Electronics Forum | Wed Oct 10 12:22:08 EDT 2001 | Kevin
Cal, There are several suppliers of cover tape materials that do not require heat to activate the adhesive. 3M and Advantek are likely the leaders. There are relatively few T&R machines that can handle both heat and non-heat applications - as Chri
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 05 18:18:56 EDT 2007 | coop
We get our splice tape through splicetronic solutions, I recomend the double splice tape. steir also makes the double splice tape it works good for attaching strips together and also for putting leaders on the tape, if your feeders require. GOOD LUC
Electronics Forum | Wed Aug 22 14:25:22 EDT 2007 | russ
Go inform the owner of your company that you are spending hours of labor dealing with these parts instead of spending the extra 4 dollars it takes to buy an entire reel. When we deal with strips we make sure that an extra amount is ordered to apply
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 21 08:34:03 EDT 2007 | rgduval
We have the same problems with cut/tape parts. But, we specialize in short-run prototypes, so I don't have much of a choice but to deal with it, and find a way to make it as easy as possible. We just demo'd a splice tool from Sierra Electronics (ww
Electronics Forum | Mon Jul 12 11:35:27 EDT 2004 | Pierre RICHARD
Here are some answers to my questions after a good research. I also added more definitions that could help understand this esoteric language used in assembly, specially surrounding fluxes and their use. In blue italics are comments and extracts from
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 21 10:11:12 EDT 2005 | gregp
Hi Rob, I'm not sure I know what you mean. Are you referring to adding leaders to cut tapes in order to minimize component loss? Also, I've never heard of tapes snapping. Is this something you see regularly on a particular piece of equipment? Th
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 21 10:40:18 EDT 2005 | PWH
Splicing for us has been a rough go as we haven't really found a tool that works well/fast. We have a few different machines = different feeders. They all react different to a splicing "style". The best so far is a crimp tool that crimps a brass s
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 23 10:25:40 EDT 2005 | gregp
On our machines, the feeder release latch is designed such that the feeder goes offline (machine will not pick from it) before you can actually remove the feeder. This makes it virtually impossible to damage a nozzle or spindle. I'm not sure about
Electronics Forum | Tue Aug 19 13:35:51 EDT 2008 | stefi
Hello, I need an advice regarding the next issue: in the case of Assembleon Topaz or Emerald SMT machines, is there necessary to teach first the block repeat coordinates and after that the PCB fiducial coordinates when you do not have these coordina
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 21 12:30:03 EDT 2005 | Rob
Hi Greg, We've used lots of machines over the years & seen lots of different tape related issues - the main one being snap off of the cover tape, usually due to too much glue, over entusiastic heat seal, or a feeder requiring maintainance. Also the
