15 models in this range
Custom OEM Keyboards and Keypads Built to Your Drawing
A build to specification route for buyers whose fascia, key count or interface does not match anything in a standard catalogue.
This category collects projects KEYU has built to customer drawings, from medical OEM keypads with antibacterial surfaces to door stations and 20 or 28 key stainless side units. Layout, legend content, embossing, key size and interface are all set per project, and the factory holds over 1,000 sets of molds plus in house CNC and sheet metal equipment. Published specifications in this group include IP65 and IP67 sealing, IK07 impact rating and operating temperature bands of -20C to 70C and -10C to 50C depending on model.
Custom Medical OEM Stainless Steel Keypad KY-2123
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KY-55A02 20 Key Stainless Steel Side Keypad
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KY-55A01 28 Key Stainless Steel Side Keypad
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Metal Door Station Keypad With IP65 and IK07 Protection
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KY2117 20 Key Stainless Steel Keypad With Aluminium Back Panel
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KY2161 24 Key Brushed Stainless Steel Keypad
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KY2168 26 Key Stainless Steel Side Keypad
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KY-U90 Silver 19 Key Brushed Stainless Steel Keypad
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KY-U90 Gold 19 Key Stainless Steel Keypad With USB
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KY-U90 Black 19 Key Stainless Steel Keypad With USB
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KY-KLX01 Brushed Stainless Steel USB Metal Keypad
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KY-T50 IP65 Waterproof Metal Keyboard With USB
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KY2230 Encrypting Metal Keypad With IP65 and IK07 Rating
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KY-2220B Customized Control Keyboard for Metro Systems
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KY-GD Control Keyboard for Experimental Instruments
View SpecificationProblems This Range Solves
- A standard pad forces the machine designer to redraw the fascia instead of the other way round.
- Medical and hygiene applications need surface treatments a general catalogue part does not carry.
- Legacy equipment still runs RS232 while newer builds expect USB from the same supplier.
- Tactile requirements such as embossing are rarely offered on stock keypads.
Who Specifies It
- OEMs specifying an input device around a fixed enclosure opening.
- Medical device manufacturers needing a cleanable bespoke keypad.
- Access control and door station builders with unusual key counts.
- Buyers consolidating several bespoke input parts with one factory.
Where It Is Installed
- An antibacterial medical keypad for infusion and diagnostic equipment.
- A 20 key stainless side unit embedded in a self service machine.
- A 28 key bespoke pad for a communications cabinet.
- A door station keypad built around an existing entrance panel.
- A build needing key size 11.5mm*21.5mm*3mm with 0.45mm key trip and 3N key strength.
- An installation rated for -20C to 70C ambient with 20 to 85 percent relative humidity.
What You Get From This Range
- Over 1,000 sets of molds already held, with CNC and sheet metal equipment in house.
- SUS304 stainless keys with etched black text and optional embossing.
- Sealing options published up to IP65 and IP67 with IK07 impact rating.
- Interfaces span USB, PS/2 and RS232 with matrix options on some builds.
- System compatibility covers Windows XP through Windows 10, Linux, Ubuntu and Android.
- Rear mounting or front mounting chosen per project.
What To Specify When You Order
Give us these and the quotation comes back complete rather than with questions attached.
- Supply a dimensioned drawing or a sample of the opening the unit must fill.
- List the exact legend content and say whether it is etched, silk screened or embossed.
- Name the interface and the operating system the host runs.
- State the sealing and impact rating the installation demands.
- Give the ambient temperature and humidity range at the installed site.
Industries Using This Range
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Does KEYU work from customer drawings
Yes. KEYU provides OEM and ODM service and this category is made up of builds specified by customers.
What key travel and force are typical
Published custom builds list a key trip of 0.45mm and key strength of 3N plus or minus 10 percent.
Can Braille or tactile marking be added
Embossing is available on these stainless keypads and is specified with the layout.
Which operating systems are supported
Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Linux, Ubuntu and Android.
What sealing can a custom pad reach
Custom medical builds are published with IP65 and IP67 waterproof ratings, and other builds list IP65 with IK07 impact resistance.
Get A Quote On Custom Keyboard
Tell us the key count, interface and mounting method and we will come back with the models that fit and the price.