Zytronic, the designer and manufacturer of projected capacitive technology (PCT)-based touch sensors, has incorporated its ZYBRID product into an advanced self-service fuel dispensing system developed by Dong Hwa Prime of Korea.

Dong Hwa Prime is Korea’s most experienced provider of suchequipment, with around 80 percent of the domestic market andgrowing global sales. Its latest forecourt system, the Merit self-servicedispenser (which also incorporates other innovations such as a built-insecurity camera), uses the ZYBRID touchscreen to eliminate the needfor external mechanical components, such as buttons or a keypad andenables customers to select and pay for fuel at the pump.

The large 15.1-inch screen is web-enabled, givingmotorists’ access to additional, useful information such as travel news andweather forecasts. In addition, it also shows commercialsduring filling, and even allows instant lottery play, thereby opening up exciting new revenuegenerating channels for operators.

Dong Hwa Prime used its fuel dispensing engineering know how
to exhaustively test and evaluate several different touch sensing technologies before deciding upon
ZYBRID as the product of choice.

“To meet our criteria for the new Merit dispenser, the touchscreen had to operate reliably in year-round temperature extremes and offer high levels of resistance to everyday occurrences such as fueland water splashes, which are common on garage forecourts,” comments Minsoo Kim, general manager at Dong Hwa Prime. “ZYBRID met our requirements better than any other touch sensor, setting itself apart from the offerings of the competition. It delivers excellent optical clarity and can detect touch accurately, even through a gloved finger.”