SmartLabsMike
Active Member
I am excited to announce the next level of user customization to SmartLabs’ INSTEON keypads and KeypadLincs. We are now shipping laser-etched custom keypad buttons. Choose whichever name you would like your buttons to say. And yes, they work will all of our existing keypadlincs.
That is the exciting part now here is what it takes on our end for you to get the names you request. How many steps does it take to make the buttons suited to your naming convention? It is not by any means an easy process on our end:
1. After you place your order we will email you requesting what you would like each button to say.
2. We receive the email and it is forwarded to production.
3. Your buttons are hand picked and placed onto a template and placed inside the laser etcher.
4. Text is copied from the invoice and inputted manually into the computer running the laser-etcher.
5. The laser then goes through a 2-pass process of etching the buttons
6. Buttons are removed from the laser etcher to be prepped for painting. This includes using compressed air to dust out particles and a soft cloth to polish the top of the button.
7. Buttons are hand painted and then set to dry
8. Excess paint is removed and the buttons are then polished once again.
9. Buttons go through quality control by a different production team member and if it does not meet specifications they are rejected and start the process over.
10. Each button is individually hand wrapped and packaged before finally shipping.
We sure hope this will get easier with time but as you can see from above this is a labor intensive and costly process. Listening to what our customers want is what we do on a daily basis and it has a long time coming but we are finally able to offer custom buttons for a high-end feel. For examples of how they look please see the webpage.
That is the exciting part now here is what it takes on our end for you to get the names you request. How many steps does it take to make the buttons suited to your naming convention? It is not by any means an easy process on our end:
1. After you place your order we will email you requesting what you would like each button to say.
2. We receive the email and it is forwarded to production.
3. Your buttons are hand picked and placed onto a template and placed inside the laser etcher.
4. Text is copied from the invoice and inputted manually into the computer running the laser-etcher.
5. The laser then goes through a 2-pass process of etching the buttons
6. Buttons are removed from the laser etcher to be prepped for painting. This includes using compressed air to dust out particles and a soft cloth to polish the top of the button.
7. Buttons are hand painted and then set to dry
8. Excess paint is removed and the buttons are then polished once again.
9. Buttons go through quality control by a different production team member and if it does not meet specifications they are rejected and start the process over.
10. Each button is individually hand wrapped and packaged before finally shipping.
We sure hope this will get easier with time but as you can see from above this is a labor intensive and costly process. Listening to what our customers want is what we do on a daily basis and it has a long time coming but we are finally able to offer custom buttons for a high-end feel. For examples of how they look please see the webpage.
