Say goodbye to accidental touches and the challenges of wearing gloves

I. Key Breakthrough: Transparent Film Combines Touch and Pressure Sensing
Although traditional capacitive touchscreens are widely used, they have a well-known drawback: they cannot accurately distinguish between "accidental touches" and "presses," and they are prone to malfunction when gloves are worn or in humid environments.

At the Touch Taiwan 2026 exhibition, which concluded this month, French deep-tech company Nanomade and printed electronics expert PolyIC jointly unveiled the "world's first fully transparent integrated force and touch sensor film."

This technology is considered a milestone because it resolves a core contradiction in traditional HMI design. Previously, achieving pressure sensing often required sacrificing screen transparency. However, this new product uses a unique nanoparticle ink process to combine transparent capacitive touch with highly sensitive force detection on a single film. The film even allows users to operate it while wearing thick gloves or maintain extremely high touch accuracy in humid environments. In medical and industrial settings-where safety and stability are paramount-it can also prevent "ghost touches" caused by liquid splashes or sleeve contact by analyzing pressure levels.

Beyond functionality, this technology unlocks a whole new design language. Because the film is transparent and flexible, designers can "hide" control panels beneath trim panels or glass, with buttons only illuminating when the vehicle is started or the device is activated. This "hidden-until-lit" design aesthetic is expected to debut first in smart cars and high-end consumer electronics.

 

 

 

 

 

Headquartered in Linping, Hangzhou, Hangzhou Hongxiao Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2016. As a national-level high-tech enterprise, the company specializes in capacitive touchscreens, LCD displays, fully laminated modules, industrial serial display panels, and interface driver boards, holding over 30 patents and software copyrights.

Core Technical Specifications (Mass Production Grade)
Capability Parameter
Touch Points Up to 10 points
Glove Thickness ≤6mm
Thick Cover Glass Touch ≤20mm tempered glass / ≤5mm acrylic
Surface Tolerance Water, oil, oil-water mixtures, saltwater
Operating Temperature -40°C ~ +85°C
EMC Immunity Passes various industrial/medical/military-grade tests
In September 2024, the company applied for and published a patent titled "A Circuit Device for Electrostatic Touchscreen Interference Suppression in Complex Environments" (CN 118689345 A), which primarily comprises modules such as processing circuits, isolation circuits, electrostatic discharge (ESD) diode circuits, reset circuits, and communication circuits. Without significantly increasing the overall cost of the device, this solution significantly reduces the coupling effects of interference sources-such as motors, power supplies, and RF radiation-in industrial equipment on touch signals, thereby resolving common on-site issues such as "jumping points, stuttering, and false touches."

Beyond consumer electronics and automotive applications, sectors such as industrial control, medical equipment, and military instrumentation have distinctly different requirements for capacitive touchscreens: operation while wearing thick gloves, surfaces contaminated with water or oil, environments with strong electromagnetic interference, wide operating temperature ranges (-40°C to +85°C), and exceptionally long product lifecycles. These demanding scenarios have long been dominated by overseas brands, but Hangzhou-based Hongxiao Technology Co., Ltd. is accelerating its breakthrough in this sector.

Company Overview and Technical Expertise
Founded in September 2016, Hangzhou Hongxiao Technology Co., Ltd. is a national-level high-tech enterprise located in Linping District, Hangzhou, and operates a modern smart manufacturing facility. The company specializes in the R&D, production, and sales of capacitive touchscreens, LCD displays, fully laminated touch modules, industrial serial touchscreens, interface driver boards, and structural components. After years of development, the company has remained committed to independent R&D and design, and has obtained more than 30 certificates, including invention patents, utility model patents, and software copyrights.

In terms of global expansion, Hongxiao Technology's products are exported to 57 countries worldwide, serving thousands of corporate clients. They are widely used in fields such as medical devices, automotive applications, rugged computers, aircraft instrumentation, industrial control, charging stations, marine equipment, smart home systems, smart security, smart education, and intelligent robotics.

Core Product Portfolio
Hongxiao Technology offers both standard and customized capacitive touchscreens. Key specifications are as follows:

Product Category Core Parameters
Capacitive Touchscreens Standard sizes: 1.3"–55", with a maximum size of 65"; supports multi-touch (up to 10 points); supports touch operation with water, oil, or gloves; customizable thick cover glass (up to 20mm tempered glass or 5mm acrylic); operating temperature: -40°C to +85°C; passes various EMC tests
Capacitive Touch Modules Standard sizes: 2.4"–55", with a maximum size of 65"; features the same core functional characteristics as touchscreens
Industrial Serial Port Displays Integrated TFT and CTP drivers; touch display interface controllable via a simple instruction set; supports RS232/RS485/TTL/UART communication interfaces; supports military-grade shielding and heating, with a fully domestically produced design; meets stringent EMC testing requirements for military, medical, and other sectors
In terms of product features, Hongxiao Technology offers diverse technical solutions: supports operation with various types of gloves (up to 6mm thick); Supports touch functionality with water, oil, oil-water mixtures, and saline solutions; supports touch functionality with thick cover plates (currently supports normal touch operation with tempered glass up to 20mm thick); offers special cover plate treatment solutions such as AG (anti-glare), AR (anti-reflection), and AF (anti-fingerprint). In terms of operating system compatibility, the product fully supports mainstream operating systems including Android, Linux, Windows, iOS, and Chrome.

In September 2024, Hongxiao Technology filed a patent titled "Anti-Interference Circuit Device for Capacitive Touchscreens in Complex Environments" (Publication No. CN 118689345 A). This patented technology pertains to the field of anti-interference technology for capacitive touchscreens in complex environments. The device comprises a processing circuit, isolation circuit, power supply circuit, electrostatic discharge (ESD) diode circuit, reset circuit, communication circuit, function selection circuit, connector circuit, and ESD protection circuit. This technological innovation provides comprehensive protection for capacitive touchscreens in complex environments, significantly enhancing device stability and reliability while reducing costs.

This demonstrates that the company possesses strong technical capabilities in addressing the application of capacitive touchscreens in complex industrial environments and scenarios with high levels of electromagnetic interference, aligning closely with the industry's current demand for interference-resistant industrial HMIs.

Typical Application Scenarios
Grahowlet Technology's touchscreen display products are widely used across multiple industries:

Industrial Automation: Industrial control, instrumentation, charging stations, smart warehousing

Medical Equipment: Medical device displays and control terminals

Military: Aircraft instruments, ruggedized computers, explosion-proof equipment

Automotive: In-vehicle displays and control panels

Consumer and Home Appliances: Smart home appliances, smart home systems, handheld devices

Other Sectors: Security equipment, smart education, intelligent robots

With industrial-grade design and extended product lifecycles, the company's products are capable of meeting the demands of harsh environments, including direct sunlight, rain exposure, complex industrial settings, and high levels of interference.

In addition to innovations within the screen itself, peripheral devices and materials science are also pushing the boundaries of touchscreens.

From Fingertip to Fingertip: Conductive Nail Polish
For users with long nails, operating a smartphone is often quite inconvenient. At the recent American Chemical Society (ACS) Spring Meeting, researchers presented a solution: transparent conductive nail polish.

This is not a simple coating of metal powder, but an innovative formula based on organic molecules such as taurine and ethanolamine. The researchers explained that this nail polish does not rely on metallic conductivity; instead, it alters the capacitive field through the movement of protons between molecules, allowing it to be recognized by the screen. Although the product (named Capaforce®) is currently in the stage of optimizing durability, it holds promise for helping those with manicured nails and workers with calluses on their fingertips use electronic devices more naturally.

"DuoTouch" Makes Accessories Smarter
In the academic sphere, a technology called "DuoTouch" was showcased at CHI 2026, the premier conference in the field of human-computer interaction. Researchers developed a passive physical accessory that occupies only two screen touchpoints. Through specific binary-coded trajectories, this accessory can convert simple physical sliding or rotating motions into complex, screen-readable commands, offering a low-cost, Bluetooth-independent smart solution for smartphone camera grips or gaming peripherals.

With continued growth in investment in industrial control, healthcare, charging stations, and military information technology from 2025 to 2026, suppliers like Hongxiao Technology-which possess patented-level interference resistance, comprehensive serial display system solutions, and delivery experience across 57 countries-will become key drivers in the industry's shift from "standard consumer-grade capacitive touchscreens" to "specialized capacitive touchscreens for demanding environments."

Hongxiao Technology continues to drive the following advancements:

Larger-sized (up to 65 inches) capacitive touchscreens and modules

AG / AR / AF surface treatment processes

Fully domestically produced all-touch display solutions.