Custom Icons Design Industrial Keyboard Lexan Overlays With Color Printing Window

Absolutely, let's dive into the process of designing custom icons and graphics for Lexan polycarbonate overlays for industrial control panels and equipment.
When creating custom Lexan overlays, there are a few key steps to consider:

1. Icon and Graphic Design:

• Work closely with your design team to develop clean, intuitive icon and graphic styles.
• Consider the end-use environment - icons should be legible, easy to understand, and withstand harsh conditions.
• Vector-based artwork is ideal, as it can be scaled without losing resolution.
• Leverage design software like Adobe Illustrator or Inkscape to create the vector graphics.

2. Material Selection:

• Choose the appropriate Lexan polycarbonate grade based on your application requirements.
  • Lexan FMR for flame retardance
  • Lexan EXL for impact resistance
  • Lexan HPS for chemical/temperature resistance
• Determine if you need specialty finishes like matte, metallized, or colored Lexan.

3. Surface Preparation and Printing:

• Screen printing or digital printing can be used to apply the graphics directly onto the Lexan surface.
• Ensure proper surface preparation and pretreatment for optimal ink adhesion.
• Durable UV-cured inks are recommended for long-lasting graphic performance.

4. Embossing and Textures:

• Lexan can be embossed to create tactile buttons, icons, and other raised surfaces.
• Unique textures like matte, gloss, or micro-patterns can be incorporated.
• Embossing adds visual interest and functional feedback for the user.

lexan overlay spec :

Material

• Common materials include vinyl, polyester, polyimide (Kapton), and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) films.
• The material needs to be durable, chemical/solvent resistant, and able to withstand temperature extremes.

Adhesive

• Pressure-sensitive adhesives like acrylic or rubber-based are common.
• The adhesive must have strong bonding strength to adhere securely to various surfaces.
• It should also resist peeling, lifting, and degradation over time.

Thickness

• Typical sticker thicknesses range from 2-10 mils (0.002" to 0.010").
• Thicker stickers are more durable but may impact conformability to uneven surfaces.

Size & Shape

• Industrial stickers come in a wide range of standard and custom sizes.
• Common shapes include rectangles, squares, circles, ovals, and die-cut custom shapes.
• Size is selected based on the specific application needs.

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FAQ:
Q1. What information will I have to provide for price?
A:To offer the exact price, we hope customers could inform us the material, specification as thickness, size, with adhesive or not, how many colors for printings, contact details, quantity required, Size and Shape with artwork files.

Q2. What is your terms of payment?
A:T/T 50% as deposit, and 50% before delivery. We'll show you the photos of the products and packages before you pay the balance.

Q3. How about your delivery time?
A: After the engineering drawing is confirmed, the sample will be completed in 5 days, and after the sample is confirmed, the mass goods will be completed in 10 days.The specific delivery time depends on the items and the quantity of your order.

Q4. Can you produce according to the samples?
A: Yes, we can produce by your samples or technical drawings. We can build the molds and fixtures.

Q5. What is your sample policy?
A: We can supply the sample if we have ready parts in stock, but the customers have to pay the sample cost and the courier cost.


Q6: How do you make our business long-term and good relationship?
1. We keep good quality and competitive price to ensure our customers benefit ;
2. We respect every customer as our friend and we sincerely do business and make friends with them, no matter where they come from.

Taida is a factory and was founded in the 2010 year in China, which focus on the professional design and manufacture of Membrane Switch and Graphic overlays (including different many kinds membrane switch and graphic overlay ,such like LED ,FPC circuit ,waterproof and tactile ,PMMA ,protective film and so on )manufacturers,

Experience:

Taida and engineers have Highly over 15 years experienced on Membrane switch and graphic overlay designs, 500+ customers from worldwide such like USA,UK ,Germany and others , 1000+ new designs per year

Factory Strength and Production Capacity:

Over 2000 square meters of modern plant, spacious and bright clean workshop; more than 25 full Automatic and Semi-Automatic printing machine and other professional Automation equipment,such like testing machine ,UV machine and so on , Taida’ capability has reached 300, 000PCS/month in a very short period since company established.

Quality Control and Ensure :

Taida has got certification of ISO9001: 2000, and also the accreditation for RoHS ,REACH ,UL SGS to meet customer′s requirements.All workers are fully trained before going to production line.and Ensure 100% testing and inspecting before shipping .

Speed & Efficiency:

Concept to Design: < 3 business days

Goods lead time : 12-15 days

Rapid Prototyping: 4-7 days

Overseas Manufacturing

Utilized for larger production volumes and to ensure we can offer the most competitive pricing and Fast lead time to our customers