Cosmetic Design

Plastic Color

The color of the enclosure for the remote control can be customized to meet most cosmetic requirements. Typically, the Pantone Matching System (PMS) or a RAS color code would be used to specify a particular color. The plastic resin used in the injection process would either be special ordered for the color chosen or the resin would be mixed in-house to color match to the selected color. Specialized colors, like metallic silver, can be painted on the plastic enclosure after injection.

Soft Touch Paint

A “soft-touch” paint can be added to the plastic post-injection to provide a softer, more rubberized texture to the remote control. After the soft-touch material is painted on the plastic, it is baked for a period of time to cure the paint and solidify the texture. This process can help make the surface of the remote control more robust and improve both scratch and mar resistance.

Enclosure Printing

A “soft-touch” paint can be added to the plastic post-injection to provide a softer, more rubberized texture to the remote control. After the soft-touch material is painted on the plastic, it is baked for a period of time to cure the paint and solidify the texture. This process can help make the surface of the remote control more robust and improve both scratch and mar resistance.

Keypad Colors and Artwork

The keypad of a remote control is typically made of rubber, plastic or an embossed polyester membrane material. The keypads can be fabricated and printed with any specified colors. Typically, the Pantone Matching System (PMS) would be used to specify a particular color for the keypad. Silicone rubber would be fabricated in a selected color, while plastic buttons are painted and membrane keypads are screen printed.

Keypad Printing

Keypad graphics, icons and text are screen printed onto the surface of the keypad. Pantone colors are used to specify the particular color and most vector-based graphics can be printed on the surface of the keypad. Artwork will be reviewed by a designer to ensure it is optimized for small form factor screen printing.

Full/Partial Overlays

An overlay is PVC, polyester or similar material label that is used to easily customize the key layout on a remote control. Many standard remote control enclosures are designed to utilize either a full or partial overlay, where either the entire keypad or a portion of the keypad is recessed from the top surface of the remote control. The overlay is a thick label that has the holes cut out for the buttons that will be used on a specific key layout. During the final assembly process, the rubber keypad of the remote control is cut, in order to remove any unused keys. The overlay is then attached to the recessed area on the front of the remote control and covers the holes in the plastic where the buttons were removed. The overlay can also be screen printed with any text, icons or other graphics to label the functions of the buttons, create logical key groupings or add branding/logos to the remote control. Similar to the plastic case and rubber keypad, a color code from the Pantone Matching System (PMS) would be used to specify the color(s) and either vector graphics or font styles would be used to specify the artwork.

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