50 mm General Purpose Illuminated Touch Buttons

K50 Core Series

The K50 Touch Series is a versatile family that combines a large, bright indicator with solid-state switching capability activated by a simple touch. Ideal for lean manufacturing and bin-picking operations.

Ergonomic design requires no physical pressure to operate, preventing stress on hands and wrists
Simple operation with the touch of a finger, hand or whole palm
Easily actuated with bare hands or work gloves
Rugged, fully encapsulated IP69K construction for high-pressure wash-down environments
Models with either latching or momentary outputs
Ideal for pick-to-light and call button applications in a variety of industries
1-, 2- and 3-color models available to solve a variety of applications

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Remote I/O

Simplify system design with reduced wiring, onboard diagnostics LEDs, providing you greater flexibility, improved performance, multi-protocol support, and compact designs.

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Technical Documents

Select a document below by choosing between the following product logic types:

PICK-TO-LIGHT: Two-color logic options for error-proofing, picking, putting and verification
MULTIPURPOSE: Full color control via three inputs independent of button; momentary output follows button
ILLUMINATED BUTTONS: One or two colors with momentary or latching bipolar outputs that follow button
SPECIALTY PICK-TO-LIGHT: Three-color logic options for error-proofing, picking, putting and verification
MODBUS: Color control and input monitoring via Modbus RTU

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Pick-to-Light (1 or 2 Color)

Logic Model	Logic Description
Logic Model C	Logic Description Input activates Color 1. Touch activates Color 2 and Output.
Logic Model D	Logic Description Input activates Color 1. Touch activates Output.
Logic Model E	Logic Description Input activates Color 1. Touch activates Output. Touch with inactive input activates Color 2.

Technical Literature - Pick-to-Light

Date

Type

Size

K50 Touch Gen 1 Pick-to-Light
Datasheet

DATE:19 Jul 2021

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:369K

K50 Touch Gen 2 Pick-to-Light
Datasheet

DATE:23 Jun 2017

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:400K

K50 Touch Gen 2 FDA-Grade Pick-to-Light
Datasheet

DATE:22 Jul 2016

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:312K

Multipurpose (3 Color)

Logic Model	Logic Description
Logic Model F2	Logic Description Three inputs activate three colors. Color 3 overrides Colors 1 and 2, and Color 2 overrides Color 1. Touch changes output state.

Technical Literature - Multipurpose

Date

Type

Size

K50 Touch Gen 2 Illuminated Multipurpose Buttons
Datasheet

DATE:22 Jun 2020

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:1.4MB

K50 Touch Gen 1 Illuminated Multipurpose Buttons
Datasheet

DATE:9 Feb 2017

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:340K

K50 Touch Gen 2 FDA-Grade Illuminated Multipurpose Buttons
Datasheet

DATE:22 Jul 2016

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:342K

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Type

Size

EZ-LIGHT K50 and K80 Specialty C3 Series - Japanese
Datasheet

DATE:07/14/10

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:1.3MB

Illuminated Buttons (2 Color)

Logic Model	Logic Description
Logic Model H	Logic Description Power activates Color 1. Touch changes bipolar output state and activates Color 2. Latch and momentary options.

Technical Literature - Illuminated

Date

Type

Size

K50 Touch Gen 2 Illuminated Buttons
Datasheet

DATE:26 Oct 2022

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:423K

K50 Touch Gen 1 Illuminated Buttons
Datasheet

DATE:8 Feb 2017

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:353K

K50 Touch Gen 2 FDA-Grade Illuminated Buttons
Datasheet

DATE:22 Jul 2016

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:317K

Specialty Pick-to-Light (3 Color)

Logic Model	Logic Description
Logic Model C3	Logic Description Input activates Color 1. Touch with active input activates Color 3 and Output. Touch with inactive input activates Color 2 and Output.
Logic Model C4	Logic Description Input activates Color 1. Touch with active input activates Color 3 and Output. Touch with inactive input activates Color 2 and Output for 5 seconds.

Technical Literature - Specialty Pick-to-Light

Date

Type

Size

K50 Touch Gen 1 Specialty Pick-to-Light
Datasheet

DATE:19 Jul 2021

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:379K

K50 Touch Gen 2 Specialty Pick-to-Light
Datasheet

DATE:23 Jun 2017

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:409K

K50 Touch Gen 2 FDA-Grade Specialty Pick-to-Light
Datasheet

DATE:27 Jul 2016

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:327K

Modbus (3 Color)

Logic Model	Logic Description
Logic Model S1	Logic Description Modbus commands activate Colors. Touch activates Modbus output.

Technical Literature - Modbus

Date

Type

Size

K50 Modbus Pick-to-Light
Datasheet

DATE:15 Mar 2016

FILE TYPE:Datasheet

FILE SIZE:364K

Marketing Literature

Application Notes

Call for Parts at a Furniture Manufacturer

The customer needs a solution that can increase the forklift operator's response time by putting indicators on the forklift's dashboard and can also allow the forklift operator to acknowledge the request, which eliminates redundant part deliveries by multiple operators.

Emergency Stop Indication

With the all-in-one enclosure, the emergency stop pushbutton combined with the K50 Touch lighted indicator communicates simple status indication in emergency conditions.

Warehouse Vehicle Detection with Indication

Vehicle detection at loading docks is complicated because sensing solutions are exposed to the elements and need to recognize a wide variety of surfaces. Rugged ultrasonic sensors work well to accurately detect the surfaces of delivery vehicles regardless of the material. Pairing with bright LED indication creates unmistakable operator guidance.

Wireless Call for Parts

With high-quality LED lights and multiple colors in one device, Banner's multi-segment audibleTL50, combined with the K50 Touch and PM8 wireless system result in efficient call for part processes. To begin, Banner’s K50 ergonomic touch buttons are installed in a supervisor station and numbered according to their corresponding PML8 Wireless Nodes, which are installed at individual workstations along with an audible tower light.

Full Tote Indication and Verification

In order to properly identify and use visual management, a sensor is triggered when the bag is full and then sends a signal to a K50 touch button to light red, which represents a full tote. The K50 touch visually shows operators the bag needs to be removed and changed with an empty one. In order to show the bag is ready for more packages, the operator presses the ergonomic K50 touch button, changing it back to green to show the bag is ready for more packages.

Communication in a Busy Manufacturing Site

As more components pass through the oven, keeping pace with the flow of items to be unloaded becomes increasingly difficult. Congestion in the sortation area builds. Items can easily be misdirected or even damaged. A pause in the flow of parts allows the unloading operator to correct mistakes and clear a pickup station. However, the distance between the unloading and loading areas as well as ambient interference from surrounding machinery complicates communication between operators.

Kitting Operation with Gloves

Banner’s fixed-field K50 indicator detects gloved hands , sensing when operators select the correct parts during the kitting process. The K50 indicator’s logic function is then able to notify the operator that he/she picked correctly by changing from green to yellow—additional colors can be selected to suite to the manufacturer’s preference. The K50’s ability to detect black gloves is especially important for lean manufacturing processes where workers typically wear dark gloves.

Videos

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