Very true. I have the same situation here with prototypes and have no
problem with that. However, that wasn't the issue brought up in this thread.
This issue concerned the stockroom cutting off pieces of tape from a reel
each time a production job is run based on the value of the component. I
still think the better solution is to leave the reels alone and control
material on the floor properly.

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Bob Barr
Manufacturing Engineering
Formation, Inc.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jowan Iven [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Friday, May 16, 2003 9:25 AM
> To: 'TechNet E-Mail Forum.'; 'Barr, Bob'
> Subject: RE: [TN] SMT tape leader splicing tools
>
>
> Bob,
>
> It just isn't possible to get fully loaded reels all the time.
> We do al lot of prototyping and it is foolish to order
> complete reels when
> you don't know if you ever need that component again.
> That's why I'm also looking for a better tapesplicer than the
> one we have
> already.
> Ours can only splice 8mm tapes.
>
> regards,
>
> Jowan Iven

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