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		<title>Custom Silicone Keypads for Kid-Friendly Products</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2010 22:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Electronic toys have many requirements stricter than those for other electronic devices. Our clients have found that Si Tech&#8217;s custom silicone keypads provide the features they need when designing devices meant for kids.
Safety First
When designing a product for children, safety should be the first consideration. Our custom silicone keypads offer many advantages over other control [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Backlit Keypads Improve Equipment Usability</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:59:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Si Tech&#8217;s proprietary laser marking system, LaserEdge, is a fast and inexpensive way to create molded keypads suitable for backlit displays. Our customers have discovered backlighting adds significant value to their products.
Backlighting Makes Devices Easier to Use
Trying to use a device in low lighting conditions can be frustrating. Unless a customer is intimately familiar with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Graphic Design Tips for Molded Keypads</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:48:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The look of your device influences how users will feel about it. Well designed molded keypads enhance not only the appearance but also the functionality of the equipment.
Best Key Designs for Silk Screening
Si Tech uses a silk screening process to apply graphics to our molded keypads. When the silicone is cured, the ink binds into [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are Your Custom Keypads Designed for Best Use?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As technology changes, equipment changes with it. However often we see clients who don&#8217;t re-evaluate their custom keypads to see if they still make sense on an updated device. Is it time to revise your control system?
An Evaluation of Thumb Size and SMS Texting
The article &#8220;A Study of the Effect of Thumb Sizes on Mobile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Contact Materials Used in Molded Keypads Molded Keypad Materials</title>
		<link>http://www.sitech-corp.com/blog/contact-materials-used-in-molded-keypads-molded-keypad-materials/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:06:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The best way to design the molded keypads for your equipment is to understand each component and how it contributes to keypad function. In this entry we look at the materials Si Tech uses in our keypad contacts.
Understanding Contacts
Underneath the surface of molded keypads is the circuit board that controls the device&#8217;s operation. Beneath each [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Increase Equipment Usability With Accessible Custom Silicone Keypad Controls</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 06:26:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you losing customers because of your control systems? If you sell equipment to companies employing disabled workers, they may buy from someone else if your custom silicone keypads don&#8217;t provide full accessibility. Over our years of keypad manufacture, Si Tech has learned a few tips for designing accessible controls.
High Contrast Visuals
Even the simplest custom [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Developing User-Centric Custom Keypads</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2009 17:03:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Engineers tend to focus on what equipment does more than how to operate it. The controls are added at the end, often with little consideration about usability. When our clients prioritize the design of custom keypads and other interface elements, they create devices that perform better than their competitors.
Ease of Use
When Si Tech clients give [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Si Tech Keypads: Ideal For Ruggedized Electronics</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 21:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not all our clients use our molded keypads on equipment used in controlled environments like offices. Ruggedized electronics, equipment designed for use in hostile environments, benefit from the durability of our keypads.
A Growing Market for Ruggedized Electronics
Electronic equipment used to be delicate, packed carefully in padded and hard-sided carrying cases, used only in cool, dust-free [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Si Tech Keypads Are ITAR Compliant</title>
		<link>http://www.sitech-corp.com/blog/si-tech-keypads-are-itar-compliant/</link>
		<comments>http://www.sitech-corp.com/blog/si-tech-keypads-are-itar-compliant/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 21:41:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is a set of federal rules that American manufacturers must follow if they make certain products that to be sold to customers outside the United States. An understanding of ITAR is essential to any manufacturing operation to avoid significant federal penalties.
The Basics of ITAR
ITAR was drafted over 30 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Prototypes Result in a More Profitable Product</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:35:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The creation of a prototype is a critical part of the design process when developing electronic or technological devices with molded keypads. At some point along the way, the design needs to leave paper and become a 3-D reality so that designers, marketers, distributors, and the like can truly evaluate the concept. The rapid prototyping [...]]]></description>
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