Touchscreen display rated for impact (the cover glass, its thickness and the IK code on the front of an industrial touch monitor)
How hard a knock the front of a touchscreen display survives · IK codes from 0.15 J to 20 J under IEC 62262 and the hammer and drop height behind each, cover glass thickness and strengthening, and why a UL ball-drop claim is not an IK rating
The front glass of a touchscreen display is also its impact surface, and the rating that describes how hard an impact an enclosure front withstands is the IK code from IEC 62262. Datasheets do not all use it: some give an IK code, some a ball-drop test, some only a glass thickness, so the buyer has to ask for the same basis from each supplier.
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CNFX editorial research · Sources checked October 13, 2026 · 5 sources
Enclosure maker Bopla describes the IK code under IEC 62262:2002 and IEC 60068-2-75:2015 as specifying "impact resistance up to a defined minimum level of impact energy which the enclosure must withstand", with codes 00 to 10. Palazzoli's table of the same codes adds IK 11 at 50 J. [1][2]
Bopla gives the tool and height for each code from IK06 upward. Multiplying mass, gravity (9.81 m/s²) and height reproduces the nominal energies closely: 0.5 kg × 0.20 m gives 0.98 J, 0.5 kg × 0.40 m gives 1.96 J, 1.7 kg × 0.295 m gives 4.92 J, 5 kg × 0.20 m gives 9.81 J and 5 kg × 0.40 m gives 19.6 J. [1]
Bopla lists IK01–05 together as 0.15 J to 0.7 J; Palazzoli gives each one, from 0.150 J for IK 01 to 0.700 J for IK 05. [1][2]
State the IK code the display front must meet and ask for the test report naming IEC 62262, the impact points and the glass build tested.
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What touch display datasheets state about the glass
faytech's data sheet for an 8-inch projected capacitive monitor (FT08TMACAPOB) lists "Glass Thickness [mm] 3.0", "IK Protection IK07", "Strengthening Thermally Strengthened" and optical bonding, with IP65 at the front and IP40 at the back. [3]
AG Neovo's TX-10 10.1-inch touch monitor data sheet gives a glass thickness of 3.3 mm and says the glass "has passed the UL60950 ball-drop test for high- impact resistance and durability"; it does not state an IK code, so its impact claim cannot be compared one-for-one with an IK rating. [4]
Riverdi supplies its standard industrial touch panels with 1.1 mm cover glass and offers 1.1, 1.8, 2.8, 4 and 6 mm for its capacitive touch displays, including Gorilla Glass in one 4.3-inch version. Its controller table gives a maximum cover glass of 10 mm or 15 mm and gloves up to 2 mm or 5 mm thick, depending on the controller. Riverdi says its newer controllers "will work with thick cover glass, gloves, and water droplets". [5]
Ask each supplier for glass thickness, strengthening method (thermal or chemical), the impact test and result, and confirm the touch controller is set up for that glass and for any gloves used.
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Impact-rated touchscreen details
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Size: [diagonal; resolution]
Touch: [projected capacitive; resistive]
Impact: [IK code; test report]
Glass: [thickness; thermal or chemical strengthening]
Bonding: [optical; air gap]
Gloves: [type; thickness]
Front sealing: [IP]
Mounting: [panel; VESA]
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Hangzhou Fray Tech Co., Ltd.
Manufacturing site to be confirmed for the order
Lists industrial touchscreen displays, including IP65 resistive models, on its own website; ask for IK rating and glass build.
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· Page last updated 13 October 2026
Buyer questions
How much energy does IK08 mean?
Up to 5 J; Bopla describes it as a 1.7 kg steel tool from 29.5 cm. [1]
Is there a code above IK10?
Palazzoli lists IK 11 at 50 J; Bopla's table stops at IK10 (20 J). [2][1]
What IK rating does a 3 mm strengthened glass touch monitor have?
One example, faytech's FT08TMACAPOB, lists IK07 with 3.0 mm thermally strengthened glass. [3]
Is a ball-drop test the same as an IK rating?
No; AG Neovo cites a UL60950 ball-drop test without giving an IK code, so ask for an IEC 62262 result if you need IK. [4]
Sources and what still needs a direct check
Sources checked 2026-10-13. Bopla and Palazzoli publish IK code tables; faytech, AG Neovo (via the reseller Logando) and Riverdi publish touch display data sheets and cover glass options.
