Category Archives: Metal Domes

Chiefly talking about metal dome, such as what’s it, how to make, metal dome industry technology and news, and so on.

Good to Know Something about the Air Vent on Metal Dome

Most customers will ignore the air vent on the metal dome when they plan to design the metal dome array. Actually, whether it is single key, or multiple key, we will add the air vent on the original drawings of … Continue reading

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How to test the life of metal dome?

We often receive this question from customer, what’s the life of this metal dome? When we tell them answers, some customers will ask how do you test it? Hereby we will tell you. But firstly, we should let you know, … Continue reading

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New SMD Metal Dome Switch

Are you trying to find out a metal dome which can be soldered on circuit board? I think so, because the normal metal dome are not recommended to be soldered on the circuit because it will reduce or damage function … Continue reading

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Why Metal Dome Force Changed After Assembly on PCB

Recently one customer complain that the metal dome force changed so much after assembly on PCB. The metal dome used was “X6T-350-0.8*3.0”(A Triangle dome,  Diameter 6mm, force 350gf, leg: 0.8*3.0mm). Before assembly, force is in normal force range 350gf, but … Continue reading

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Metal Dome Activation Force Conversion

Thanks to the big Earth we live on, so we can see different culture around the world, so we can see different measure method on the same thing, so different results. When we discuss metal dome, people use various units, … Continue reading

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PCB PAD Finishing for Metal Dome

If it is the first time you try to use metal dome or metal dome array on circuit board (PCB or FPC), then probably you want to know what kind of surface finishing of circuit board should be used if … Continue reading

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Metal Dome in Tube

Regarding the Four-leg metal domes, for small-medium volume production, if people want a high assembly speed, but don’t have Automated SMT machine, we recommend us our metal dome in tube, as well as Peel & Place dome. And here,  I’d … Continue reading

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Tape & Reel Metal Dome – On Sales

After more than one year R&D, we are going to release our new Tape and Reel metal dome, a new packing method of metal dome which is suitable for automated SMT machine. Each metal dome is sealed in a socket on a … Continue reading

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Four-Leg Dome with Legs

As we know, there’re already four legs for our Four-leg series metal dome, and this is why it named four-leg dome, or cross metal dome. So what do you means “four-leg dome with legs”? Let me firstly see the looking … Continue reading

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Circle Metal Dome with Leg

Previous we have discuss how to assemble triangle metal dome, some people told me they also want a circle dome with a leg. But for most of circle (round) series metal dome, there’s no leg. So when assemble with a circle metal … Continue reading

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