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Zytronic partners with TouchMate to deploy kiosk video walls

January 29, 2019

Zytronic, a touch sensor provider and TouchMate, a digital solutions provider, recently developed a video wall with kiosk features for Australian movie theaters. The video walls use proximity sensors to switch to self-checkout for ticketing when a customer approaches, according to a press release.

The TouchMate solution uses the Zytronic ZXY500 touch controller, which offers touch sensors with 10-millimeter borders. Zytronic worked with its local partner JEA Technologies to design a custom 53-inch Zybrid touch sensor made from 6-millimeter thick anti-glare etched glass to use on the video wall, according to a press release.

"Competing projected capacitive touch sensors have issues with electromagnetic interference," David Ellsworth, director, TouchMate, said in the release. "This occurs when you attempt to place two touch panels close by or in contact with each other. Effectively, this interference prevents the touchscreens from working properly, which would be a deal-breaker in this application. The Zybrid touch sensors working with the new ZXY500 multitouch controllers don’t suffer from this issue."

The companies have deployed four of these video walls at Australian cinemas.