Tailormade Functional Steel
Intelligent sheet steel
Capacitive touch sensors integrated directly onto sheet steel enable new innovative products: Steel doors that are opened by touch, sheet metal that heats, e.g. in construction, gastronomy or supermarkets, and shelves whose occupancy status is recognized (implemented by Umdasch).
Used as a control element, this technology has the potential for innovative operating concepts and for improving the usability of devices.
Requirements
- Turning steel into an intelligent material
- Functionality directly in the component
- Freedom in appearance and function
- Record data directly on the steel surface
- Various functions: Control element, load detection, surface heating and much more.
Solution
- Development of organic coating technology (JKU Institute of Microelectronics and Microsensors)
- Development of the capacitive evaluation electronics (LCM GmbH)
- Implementation of functional patterns (operating surfaces, shelves with occupancy detection)
Success Story “Tailormade functional steel”
Erwin Schimbäck
Business Area Manager Sensors & Communication
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