +/- .25mm (Custom thicknesses available)
Size and shape: Curved—15”, 17”, and 19” Flat—12.1”, 15”, 17”, and 18.1”
Supported Operating Systems: MS-DOS, Windows 95/98/2000, CE/ME/2000NT, OS/2, XP, Linux
Chemical Resistance: ASTM D 1308 87(1993), ASTM D 15989 95: Resistant to such
contaminants as coffee, tea, vinegar, juice, and coke
Cleaning: Water, Isopropyl alcohol, and non-abrasive cleaners

2. TI-8 Touch

Touch International's TI-8 Touch is our film on glass 8-wire analog resistive touch screen. TI-8 is perfect for mobile or portable products where compact size is a priority -- such as PDAs, global positioning systems, battery operated educational toys,hand-held computers, and mobil e applications. TI-8 Touch can be used with finger, gloved hand, or pen input, and features excellent positioning accuracy. Historically, TI-8 is the most common of all touch screen technologies.

With its input versatility, durability, and cost-effectiveness, TI-8 Touch is an exceptionally popular touch solution for a growing range of new and emerging applications. TI-8 Touch has been engineered to deliver the speed, clarity, and accuracy required to meet a broad set of application requirements for those customers who are considering a 8-wire resistive solution.

Backed by a two-year warranty and 5 million touches in a single location, TI-8 Touch delivers ease of integration and optical superiority.

TI-8, Touch 8-wire resistive technology consists of a glass or acrylic panel that is coated with electrically conductive layers. These thin layers are separated by invisible separator dots. When operating, an electrical current moves through the screen. When pressure is applied to the screen, the layers are pressed together causting a change in the electrical current and a touch event to be registered.

- Fast, accurate response time
- Versatile input-bare or ylus, or any pointing object
- Superior performance; drift-free operation
- Not affected by dirt, dust, water, or light
- Supports multiple operating systems

Light: Transmission 75% standard +/-3%
Film options: Anti-glare, polish standard
Input method: Finger, pen, or gloved hand
Touch activation force: 50 grams typical
Chemical resistance: ASTM F 1598-95: 6% HC1, 40% H2SO4, 10% NaOH, gasoline, acetone, methyl chloride, isopropyl alcohol, hexane, turpentine, anti-freeze, etc. ASTM D 1308-87: beer, tea, coee, cola, ink, bleach etc.
Thickness: 1.35 +/-0.15mm; 2.25 +/-0.15mm; 3.50 +/- 0.15mm *Custom thickness available