iKey, LTD, also known as iKey Industrial Peripherals, is an
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...
-based manufacturer of rugged computer keyboards, mice and other peripherals. The company was founded in 1989 and currently works with several Fortune 500 companies. The company was formerly known as Texas Industrial Peripherals.
Products
iKey’s core product line includes specially sealed keyboards in either stainless steel or ABS polycarbonate cases, most of which have silicon keypads. The devices are either wireless or connect via
USB
Universal Serial Bus (USB) is an industry standard that establishes specifications for cables, connectors and protocols for connection, communication and power supply ( interfacing) between computers, peripherals and other computers. A broa ...
or
PS2 cables.
The company also manufactures custom products for industrial, medical, and public safety customers. Common options for custom projects include metal keys, backlighting, and variable key layouts. Often, iKey keyboards are incorporated into mobile computer systems using Ram Mounts,
rack mount
A 19-inch rack is a standardized frame or enclosure for mounting multiple electronic equipment modules. Each module has a front panel that is wide. The 19 inch dimension includes the edges or "ears" that protrude from each side of the equ ...
s, and other mounting systems.
iKey's medical keyboards have demonstrated the ability to prevent cross-contamination of bacteria and viruses.
Product certifications
*
NEMA 4, 4X
* UL-1950
* CE
* Factory Mutual:
Intrinsically safe
Intrinsic safety (IS) is a protection technique for safe operation of electrical equipment in hazardous areas by limiting the energy, electrical and thermal, available for ignition. In signal and control circuits that can operate with low curre ...
(IS), Non-incendive (NI)
* FCC Class 15, Part B
* RoHS
* WEEE
*
China RoHS
* D-Mark
International presence
iKey products are sold in over one hundred countries, either directly by iKey or through distributors, resellers, system integrators, and others.
The keyboards are built in seventeen different language
layouts including American English, Arabic,
Cyrillic, Danish, Finnish, French, French Canadian, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish, Swiss, Turkish, and UK English.
External links
Company Web siteHoovers Fact SheetFB Peripherals Ltd - UK Main Agent / Distributor Web site
References
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Manufacturing companies based in Austin, Texas
Manufacturing companies established in 1989