Visited a big tool show in Chicago and saw a lot of new machines with touchscreens

It felt like every other booth was showing a control panel that looked like a giant tablet. I'm not sold on it for a greasy shop floor, to be honest. Has anyone here actually run one of these touchscreen controls for a full shift?

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parkera2224d ago

Honestly, those giant screens look like they belong in a spaceship, not a shop. Tbh I can already picture a greasy thumbprint completely locking up a lathe. Good luck hitting the right button when you're wearing work gloves.

kaiharris24d ago

Actually, the screens on the ones I've used are made for this. They're not like a phone screen. Ours at work have a thick glass cover and you can use them with gloves on, no problem. The real issue is if the software is slow or crashes, that's when it gets annoying. But a greasy thumbprint just wipes off.

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morgan.logan24d ago

My buddy had one at his old shop and the screen froze mid-job. He was trying to hit the emergency stop but it just kept buffering. They had to pull the main power to shut the whole machine down.

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