Applications › Interfaces & Control Graphics
Backlit interfaces need the white layer controlled zone by zone: full white where the panel must be opaque, reduced or no white where light should pass, and colored translucent print where a status icon should glow red, amber or green. Deadfront panels use a dark face with translucent symbols so the panel looks blank until the LED comes on. We tune the transmission per zone and check it against your light source.
Typical examples
- Backlit legends on sanitation and food-processing controllers
- Colored status icons on hydraulic and process equipment
- Deadfront operator panels on robotic cells
- Night-visible legends on vehicle and equipment panels
- Indicator windows with diffused white print
Materials, process and quantities
| Materials | Clear polycarbonate or polyester film, smoked rigid polycarbonate, clear rigid polycarbonate. |
|---|---|
| How it is made | Second-surface print with selective and graduated white, translucent color zones, deadfront dark layer with knockouts, laser or CNC cutting. |
| Quantities | One piece to prove the fit, then the run. Prototype samples, bridge quantities while a program settles, and recurring releases against a blanket order, each quoted on its own. |
| Options | Transmission tuned to your LED, diffuser zones, color-change icons, deadfront on film or rigid, combined with a clear display window. |
| Who orders this | Industrial automation, robotics, automotive-style interfaces, instrumentation. |
What to send
The drawing with lit zones marked, the LED color and position behind each zone, and the look you want when off.
Related applications
- Membrane Switch Overlays
- HMI Faceplates & Bezels
- Graphic Overlays (Polycarbonate & Polyester)
- All Interfaces & Control Graphics
Start a project: Interface & graphic overlay quote. A drawing, a photo or a sample part is enough to begin.
