Electronics Forum | Thu Jun 15 03:31:26 EDT 2006 | Bert van den Berg
The cover tape on 0805, 1206 and IC reels occasionally does not pull back clear of the tape and our Fuji IP-1 stops. Although some feeders appear to be more vulnerable to this than others, is this a feeder problem or is this a material problem with
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 15 10:50:00 EDT 2014 | proy
Can anyone suggest what plastic type SMT tapes for mostly embossed/deep pocket tapes are for recycling? I am talking about semi clear type, for 16/24mm widths usually pocketed. The black tapes we get from our Tape and reel supplier are thermo forme
Electronics Forum | Thu Jul 01 13:21:54 EDT 2021 | tanderson
I'm trying to find clear tape (8mm, 12mm, 16mm widths) and clear plastic leads to use with opened reels of components. A former supervisor provided some but I don't know where he got them from. Any suggestions on a source for these? I attached a pic
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 16 07:10:09 EDT 2012 | mccabekev
I have found that Edding do an aerospace marker, which is water based and does not run with the conformal coating. However, this washes off prior to the coating so it is not much use. Looks like we are just going to have to put some clear tape over
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 23 08:17:46 EDT 2009 | kpm135
I've run into mysterious light curtain errors before and what was happening was when the head moved across the top of the components one of the clear tape covers would flutter up and trigger the curtain then it would settle back down on top of the ta
Electronics Forum | Fri Jan 23 13:20:44 EST 2015 | daniellarios
Well both materials are thermo plastics and recyclable. But it is diffficult to separe into streams. Do you have any process to do this?
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 04 22:01:48 EST 2015 | daniellarios
But do you separate this waste from others. Or do you separate by plastic? Because if you do the second it would be easier to find a way to recycle. Do you use an optic sorter ?
Electronics Forum | Tue Jun 18 23:29:02 EDT 2019 | SMTA-David
Hi, I have an older Samsung pick and place (CP-40LV model). During last few runs I have experienced several feeders with the clear plastic tape cover not peeling back to expose the next part. I manually pull back the tape and it runs for a while and
Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 15 15:52:36 EDT 2014 | davef
VTEK says …” Carrier tapes are made from three primary materials. (All are manufactured in accordance with EIA standards) 1 Polycarbonate is a black plastic material with excellent impact strength. It is used primarily for bare die and small form fac
Electronics Forum | Wed Feb 04 21:44:58 EST 2015 | proy
Well both materials are thermo plastics and > recyclable. But it is diffficult to separe into > streams. Do you have any process to do this? I can sort them and keep them separate, the problem I am having is finding a way to get titis properly in