This manufacturer may sound obvious to you because all game mouse manufacturers use their buttons to swap, but in case you didn't know, they also make machine keyboard switches you may know but don't know that was from this manufacturer. We refer to ROMER-G equipment switch me Logitech It uses high performance switches on its gaming keyboards that have little or no Cherry MX aspiration and have a quality seal maker like OMRON.
Similarly, they also produce modes such as steering wheels, gear levers and driving pedals for simulators, airplane rods and a variety of products, including most automobiles, arcade play rods and print buttons.
The production process
First of all we need to know that, in the case of keyboards, the builder has them two types of switches: B3K, in standard size and similar to the Cherry MX, B3KL (Low Profile), a little bit of modified that is instead of having a spring, there is a way to use a butterfly.
These B3KL switches are used on gaming laptops such as those from AORUS, and they have a clever response and a "click" sound to mimic standard machine keyboards. These keys have it 6 mm in height, with 2.5 mm displacement and 1.6 mm activation point, with 55 grams of force required for it.
This shift is made of several pieces: a plastic base, a magnifying glass, a copper contact, a string of butterflies, a spring, a slide and a button, with a fixed structure that protects the spring created by light.
A magnifying glass? Yes it is. At OMRON they saw that with these switches illuminated each key and did not look good, so what they did included a magnifying glass to redirect the light when it had to continue, so they were able to create a more dynamic and more stable lighting.
To name these exchanges took 3 years of OMRON, and for laptops for AORUS games only now Cooler Master It also works to sell low profile keyboards with this switch. Of course, many other manufacturers already have their wish so we will soon see them with more keyboard models, and not only laptops but also USB gaming keyboards.
OMRON quality processes
As soon as each switch is made and assembled, it passes through the quality department when placed under A 15-day pressure test performed approximately one million keytrokes a day, to check that they work perfectly. Obviously this change is not something that comes to us in the future (they won't sell you a switch that already has 15 million keytrokes, obviously), they just take a few from each production band to find out if the batch is right.
In addition to this test operation, because the switch is guaranteed to work well under the circumstances from -40ºC to +70ºC temperatureThey are also tested in these difficult situations. To do this, they put them in special rooms for 96 hours, subjected them to extreme cold and heat (and plenty of humidity) while inspecting them and making sure they never suffer at all.
If any switch has a problem they automatically dump the entire production batch thinking that everyone would be in the same situation, and started investigating (with the CSI plan) what happened, why it provided problems and how to solve them. This potential problem for diagnoses starts right at the design stage, that is, the rings do not fall if they have to re-adjust the switch to meet its stringent quality standards.
On top of all this, a batch of modified "good" past all tests without problems is analyzed under a x-ray machine to determine if something was worn, if any part was prone to failure and, in the end, to ensure that even though the switch had already exceeded 15 million and that it had been subjected to freezing temperatures and humidity, it could continue to run longer.
Unfortunately, the simple fact is that the entire design and quality process is done in the offices of a Japanese company, but the production, with almost all hardware products, is made in China. For this reason you can buy the brand and see that it is Made in China, but don't worry because you have gone through the same quality processes that we show you here.
OMRON has the capacity to produce approximately 2,000 switches per hour, 24 hours a day and 20 days a month, meaning approximately one million switches are made per month. We cannot teach you how to do it because they themselves want to protect their property, but given the right programs, we are not surprised by their good reputation.
