Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 20 16:19:44 EDT 2005 | gregp
Hello all, I am looking for a general opinion on splicing tapes. It has always been my opinion that splicing was an after thought for the machines that did not allow feeder removal and replacement during machine operation. If the machine has the ab
Electronics Forum | Tue Sep 20 22:34:14 EDT 2005 | davef
Some machines provide for replacing feeders while placing components. Search the SMTnet Archives for background discussion on tape splicing, while you're waiting for others to respond.
Electronics Forum | Wed Sep 21 04:20:40 EDT 2005 | Rob
Hi Greg, Remember, splicing isn't just for when components run out - it's also for when you have to pull a part reel from stock, swap it across machines with different feeders, or when the tape snaps. Cheers, Rob.
Electronics Forum | Fri Sep 23 04:11:53 EDT 2005 | Rob
Hi Greg, A larger floor standing spool would seem a good way to go, but on the larger plastic tapes, trying to accurately join them to feed through without jamming or coming apart is a total pain. Cheers, Rob
Electronics Forum | Mon Aug 14 03:52:39 EDT 2006 | Richard Robins-Bird
Visit http://www.fujismt.com Most of our splicing tapes do not require specialist tooling or splicing plates.
Electronics Forum | Thu Sep 22 08:06:13 EDT 2005 | gregp
Hello Rob, We have reel hangers on our feeders as opposed to "buckets". The reels cannot be removed while the feeder is mounted to the machine. Thus splicing is not currently an option. As mentioned above, we felt that it is easier to remove the f
Electronics Forum | Fri Jun 23 12:17:11 EDT 2006 | kevindebarra
Dear Greg and PWH, I see from your comments above, that you are still unsure whether splicing is for you, and mention that you have yet to find a "good splice tool." QTEK Manufacturing Ltd. based in Ireland, Mexico and Hungary provide a unique tool
Electronics Forum | Thu Apr 20 08:50:58 EDT 2000 | Mike Keogh
Ref.message from Chris McDonald,CORRECTION... VTECH SMT LTD. of Stirling, Scotland are an award winning supplier to major 'Blue Chip' companies and should in no way be confused with V-Tek inc. as intimated in chris's message. To date we have never su
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 | 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
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