Compounding

Choosing the perfect compound.

A unique differentiating factor Abatek stands for is the ability to develop the best compound for your application. Vast experience of the team, having built over 5’000 successful projects and with access to a large database allows Abatek to develop the compound that suits your application best.

Abatek’s philosophy is to provide all vital steps In-House.

Understanding and mixing raw materials is a fundamentally important factor to control the function and the quality of the final part. Abatek is mixing the compounds In-House and is therefore independent of any supplier.

This – of course – requires a professional tool shop.

Consequently Abatek runs its fully self-owned In-House Tool Shop premises ensuring the best result!

Capacitive Solutions

Add value at your fingertips.

Abatek provides technologies which guide the electromagnetic field from the surface to the PCB or foils detecting the capacitive interaction right below the surface.

Guiding the electromagnetic field from the A-surface to the PCB board that hosts the microprocessor is often the more cost-efficient and robust solution.

Conductive rubber is available in many forms and shapes thus opens a wide variety of improvements and new solutions.

Light guide films and sheets

Light guide films and sheets.

Bring out the light appearance for areas or segments whilst reducing the number of LEDs.
A Light Guide Film (LGF) or Sheet (LGS) optimizes use of energy and the overall cost.

Each LGF or LGS not only reduces the number of LED's usualy needed but also spreads the light more efficiently where desired.

In conclution: Fewer LED's means less energy consumption and less heat.

Light solutions with Silicone Keypads

Add value to the Silicone Keypad.

Illumination technology, light guiding and light shielding is an important topic within the world of HMI.

Abatek offers high quality equipment for precisely laser etched graphics on silicon parts.
As a result out of this technology defined areas can easily be back lighted.

SoftLogo

Flexible and robust logo.

Strengthen the effect of your logo and build in an illuminated non-shattering 3D emblem.

Discover new design freedom for 3D objects with a self-healing and closed surface.

• Any shape and hardness
• Any structure and look i.e. leather, wood, carbon and more
• Self-healing
• Closed surface – 100% water proof and easy to clean

Distinguish the look by combining various colors and surface structures to emphasize your brand.

• Unique: High gloss / matt / brushed - also seamless
• Any color - also combined
• Night Design & Dead Front

Lighting solutions for assembly

Enhance the Lighting.

Aside from coloring the materials Abatek can assemble light guides with other In-House components like silicone or plastic parts.
This allows the optimization of the product with full design freedom.
Thanks to the automated assembly Abatek can ensure reliable and high quality product during project life time.

Light filters and lenses

Simple SMT technology light filters and lenses.

In order to filter or shift the wavelength of LED's a simple SMT placeable silicone shape can be soldered above of the LED on PCB. In addition the silicone shape can serve as a lens.

The sketches on the right show the concept of SMT placeable silicone lenses and color filters. 
Blue represents the customized silicone.

Silicone

A fantastic material with amazing possibilities.

A fantastic material with amazing possibilities in terms of shapes and coloring.
Silicone offers the best cost-performance ratio of all surface materials.

Abatek provides the full range of shapes, coloring, printing, gloss level, lasering etc.

The world’s best protective coating called "Sealplast" developed by Abatek ensures that the silicone surface will endure.

Polyform

The most intelligent smart surface.

The most intelligent among the smart surfaces. No other surface material offers the same design freedom as Polyform.
Impress your customers with various choices of colors, shapes and even different structures jointless next to each other. Only Polyform allows this!

For example Polyform enables a convex and high gloss surface with black panel function.
Also tactile feel next to capacitive brushed surface structures is possible. 
In addition of being robust the Polyform also offers a self-healing surface.

Polyform enables it all!

Softplast

A flexible and highly customizable surface.

Softplast is a unique Abatek product with a hard and closed surface which still is flexible.
This cost-efficient solution is the perfect alternative to small plastic keys.

Foil / Membranes

A thin A-surface with high resistance.

Frequently used for appliances in the consumer and medical sector.
Proven foil technology that is colored and printed to specification with great abrasion resistance. Tactile feel or capacitive function or even both are possible.

For even greater appearance and multi-surface solutions we recommend Polyform.

Plastic

The leader for hard surfaces.

A commonly used material for bezels, frames or keys.
Choose from PC, ABS, PC/ABS etc and decide if parts will be printed, sprayed, lasered, coated and then assembled or co-molded.

IML

The hard and high endurance A-surface.

IML enables great design and complex artwork for hard surface solutions which will last forever.
It is also ideal to replace colored hard plastic caps for applications which are intensively used in a rough environment.

PantaGlass

A proprietary technology developed by Abatek.

The new solution for flexible display covers and also for 3D shaped objects, user control interfaces, lenses and much more.

Please visit www.pantaglass.com for more in depth information.

Metal

High-end feel and “cold touch” with metal surface.

Surface: from glossy over matt to brushed and sealed with protective coating are available. Enjoy the design freedom through printing, lasering or stamping.
For additional functions like sealing, lighting or electrical contact metal caps can be assembled in combination with silicone keypads.

Rubber and Thermoplastic Elastomere

Add design to function.

Choose from a various selection of raw material and possibilities to add tempting look to the surface.
One of our core competence is to select the suitable secondary process for the surface in question.