{"id":6790,"date":"2023-04-27T12:54:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T12:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/blog\/tailormade-functional-steel-intelligent-sheet-steel\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:43:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:43:02","slug":"tailormade-functional-steel-intelligent-sheet-steel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/en\/tailormade-functional-steel-intelligent-sheet-steel\/","title":{"rendered":"Tailormade Functional Steel &#8211; Intelligent sheet steel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-group section-post has-background\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f4;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12fe07dae8a365c345b03b12958bfda8\" style=\"color:#009fe3\">Tailormade Functional Steel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns section-post-wrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_FFG-SS_voestalpine.png\" alt=\"Post FFG SS voestalpine\" class=\"wp-image-1557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_FFG-SS_voestalpine.png 2560w, https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_FFG-SS_voestalpine-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/lcm.web-email.at\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Post_FFG-SS_voestalpine-1024x683.png 1024w, 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class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br>Intelligent sheet steel<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Capacitive touch sensors integrated directly onto sheet steel enable new innovative products: Steel doors that are opened by touch, sheet metal that heats, e.g. in construction, gastronomy or supermarkets, and shelves whose occupancy status is recognized (implemented by Umdasch).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Used as a control element, this technology has the potential for innovative operating concepts and for improving the usability of devices.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <section  class=\"section-desc\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n            <div class=\"section-desc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<mark>Requirements<\/mark>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Turning steel into an intelligent material<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Functionality directly in the component<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Freedom in appearance and function  <\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Record data directly on the steel surface<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Various functions: Control element, load detection, surface heating and much more.<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<mark>Solution<\/mark>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"block-desc\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Development of organic coating technology (JKU Institute of Microelectronics and Microsensors)<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Development of the capacitive evaluation electronics (LCM GmbH)<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Implementation of functional patterns (operating surfaces, shelves with occupancy detection)<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n    <div  class=\"section-card-person bg-gray-300-30\">\n        \t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card-person\">\n                <div class=\"card-person-img\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"222\" height=\"222\" 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