Zytronic technology helps inform travelers at Japanese bus stations

Large format digital signage kiosks have been installed at Kintetsu Nara and JR Nara bus stations. These use Zyfilm and ZXY100 touch controllers to provide multilingual information to travelers.

Digital signage kiosk designer and manufacturer Hyojito has selected Zyfilm and ZXY100 touch controllers from Zytronic for your multilingual information kiosks 75 inches installed on Nara Kotsu bus lines in Japan.

Large-format digital signage kiosks have been installed in the concourses of JR Nara and Kintetsu Nara stations, to provide citizens and visitors with easy access to travel information in multiple languages, including bus times and locations.

JR Nara Station has been equipped with a kiosk configured with two large-format vertical touch screens, while in Kintetsu Nara it is horizontal.

Located in Nara prefecture, in the Kansai region, These stations are the main connection centers for local and long-distance road buses.. The Nara Kotsu bus line has been providing scheduled local services, including sightseeing excursions, charter flights and intercity and airport transportation in the region from 1929, y, at the moment, serves more than 50 million passengers a year.

These touch digital signage kiosks are equipped with original multilingual mapping applications. “In recent years, Demand has increased for larger, higher resolution touch screens that can withstand long-term use, even in outdoor environments. As the design of each model is different, We needed touch screen technology that responded to customer needs, and that it was robust enough to work reliably in difficult environments”, commented Akihiro Yokota, from Hyojito's product development division.

Zytronic touch technology works reliably in the harshest environments. Zyfilm offers the ability to support screens up to 85 inches, with single-touch or multi-touch functionality, and is offered as a flexible sheet format that adheres to the back of the transparent surface.

The ZXY100 touch controller has been designed to cover the full range of PCT touch sensors and supports single and dual touch sensing., as well as with gesture controls such as swipes.