What are Front Panels?
Front panels are used as graphic overlays, molded plastics, digital printed overlays, decals, decorative trim. They can be used as nameplates on many of today’s manufactured consumer products and most industrial equipment
What can a Front Panel be used for?
Front Panels are used in a variety of applications. They are used as transparent and dead front display windows for viewing LCD and LED displays on industrial equipment and everyday home appliances. An equipment operator can monitor the status of industrial machinery from the front panel on the machine that they are operating. Front panels adhere to the display window and cover the buttons on the machine providing instructions for the equipment operator as they use the machine.
Front panels are utilized on heavy duty equipment on a construction site, manufacturing equipment on a factory floor or even in use on life saving medical equipment in a hospital's operating room. Whatever the application, a front panel plays a vital role in our society. Without a front panel equipment operators would not be able to tell what that blinking light means. Front Panels help a machine's operator to monitor the equipment and ensure quality assurance, whether they are operating a backhoe or saving a patients life.
As consumers, we could not function without front panels. Front Panels instruct us how to set the timer on 
our microwave, turn up the volume on our TV or allow us to set our alarm system at night to provide security for our families.
Front panels are made of different materials depending upon the application. These types of Panels can be made from a variety of materials whether they are being used as an overlay, decal, or nameplate.
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ont panels are most commonly made of polycarbonate films. Polycarbonates can vary in thickness and allow for crisp, clear graphics to be printed on them for an application that calls for high visibility. A Front panel manufactured with polycarbonates, popularly known as thermoplastic polymer or plastic, are resistant to high heat and chemicals, while being easy to mold and shape.
Widely used throughout the modern chemical industry. Polycarbonates also have strong features perfect for their use as front panels. Temperature resistance, impact resistance and high optical properties make panels made from polycarbonates a great option when the application calls for use in a harsh environment.
Data Graphics Inc. manufactures front panels to each customer's specifications using blueprints, computer files or custom dies. Their panels can come in any shape, size, or thickness. The state of the art equipment utilized at Data Graphics Inc. provides your panels to be screen printed, digitally printed using a four color process or by using the Pantone color matching system for your product's or company's branding message.
When you need front panels that are tough or need to put your company's image forward, our specialized sales professionals at Data Graphics Inc. are here to help.
