The capacitive technology, with its exceptional reliability and durability, is an integral feature on our rasterscan radar displays. Surface acoustic wave technology is not well suited for large-sized touchscreens because the signal strength, and thus touch sensitivity, drops as the sensor size increases.
Infrared touchscreens are too cost prohibitive as their price is directly related to sensor size.
On the other hand, smaller CRT monitors, in the 14-inch and under category, will decline in popularity and experience an increase in relative pricing. MicroTouch touchscreens based on these technologies are used in a wide range of applications including POS cash registers, multimedia kiosks, gaming machines, industrial control hardware, and many other computer-based systems. With its headquarters and main factory in Methuen, Mass., MicroTouch also maintains manufacturing facilities in New York, Texas, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Australia, along with sales offices and distributors in numerous other countries.