What’s Requirements of Rugged Industrial Keyboard Have To Meet?

A rugged industrial Keyboard is designed to operate reliably and efficiently in harsh conditions and environments. For instance, strong vibrations, dusty or wet conditions, and extreme temperatures.

Rugged Embedded Keyboard are made to withstand rough conditions in their external housing, cooling arrangements, and internal components. All rugged industrial keyboard have to meet specific requirements to be considered functional in an industrial setting.

Here is an idea of some of these requirements:

1. Temperature-Resistant Industrial Keyboard
Some industrial environments operate under either extremely hot or cold temperatures. Therefore, a rugged industrial Keyboard could be exposed to ambient and fluctuating temperatures from time to time. Its function must be optimal between -40C to +85C.

2. Waterproof
IP protection plays a vital role in many industries, like the marine sector and production halls, where splash protection is essential. This way, industrial keyboard aren’t affected by any water intrusion that may damage internal servers and cause memory failure. If you require a waterproof Keyboard be sure to look out for the IP-rating. IP65 is usually the lowest requirement in a very wet environment, whereas IP68 would be required for full submersion.

3. Shock resistance
Shock and vibrations are common in industrial settings, and they can be dangerous for some keyboard components. That’s why most industries that operate in harsh environments, such as on vehicles or machinery, use rugged industrial embedded keyboard that have permanently soldered processors and components that are certified to specific standards for shock and vibrations such as MIL-STD-810 and IEC 60068 .

For example, rugged metal buttons or Chip use an anti-vibration fill that minimizes the impact of shock and vibrations to the computer.

4. Continuous operation
Industrial Keyboard need to withstand continuous operation 24/7 without failing, overheating, or breaking down. Thus, industrial keyboard are designed with high-quality components, e.g., SSDs, connectors, and intelligent chassis design, to ensure continuous operation.

However, the product design is usually specially tailored to fit the needs of your industry. For example, Rugged keyboards used in in-vehicle applications need to be powered by the car power supply, which requires the keyboard to require low voltage, low power consumption, and typically need to operate at voltages below 3.3V to maximize energy savings

5. Low-maintenance
In the industrial sector, there is a high need for a low-maintenance industrial keyboard to save on time, money, and resources required to maintain keyboard.

Have Specific Requirements Not Covered Here?
KEYU can design and engineer an industrial Keyboard that fits the requirements for any industry. Our goal is to ensure your industrial keyboard functions properly under the harshest conditions. Contact us today to learn more about Rugged Industrial keyboard.