Membrane Keypad manufacturers in europe? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: November 03, 2021, 05:01:53 pm
content: Hello,we are looking for Membrane keypad manufacturers, possibly based in europe.We received quotes from a couple of local shops and we'd like to see if we can get a better deal.Nothing wrong with eastern recommendations, but aside trying to keep manufacturing local, ease of communication and being able to get the car and hit the guy in the face because they didn't deliver what they promised is a huge plus

author: digimax
author_rank: Newbie
timestamp: June 09, 2022, 10:49:49 pm
content: Hi JPortici,Might be a bit late here but figured I'd chime in. I use a great membrane switch/keypad manufacturer named ALMAX. They offer a wide range of services and have great costs and turn around times compared to others we've tried.They are however located in the USA, but if your still looking i'd recommend giving them a call I believe they have many customers throughout Europe and the rest of the world.Check them out here:www.almaxeis.com/www.almaxeis.com/keypads/www.almaxeis.com/membrane-switches/www.almaxeis.com/graphic-overlays/

author: JPortici
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2022, 05:03:43 am
content: In the meantime i found jrpanel, that we used for a prototype run now. It's a bit limited in LED and flat cable choice, but result was exceeding expectations. Project hasn't moved to production phase yet and we are probably going to use our local supplier for that

author: Pineapple Dan
author_rank: Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2022, 12:25:18 am
content: I tried a few UK crowds but they were a disaster. Expensive (I don't mind this too much if the quality is decent) and one of them kept emailing me back as if to 'stall' me, clearly had no interest in making a sale as at the last minute he tells me the only way to pay is by transfer in GBP - would be hard for me to arrange from Ireland and started demanding the full amount upfront because I didn't have a registered business. This was 2 years ago before Breksit so it would be insanely expensive to buy from them now.Also I never know to trust these "European" manufacturers. Unless they offer guided tours of their factory in Europe I think it's a man with a suit and a fat belly who drives an S-class Mercedes and gets all his stuff made in Choina.

author: mon2
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2022, 03:01:24 pm
content: Why fight mother nature / go against the grain ? Trust us when we say, been there, done that. As a Canadian engineering company, we were the cheerleaders of support local Canadians for many years (now 35++ years in the biz). Got burnt by many so called business partners with sub-standard quality that we rejected and attitudes on 'why should we build your low volume protos? Yes, we can build your unique PCBA but we will not. We rather do your volume builds.'This includes Candian FCC test shops that charge ~10k for EMI testing while Asia can do similar for $120 USD.Our reply to that SMT shop in Toronto was the dial tone.Had the PCBA (proto) assembled in Shenzhen within weeks of this dialog.Respectively, what is the point of building your keypad in Europe ? Just curious. If the shops in Asia are hungry and worth their sales pitch, they will support you with hopes of growing the account.Sharing a good contact in this field (there are many and can dig for names if there is an interest):QuoteHere is another company we have met at numerous Taitronics trade shows in Taiwan - they have been around forever:Quote