Ocular’s Applications & Vertical Markets


The demand for touch panel integration is growing on a daily basis. Applications spanning multiple industries are now incorporating this next generation, user interface to enhance the look of their products as well as increase functionality. Being a leader in the touch panel industry, and with over 20 years of displays experience, Ocular has successfully designed and developed touch solutions for a vast number of applications spanning multiple industries. With increasing demands for touch panels, Ocular is prepared to support companies wanting to upgrade their products and utilize the services that Ocular provides.

The following applications have benefitted from Ocular’s collection of touch panel products. Industries such as Point of Sale (POS), medical, marine, industrial, etc. have enhanced readability, increased clarity, improved functionality and created a better overall look and feel of their products through touch panel integration. Ocular has multiple options for touch panels based on the needs and overall product goals. From single touch to true multi-touch panel integration, Ocular can take your products to the next level.


Point of Sale

Designing and manufacturing Point of Sale (POS) terminals is especially challenging due to the environment in which they are required to operate. POS terminals are deployed in locations with variable environmental conditions and subject to continual and harsh usage. Typical customer requirements include extended image retention, continuous power on, low glare and high accuracy stylus performance for signature capture. Ocular is the leader in projected capacitive touch panel solutions for the POS marketplace. Our Crystal Touch projected capacitive touch panel products are ideally suited for POS applications because of their durability, performance and clarity. Ocular has twenty years of experience in custom design and can integrate the Crystal Touch technology with various TFT modules and optically bond these products to provide an integrated solution that meets the demanding requirements of Point of Sale OEM customers.


Medical

The medical instrumentation market is characterized by high reliability, precise design, long lifecycle and quality manufacturing. Ocular’s ruggedized projected capacitive touch panels, displays and ruggedized LCD products have been successfully used in these sensitive, mission-critical applications. Our Crystal Touch project capacitive touch panel provides an upgrade to the medical market with touch panel solutions that provide high performance and are highly durable, repel liquids and can be repeatedly wiped clean over extended periods without any noticeable wear or performance degradation. Ocular has been serving the medical market for many years and understands the performance characteristics and specialized certifications required for medical device applications.


Marine

Ocular has been designing and manufacturing for the marine industry for nearly two decades. We have been involved at every level of our customer’s supply chain, from providing customized LCDs and touch panels, to designing and manufacturing complete units that are shipped from Ocular’s manufacturing facilities directly to the customer’s distribution center. Our ruggedized and sealed enclosures are specially designed to meet the demanding environmental challenges of marine applications, including shock and vibration, temperature extremes, sunlight readability and humidity. Ocular’s Crystal Touch projected capacitive touch panel products are ideally suited for extreme environment applications because of their durability, performance and clarity. Crystal Touch integrated with Ocular’s optical bonding technology provides a robust solution that is impervious to moisture and perfectly suited for marine applications.


Home and Office Controls / Automation

Home automation and control is a growing market segment combining many different home control functions into a single, universal control unit. Consumer demands for new products with a clean, zero-bezel industrial design look make Ocular’s Crystal Touch projected capacitive touch screen products a perfect fit. Along with its durability, performance and clarity, Crystal Touch provides significant design flexibility and has been used in many faceplate configurations. With many years of experience providing touch panel, LCD and turnkey solutions, Ocular is the perfect partner for OEM customers looking to develop their next generation product with a leading-edge industrial design, look and feel.


Industrial

Ocular has designed many industrial grade LCDs for some of the most demanding commercial and military applications. In addition, our touch screen modules and platforms are aimed at medium to high-end control applications. These ARM9 and x86 based platforms are available in a variety of configurations and speeds and can be matched with any size of TFT and touch panel as needed. A variety of standard I/O ports (Ethernet, serial, USB, etc.) can be added to meet the customer’s specific application. Our touch screen module platforms are available in panel mount or with plastic enclosures. Ocular’s design team has vast experience with creating custom enclosures to match any design application requirement.


Automotive / Telematics

Ocular’s automotive experience ranges from providing LCDs in the demanding temperature ranges of the automotive industry, to designing and manufacturing x86-based touch panel platforms for in-vehicle telematic applications. Our design team has successfully overcome a variety of unique design challenges presented by automotive environments and applications. We have successful product deployments including solutions supporting several demanding commercial trucking applications.


Security / Intrusion

For many years, Ocular has been supplying both LCDs as well as turnkey touch display solutions to many of the largest security alarm companies. The quality and reliability of an LCD or touch panel display are critical in this market. We are a trusted partner for such displays and devices to OEM manufacturers in the security and intrusion industry and have proven capabilities to support this mission critical application.


Climate Control / HVAC

Ocular products have been meeting and exceeding the demanding performance requirements of the largest HVAC control companies for many years. Ocular LCDs and touch panels can be found in indoor and outdoor HVAC control systems, residential thermostats, industrial HVAC controls and even in thermostats used in recreational vehicles. This challenging market is characterized by high volumes and rigorous quality standards: a perfect fit with Ocular’s world-class manufacturing capabilities and robust quality control.


White Goods (Appliances)

In the white goods and appliance marketplace, Ocular is renowned for our ruggedized touch displays, LCDs, sub-assemblies and box builds. Ocular’s touch displays and LCDs are used in numerous appliance applications that operate at extreme temperatures with high reliability and long life. New consumer demand for products with a clean zero-bezel industrial design look make Ocular’s Crystal Touch projected capacitive touch panel products an excellent fit. Along with its durability, performance and clarity, Crystal Touch provides significant design flexibility and has been used in many faceplate configurations. With many years of experience providing touch panel, LCD and turnkey solutions, Ocular is the perfect partner for OEM customers looking to develop their next generation product with a leading-edge industrial design, look and feel.


Office Equipment

Ocular has designed and manufactured many LCDs for various OEMs and ODMs. Whether a telephone set, fax machine, copier or letter mailing device, we have gained the trust of many high volume office equipment manufacturers as their preferred vendor for display systems.


Fitness

Demanding fitness equipment manufacturers continue to look to Ocular for their touch display, LCD and complete turnkey display solutions. Ocular products exceed the rigorous design requirements for vibration testing and rough customer usage typical in this marketplace. Along with its durability, performance and clarity, Crystal Touch provides significant design flexibility and has been used in many faceplate configurations, including zero-bezel designs. OEM customers looking for a leading-edge design for their fitness products turn to Ocular to fit their design needs.