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Advertorial: Tactile Technologies: positively impacting the digital space in SA
Tactile Technologies positively impacting the interactive space in SA
Did you know that when you fly in South Africa you encounter and use Tactile Technologies products every single time?
Established in 2001, Tactile Technologies focuses on touch screen, auto-id and payment technology. With offices in South Africa (Johannesburg, Cape Town and KZN), Belgium and Taiwan, Tactile distributes several industry leading brands in the touch, auto-id and payment industry.
On your way to the airport you might stop at an Engen fuel station, where we have about 3 000 touch screen monitors at their Points of S ale (P O S ). Once at the airport, the self-service check-in terminals contain ELO touch screen monitors. As you go through security, airport staff will scan your boarding pass at a kiosk (supplied by our client integrator) containing an ELO touch screen monitor. We’re not finished yet, because even Airports Company S outh Africa (A CS A) security uses ELO touch screen technology to scan your luggage. And we’re still not done - you might go for a bite to eat at a Spur, KFC, Wimpy, Ocean Basket, Nando’s, Steers or Milky Way … all which use ELO touch screen monitors and/or FE C PO S terminals. Technology-wise, about 70% of these products are equipped with ELO’s leading Surface Acoustic Wave Technology, which has taken the South African market by storm. It features a zero-bezel front, allowing flush integration and approaches a 0% failure rate. The technology is currently being deployed by leading retailers such as Mr Price and Engen.
Tactile Technologies have some big plans for the coming years.
Retail, telecommunications & government projects According to Mauro Mercuri, Group Director, 2019 was a great year for Tactile, despite the struggling economy and low business and consumer confidence. The company secured some big contracts in the retail and telecommunication sector, one of which saw Tactile selected to supply one of Africa’s largest retailers with over 18 000 POS units. It was projects like this that saw the brand increase turnover by more than 20% in 2018.
‘Our channel is growing at a healthy pace as more and more customers are using our platforms. But there is still a lot of work to be done,” Mercuri notes.
‘Tactile Technologies has also had some big projects with government entities that were a great success. We worked with the department of transport on a new project for A New Learner Driver’s Testing System for South Africa,’ he adds.
Electronic testing terminals for communities in remote locations With today’s technology being as advanced as it is, the answer is obviously a shift from paper-written tests to electronic tests. This is where Tactile Technologies steps in with the design for a touch screen all-in-one that’s embedded in an enclosure and desk-mounted, with screens between the desks to prevent communication between students during the test.
These specialised testing terminals (usually 20 per center) are then placed into a classroom or a large van, which not only delivers a mobile testing station solution to far-flung communities in remote locations, but also reduces the load on the brick-and-mortar testing centres. So far, over the past five years, the new testing booths have been rolled out to over more than 50 sites around the country, predominantly in Gauteng and a few in Limpopo Province and the Western Cape. With each testing site featuring an average of 20 terminals, Tactile Technologies have managed to deliver at least 1 000 touch screen terminals, according to Anthony Shumba who is Head of Channel Sales for Tactile. n
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Tactile Technologies was established in 2001. Our core focus was and still is professional touch screen technology. We have expanded our portfolio throughout the years and now offer Touch Technology, Auto-ID and Payment solutions.
We assist our customers needing quality hardware platforms for their professional applications. Approach us for touch screen monitors, tablets, Mini-POS units, hand held scanners as well as scanning engines, and locally approved payment terminals.
The Tactile Package
• Top quality products • Focus and expertise • +70 years of experience • Product-, application- and market knowledge • Superb pre-sales guidance • Superb after sales support • A true business partner
Market Expertise
• Retail • Industrial • Medical • Banking • Gaming • Government • Mining • Military • Hospitality • Self Service
