We tried splicing and found numerous problems with jamming. To make a long story short, as a rule we just don't do it. There are exceptions such as; we are short a part and need to use several very short pieces of tape and reel parts.

Splicing SMT tape & reel

Electronics Forum | Tue Mar 02 11:06:14 EST 2004 | Morris

I'm wondering what others are doing with splicing SMT carrier tapes when necessary. (e.g to join cut tapes etc) The system we have seems kind of clumsy and when a tape is spliced, often causes jams in the feeder anyway. Any systems or advice you can

Splicing SMT tape & reel

Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 03 13:50:37 EST 2004 | gregp

The root cause of your problem is your placement equipment. It is not designed for continuous production during component replenishment. Feeders that can be removed, reloaded, and placed back on the machine while the machine is running (without mis

Splicing SMT tape & reel

Electronics Forum | Wed Mar 03 07:54:37 EST 2004 | stefwitt

According to inquiries of splicing tape, it is been done at many places. I do agree that the feeder fouls badly, if the splice brakes. How much longer does it take to fix the problem with a broken splice? How quickly can you change a feeder/tape with

Splicing SMT tape & reel

Electronics Forum | Fri Mar 05 15:02:18 EST 2004 | magdelectronics

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