Technology and Application Briefs

3M Touch Technology Briefs provide a comparative overview of popular touchscreen technologies, which includes How It Works descriptions and diagrams, touchscreen construction details, relative features and benefits, and product specification comparisons.

To download a technology brief, please select a document and complete the registration form. You will receive an email with a link to the page that will allow you to download the document.

Projected Capacitive (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 3.0 MB)

Resistive and Surface Capacitive (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 1.15 MB)

Optical, Surface Acoustic Wave, and Bending Wave (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 720 kB)

Choosing High Performance Multi-Touch Display (narrated presentation)(13:41 minutes)

3M Touch Application Briefs

To download an application brief, please select a document and complete the registration form. You will receive an email with a link to the page that will allow you to download the document.

Marine Electronics (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 210 kB)

Exercise Equipment (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 590 kB)

3M Touch Application Success Stories provide an overview of successful touch technology implementations by outlining the application, the problem and the solution.

Interactive Exhibit

• Interactive Exhibit (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 593 kB)

Retail

• Retail Brand Experience: Fashion and Apparel (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 639 kB)

• Interactive Point of Purchase (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 708 kB)

• Product Selector (U.S. Size) | (A4 size) (PDF 740 kB)

• Digital Signage: Automotive Product Selectors (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 170 kB)

• Retail Brand Experience: Gourmet Coffee (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 170 kB)

Self-Service Kiosk/ATM

• Self Service: DVD Rental Kiosks (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 100 kB)

Casino Gaming

• Gaming: Table Games (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 160 kB)

• Casino Gaming: Slots Button Deck (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 160 kB)

• 3M Polished-like Touch System Helps Enable 3D Slot Gaming (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 304 kB)

QSR/Food Service

• Food Service: POS Counter Displays (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 100 kB)

Marine Navigation

• Marine Navigation: Electronics (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 100 kB)

• Marine Navigation: Display Optics (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 100 kB)

Fitness Equipment

• Fitness Equipment (U.S. Size) | (A4 size) (PDF 640 kB)

Industrial Controls

• Industrial Controls: PC Panels (U.S. size) | (A4 size) (PDF 170 kB)