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Best way to place a leader onto cut tape?

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#91358

Best way to place a leader onto cut tape? | 26 August, 2024

All,

What are the current industry options for putting leaders on cut tape? In our NPI practices, we're often sent parts directly from the customer in the form of cut tape in an exact needed quantity.

As you can imagine, this is a pain in getting on a feeder without losing a part that you later have to hand place. What are the best options?

I've explored the TS-100 from V-TEK which is a little pricey, and the Smart Splice LLC option of just using double sided carrier tape extenders. Leaning towards the simplistic option of using carrier tape extenders, but want to hear other thoughts.

Thank you!

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#91373

Best way to place a leader onto cut tape? | 27 August, 2024

I've seen a smart splice demo at an expo, and was fairly impressed. They would work well with our mycronic machines. I like that they have a tape system and you can just splice blank tape and reuse them.

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#91376

Best way to place a leader onto cut tape? | 27 August, 2024

CoT used to make a tray for a tray feeder that you can slide your cut tapes into. Then you use it like a tray feeder and just teach the pocket positions.

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