{"id":2243093,"date":"2025-09-22T13:06:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-22T13:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/?p=2243093"},"modified":"2026-02-04T20:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T20:58:15","slug":"the-best-touch-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teguar.com\/eu\/en\/the-best-touch-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Touch Screen: PCAP, Resistive, and What Has Changed\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Industrial and medical computer provider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teguar.com\/eu\/en\/\">Teguar<\/a> has been on the computer industry scene since 2010. Its expert staff have been in tech for even longer. With this much experience, you come to witness a lot of change and development in computers and tech. At Teguar, we take it upon ourselves to bring those updates straight to you.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the past, we have recommended <strong>resistive touch screens<\/strong> for certain applications and <strong>PCAP touch screens<\/strong> for others. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0-GQZzz_VTg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">this video<\/a> where we talk about what these types are, and the advantages of both.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0-GQZzz_VTg?si=TORZje0vBziR_I2T\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However\u2014we\u2019ve noticed that, in the past year, PCAP has made great strides to become a viable option for industrial settings. Modern\u202fPCAP\u202ftechnology has addressed its prior limitations with the following advancements:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"1\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Glove- and wet-capable\u202fPCAP: New multi-layer\u202fPCAP\u202fsensors detect touch through gloves and resist interference from water or oils.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Industrial-grade durability: Laminated\u202fPCAP\u202fwith optical bonding increases mechanical strength, making it suitable for harsh factory floors and medical environments.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Air-bonded touch-display technology: Teguar\u2019s\u202fPCAP\u202fscreens use air bonding to eliminate the gap between the touch sensor and the display. This results in a crisp, clear picture, improving readability and precision for operators.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Anti-glare coating: Teguar\u202fPCAP\u202fpanels feature an anti-glare coating, providing a non-reflective interface that ensures excellent visibility under bright factory lights or direct sunlight.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enhanced precision and multi-touch:\u202fPCAP\u202fsupports gestures and precise input, which enables advanced HMI interactions, intuitive control, and faster operator workflows.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Better integration with automation software: High-resolution, multi-touch\u202fPCAP\u202fscreens allow for more sophisticated visualizations, easier SCADA or MES navigation, and real-time data interaction.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>For these reasons, we now highly recommend <strong>PCAP<\/strong> for the majority of applications.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We do still offer resistive touch units for those specific cases where operators need guaranteed heavy-duty glove\/tool input or wet-screen reliability, but for a precise display with crystal clear visuals and durability that lasts, Teguar recommends new and improved PCAP screens, which have evolved to outperform resistive.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-best-touch-screen-for-you-nbsp\">The Best Touch Screen for You&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about which touch screen would make sense for your needs, reach out to us!&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"hs-cta-embed hs-cta-embed-167100924447\" style=\"max-width:100%; max-height:100%; width:1410px;height:318.8999938964844px\" data-hubspot-wrapper-cta-id=\"167100924447\">\n  <link rel=\"stylesheet\" href=\"https:\/\/js.hscta.com\/embeddable_cta_placeholder_v1.css\">\n  <div class=\"hs-cta-loading-dot__container\">\n     <div class=\"hs-cta-loading-dot\"><\/div>\n     <div class=\"hs-cta-loading-dot\"><\/div>\n     <div class=\"hs-cta-loading-dot\"><\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"hs-cta-embed__skeleton\"><\/div>\n  <picture>\n    <source srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Let's talk about your project. &nbsp; Enter your name and a convenient contact email address and a Teguar account manager will reach out to you within one business day to get your project started.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/21497995\/interactive-167100924447.png\" style=\"height: 100%; width: 100%; object-fit: fill\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\" \/>\n  <\/picture>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve noticed that, in the past year, PCAP touch screens have made great strides to become a viable option for industrial settings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":2243097,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2810],"tags":[2877,2952,2951,2894],"class_list":["post-2243093","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-technische-artikel-branchentrends","tag-industrieller-touchscreen","tag-kapazitiver-touchscreen","tag-resistiver-touchscreen","tag-wasserdichter-touchscreen"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.8 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Best Touch Screen: PCAP, Resistive, and What Changed<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The best touch screen for you used to depend on your application. 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