Why designers are rethinking their extreme reliance on touchscreens for the user interface. The features that are especially desired in tactile switches, in addition to basic contact closure/opening.

Thumbwheel switches offer a straightforward, tactile method for setting numerical values in electronic instruments and control systems.

Touchscreens and flat panel touch systems abound through consumer, commercial, industrial, medical and other markets. They are used in mobile devices, automotive interiors and many other types of ...