Touch tables differ from wall-mounted touchscreens through construction height, static table load capacity, and the horizontal display layout, which is designed for different interaction patterns (multiple people all around, maps and plans in landscape format, object recognition via NFC or optical markers).
Display classes range from PCAP multitouch (Projected Capacitive, 10–40 simultaneous touch points, very robust) to infrared frames (cheaper, slightly larger tolerance range) and optical systems with recognition of physical objects. For most indoor installations, PCAP multitouch is the standard.
Economically, touch tables range between €8,000 (43-inch standard table) and €35,000 (86-inch premium table with object recognition and integrated audio solution). Additionally, there are costs for software development (often custom, €5,000–€50,000 one-off) and content.
Typical fields of application are architecture and real estate showrooms (interactive city models), museums & culture (experience stations), premium retail (configurators for furniture, vehicles, jewellery), corporate lobbies (location maps, company story), and workshop rooms (collaborative planning tools).