August 2009. Fujitsu Components America, Inc. announced the release of new self-wetting adhesive protector sheets that reduce surface damage to touch screens and flat panel displays in use or during shipping, while preserving the optical quality and extending the life of the touch device. Because they are repositionable, the protector sheets reduce waste and materials costs.

The RoHS-compliant protector sheets feature a 3H surface hardness that is scratch and chemical resistant, yet offers excellent stylus registration for touch applications. The sheets are suitable for high-use, rugged and harsh applications, such as POS terminals, self-service kiosks, manufacturing and warehouse equipment, and mobile field sales and service devices. They also offer protection for product shipping and testing.

The patented, self-wetting adhesive virtually self applies itself by spontaneously wetting out on smooth surfaces with no or very low finger pressure to adhere to a display or touch screen, yet it provides high shear resistance to prevent sheet displacement. The sheet can be repositioned during installation as necessary without affecting performance. The end user can remove the sheet by hand, even after an extended time, without leaving any residue or creating static electricity. Application of a new sheet can then be accomplished, also without generating static electricity, thus avoiding the attraction of undesirable dust particles. The protector sheets are available in Anti-Glare (matte) and Clear Hardcoat – an Anti-Reflective coated version of the Clear is also available. They are a maximum 0.007-inches thick, depending on the type, and have an operating temperature range of -30 to +70 degrees C. The typical optical properties of a Clear protector sheet are 91% Transmissivity with 1% Haze, and the Anti-Glare protectors are 90% Transmissivity with 8% Haze.

The protector sheets are custom die-cut to fit the specified display’s surface dimensions and come in a variety of packaging options. Pricing varies by protector sheet size, packaging and quantity, starting at less than $1.00.

April 2009. Fujitsu Components America, Inc. has introduced a new standalone
thermal receipt printer series.  The high-speed, standalone units are optimized to improve throughput efficiency and reduce the total cost of ownership of self-service and kiosk systems, as well as gaming, scales, voting and medical applications.

The printer family consists of the FP510, FP460 and FP360, offering maximum print speeds of 260mm, 210mm and 160mm per second, respectively. These printers have the same space-efficient, 207(L) x 145(H) x 128(D) mm footprint with front-feed media delivery to minimize occupied counter top space. A splash-proof casing adds extra protection in demanding environments, such as industrial or healthcare.

The printers accommodate variable paper widths up to 83mm and have a maximum 102mm (outside diameter) paper roll capacity to reduce paper changes. Especially suited for long-term installations, the reliability is rated at 70 million lines (MCBF), 150km of paper and 2 million cuts.

Standard features for all the printers are 2-color printing of characters, graphics and bar codes at 203dpi resolution, 3MB user memory, a programmable auto-cutter, and drop-in paper loading. Available interfaces, which are user changeable, include serial (RS232), parallel (Centronics), USB 2.0 Full Speed, and combo RS232C + USB. Additionally, the FP510 offers a 10/100 Base-T Ethernet interface.

Available immediately, the printers are priced accordingly (below). Delivery is 14-16 weeks ARO.

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April 2009.Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today released a new series of ultra low-profile, 24V, receipt and journal printer units that can either be combined together into one modular unit, or mounted separately for design and installation flexibility. Target applications include mini kiosks, banking and POS terminals, and scientific and medical equipment.

The new FTP-627USL525/526 series consists of two units: a 2-inch thermal receipt printer/cutter unit (FTP-627USL525), and a 2-inch journal printer/rewinder unit (FTP-627USL526). The receipt printer unit measures a compact 82 (W) x 150 (D) x 110 (H)mm, while the journaling unit measures 86(W) x 150(D) x 157(H)mm. Both units weigh 350g each. Designed for medium-duty applications, both the receipt and journal units have output speeds of up to 150mm per second and have an operating life of 100km of paper. The receipt printer unit’s guillotine cutter features its own dedicated stepper motor to deliver 1 million cuts at 20 cuts/minute. The platen release mechanism on both the receipt and journaling unit resists paper jams and allows drop-in paper loading into a plastic paper bucket for rolls up to 58mm wide and 83mm in diameter. Print capability includes a variety of text, standard, extended and 2D barcodes, logos and graphics at 8dots/mm resolution.

Both units feature a die-cast frame that provides shock and vibration resistance, mounting stability, ESD absorption, and static electricity dissipation. It also enables combined or separate unit use, while ensuring suitability for many types of installations.

Available immediately, the RoHS-compliant FTP-627USL525 receipt printer unit is priced $79 and the FTP-627USL526 is priced at $94 each in one thousand-piece quantities. Delivery is 14-16 weeks ARO. Serial or USB interface boards, Windows® 2000/XP, Linux, and OPOS drivers, and cables are also available. .

January 31, 2006. Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today announced that touch panel product orders accepted after January 31, 2006 for out-of-stock standard products will be supported with lead-free, RoHS-compliant, equivalent product.

The change affects all products in Fujitsu’s 4- and 7-wire resistive touch panel line. The new panels will be manufactured with a Gold-plated, flat flexible cable that replaces the current Tin-Lead plated flex cable.

The new devices are drop-in replacements for the company’s existing touch panel products, however, a Gold-plated connector is necessary for terminating the new Gold-plated flex tails to prevent corrosion at the connector contact points.

The RoHS-compliant touch panels have new part numbers to differentiate them from the existing products. A cross-reference table is available at RoHS compliant Part Number Cross Reference. Panel pricing is the same as or similar to the current offering.

January 2006. Fujitsu Components America, Inc. announced that its line of high-transparency touch panels was awarded the 2005 Editors' Choice Award in the Human-Machine Interface category by Control Engineering magazine.

Fujitsu’s high-transparency touch panels were among 45 products from various categories selected by Control Engineering editors for this year’s awards. Products receiving the award are voted to be the most significant innovations from the thousands featured in the 2005 North American print edition of Control Engineering, in its monthly and weekly e-mailed newsletters, and on its www.controleng.com Web site. Editors judged the products based on service to the industry, technological advancement and market impact.

Fujitsu’s 4- and 7-wire high-transparency touch panels provide OEMs, VARs and integrators with a large variety of cost-effective, off-the-shelf touch solutions for LCDs used in high ambient light applications. The panels feature proprietary Index Matching coatings on the glass and film layers to lower reflectance losses for higher transmissivities, which are available up to 92%. Over 10 different standard sizes are available with various optical enhancements, including Fujitsu’s industry-leading Anti-Smudge (AS) surface.

September 2005. Fujitsu Components America, Inc. announced an update of downloadable Windows® drivers for its thermal printer units, mechanisms and subassemblies. Customers can access the drivers from the company’s website.

The drivers optimize the printer’s performance when working in a Windows environment. They permit the printing of bar codes, data, graphics or special characters, which are built into the thermal printer, in different Windows applications.

Fujitsu has the following driver software available to download: Windows 95/98, Windows 2000, Windows ME, Windows XP, and Windows Pocket PC. These include USB, serial and parallel drivers.

The Windows drivers apply to Fujitsu’s current thermal printer product series, when using both the mechanism and I/F board, FTP-627, -637 series; FTP-628, -638 series; FTP-628WSL; FTP-629, -639 series, and FTP-639USL.

Fujitsu’s 24-volt and battery-operated thermal printers provide rapid, quiet printing for various applications including medical and scientific instrumentation, point-of-sale, kiosks, transportation and field sales. The printers, which are available in 2-inch, 3-inch and 4-inch sizes, can be purchased with optional interface boards and with or without auto-cutters.

April 2005. Xmultiple's newest product is the FlashPoint ShareDrive. USB flash drives are a new wave in portable data storage. FlashPoint ShareDrives takes this technology one step further…….data on FlashPoint pen Drives can be copied from one pen drive to another. And this is not the only thing different about FlashPoint pen drives. FlashPoint ShareDrives have an integrated female USB connector so you can now plug a cable or another device into the same USB port in which the FlashPoint ShareDrive is attached. With all of this added technology to the FlashPoint ShareDrives physical size remains the same as most existing pen drives. FlashPoint ShareDrives are available in three colors including white, black and silver.

With the FlashPoint drive technology a user does not need a computer, laptop or palm computer to copy files on the go. FlashPoint solves the problem of copy files from your machine to a friends machine when you all you have is your pen drives. FlashPoint is a simple solution. Current USB Flash Memory Drives can support up to 8-GB of flash memory. And this capacity will grow within the next few months. This makes the importance of FlashPoint data copy capability even more important. Transporting, copying and accessing data with Flashpoint ShareDrive is as simple as carrying a pen. And because FlashPoint is a plug and play device you just place it in a USB slot and it will register with the computer as a removable drive almost instantaneously. With FlashPoint ShareDrive the pen drive will also have a subdirectory called "Share" which is the file that all files will copy from when you attach to FlashPoint drives together and copy files. In addition, because it is a hub, you can simply plug another device into the female connector and it recognizes more than one device.

Unlike existing pen drives, FlashPoint ShareDrives do have a battery integrated inside…….this provides the power to transfer data from one FlashPoint ShareDrive to another ….but it is an extremely small battery which occupies virtually no room in the pen drive. FlashPoint is the first product to take flash drive technology to a point where the a users data and information can be easily transported and copied. FlashPoint works With All USB Devices and are designed to work on both Windows and Mac platforms, and with all USB devices, including USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed).

April 2004. Fujitsu Components America has expanded its 7-wire resistive touch panel offering with the addition of a 17-inch (diagonal) standard product. The company now offers OEMs and VARs a line of standard 7-wire touch panels ranging in size from 8.4 inches to 17 inches. The new 17-inch panel is targeted for man-machine interface functions in instrumentation, process controls, intelligent kiosks and other emerging applications such as electronic voting machines. It accepts either pen or finger input, has a minimum input life of ten million operations, 80 percent minimum transparency and an operating temperature range of –5 to 60 degrees C.

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April 2003. Fujitsu Components America, Inc. has introduced a new series of compact thermal printer mechanisms with 200mm-per-second print output speeds. The company also added a high-speed serial and USB interface board to the series in addition to its standard serial and parallel offerings.

The 24VDC-driven, FTP-609MCL054/354 printer series is targeted to applications such as kiosks, POS/ECR, ticketing machines, label printers, banking machines, test/measurement devices, and medical equipment. The printers have a print resolution of 8 dots/mm and are capable of outputting a variety of characters and graphics in two colors (red/black or blue/black) if desired.

The series includes both 2-inch and 3-inch mechanisms with optional auto cutters capable of full or partial cuts. A 2-inch printer with a mounted cutter measures a compact 40.5mm (D) x 82.2mm (W) x 20.5mm (H). A 3-inch model has a width of 104.2mm.

The printers are constructed of die-cast metal, which provides mounting stability as well as shock and vibration resistance. This metal frame also functions as both a heat sink and an outlet for electrostatic discharge. It also enables the printers’ extended operating temperature range of -10°C to +55°C.

The printer series is designed with rear paper insertion, allowing a straight paper path for labels or tickets. A platen release lever allows access to the print head without tools for easy maintenance.

October 2002. Fujitsu Components America, Inc. today announced it has added a line of 4-wire resistive touch panels for high-temperature applications. The new touch panels meet the temperature, humidity, vibration, and shock requirements for the automotive environment, as well as other high-temperature environments such as factory floors, warehouses, and remotely located control stations.

The full-custom, FID-554 series consists of film-on-glass touch panels designed for use with transmissive and transflective LCDs. Available in various sizes up to 12.1-inches diagonal, the panels address touch-interface applications such as instrumentation, control systems, GPS navigation systems, electronics entertainment, and telematics.

The touch panels have a continuous operating temperature range of -30 to +85 degrees C at up to 95% humidity. They measure 1.4mm thick, have a 3H minimum surface hardness rating, and an operating life of more than one million operations.

Fujitsu offers the new panels with a range of options for specific applications. These include polarization filters, anti-reflection coatings, and anti-glare treatments to enable high contrast, sunlight readability, and up to 92% transmissivity.

September 2002. Fujitsu Components America, Inc. has updated its list of drivers for use with its lines of thermal printers, resistive touch panels, keyboards and other input devices.

Follow this link to be taken to the drivers page on the Fujitsu website!

September 2002. A compact and ultra-high-speed thermal printer unit is now available from Fujitsu Components America, Inc. The unit’s high reliability and compact design is targeted to high-end kiosk output applications such as POS, ATM, receipt and ticket issuing equipment.

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