| Silicone Keypads Are Safe for Kids | | | | from other elements as well. Dust and dirt can't |
| Safety is the top priority when designing items | | | | work their way in to damage the delicate parts |
| for kids and custom silicone keypads offer | | | | inside. If the toy is left outside, exposure to sun |
| advantages over other control technologies and | | | | and light rain won't ruin a parent's investment. |
| materials. Silicone can be formed into soft curves, | | | | Your customers will appreciate how reliable your |
| leaving none of the sharp edges or hard corners | | | | toys are even when exposed to rough |
| other materials might produce. These shapes are | | | | environments. |
| not just gentler on young hands but pleasing to | | | | Electronics as Tough as the Kids Who Use Them |
| young eyes. | | | | Electronic toys have to be designed to be shock |
| Silicone doesn't contain dangerous chemicals like | | | | and wear resistant, and custom silicone keypads |
| BPA or phthalates, which are found in many | | | | fill that need. The single-mold design and sturdy, |
| plastics used in toys. This inert material doesn't | | | | flexible silicone means keys won't break off even |
| give off harmful fumes or react with chemicals. It | | | | if the device is handled roughly or dropped on the |
| is hypoallergenic and doesn't contain open pores | | | | sidewalk. They stand up to hundreds of hours of |
| where bacteria can accumulate. Silicone surfaces | | | | hard use rather than breaking the first day out of |
| are easy to wipe clean and keep germ free. It is | | | | the box. |
| a safe and hygienic material and offers a number | | | | Additional treatments are available for custom |
| of advantages for kid-friendly products. | | | | silicone keypads to make them even more |
| Toys Resist Environmental Damage | | | | durable. Extra tough coatings increase resistance |
| Kids aren't as careful with electronic products as | | | | to abrasion and excessive wear. Other coatings |
| adults are and environmental resistance is an | | | | improve their resistance to environmental |
| important characteristic of custom silicone | | | | damage. With these protections, there is no |
| keypads. Parents don't want to replace a toy the | | | | damage a kid can dish out that your product can't |
| first time their child knocks over a can of soda. | | | | take. |
| Molded keypads are made of a single piece of | | | | Best of all, custom silicone keypads are |
| silicone rubber, giving spilled liquids no access to | | | | inexpensive. Manufacturers looking to balance cost |
| internal components. A toppled drink could spell | | | | effective manufacture with rugged and reliable |
| disaster to electronics, but not if it spills on a | | | | components will be pleased by how effective and |
| silicone keypad. | | | | durable silicone keypads are for their electronic |
| The sealed design of these keypads protects it | | | | toys and games. |