Jowan,
The biggest difference is the hot seal tends to peel
better since it is just a slight melt between the two
plastics.  A cold seal is generally a Pressure
Sensitive Adhesive (PSA) and that tends to be more
difficult to peel back for some feeders.  However,
most taping machines that you would purchase for lower
volume taping are going to use PSA due to lower cost.
You can check out V-tek online at vtekusa.com for more
info on LV taping machines.

Brad

--- Jowan Iven <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Happy New Year to you all,
>
> I'm currently looking for equipment to tape small
> batches of smd's.
> There are two possible systems available 1) "Hot
> seal"   and   2) "Cold seal"
> But I can't get a clear picture about all the pro's
> and con's.
>
> I appreciate any input to make a more founded
> decision.
>
>
>
> Jowan  Iven
> Process  Engineer  Manufacturing
> Stork Electronics
>
>
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