Solving Data Entry Problems on the Assembly Line With an Overlay Keyboard

An assembly line is a busy place. Workers moving3. Reduces time spent entering information.
about, parts passing by while everyone is trying1) Each key on an overlay keyboard can be
to get their work done are just some of what isconfigured to reproduce any sequence of
happening. Then amidst this organized chaoskeystrokes that can be produced on a standard
employees are required to enter information intocomputer keyboard. Text, function keys and Ctrl
the computer.and Alt combinations can be sent my pressing
Information about different machines, their defectone key. A graphic overlay is made that tells the
rates, shift data, scheduled and unscheduleduser exactly what each key will produce.
downtimes and more needs to be collected.2) A quality overlay keyboard is made of metal
Entering this information can take hours tonot plastic. It can withstand being bumped,
perform. Most of this information is entered fromthumped and other physical abuse that a plastic
a keyboard.keyboard can not. They keys are protected with
A lot of the time at the keyboard is spenta plastic cover sheet. Grease, grime and dirt that
entering the same key strokes over and over.will destroy a regular keyboard are no problem.
Items such as calling up the correct program,3) Once configured a key will never "forget" its
selecting the proper fields and identificationsequence and will always reproduce it without
information are some of the data enterederror each time. The time inexperienced users
repeatedly. All are subject to costly timespend hunting and pecking becomes a thing of the
consuming errors.past. Information is entered correctly the first try
An overlay keyboard is the answer for thisso searching for and correcting entry errors and
environment for many reasons:reduced.
Savings in excess of 50% are not uncommon
1. Each key "remembers" its commands.with a properly configured overlay keyboard.
2. The can withstand the harsh environment.