Wearables
Side buttons and controls on bands and devices.
Keypads and buttons · Tactile domes and buttons
Tactile domes and buttons.
Some products have one button. It might be the only part of the product people deliberately touch. It has to feel exactly right.
The detail
One button, done properly
Single buttons and domes are small parts with a large influence on how a product feels. The press force, the snap, the travel and the return all come from dome geometry and material hardness.
We sample different dome designs, let you press them, and then lock the chosen design and grade so every batch feels the same.
Where it fits
Where they're used
Device controls
Power and function buttons sealed into housings.
Appliances
Sealed buttons on control panels that get wiped daily.
How we run it
How we tune them
Dome geometry options
Several dome designs sampled for force and snap.
Hardness selection
Material chosen alongside the geometry.
Force checks
Actuation force measured on first articles and batches.
Sealing integration
Buttons designed to seal into your housing where needed.
To quote it
To quote it
Housing and switch
The switch under the button changes the feel.
Target feel
A reference product helps enormously.
Sealing needs
Splash, immersion or dust.
Finish
Colour, texture, printed or moulded symbol.
Questions
What people usually ask.
Can you match the feel of an existing button?
Usually, yes. Send a sample and we'll measure it and sample alternatives.
Can buttons be overmoulded onto a backing?
Yes. See wearable overmould.
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Get in touch
Tell us the part, the volume, and the timeline.
Rough annual volume, target unit price, and any deadlines. That's enough to work out whether compression, LSR injection or something else is the right tool.
Real people, a real workshop
You deal with the people who make it.
No call centre and no middlemen. When you contact TCI Products, you speak to the team who design, build and check your mould.
- A real Warwickshire workshopUnit 15, Waterloo Park, Bidford-on-Avon, Alcester B50 4JG.
- Real people on the phoneCall the team on 01789 224228, Monday to Friday.
- The same team on every jobDesign, production and aftercare come from the people you see here.
- Part of TCI GroupFive specialist brands, one engineering team. Visit TCI Group.
Thomas LaneManaging Director
George PrestonDesign & Project Manager
Kelly BallingerHead of Partnerships
Jim AndertonProduction Manager
TheodoreEmployee Welfare