Graham,

The latest Circuits Assembly magazine has a great article on this.  It's a good read for those who aren't familiar with the splicing process.

Leland

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Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 7:28 AM
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Subject: [TN] SMT tape splicing

Hello Technet
A mundane question, I know.  But from a practical viewpoint an important one.

As a contract manufacturer we deal with a lot of little bits of tape & reel parts, resulting in a fair bit of machine downtime when it runs out of a part and has to be reloaded.  So I would like to get setup so that we can splice together pieces of tape to feed the pick and place machines.  Google tells me I've got a few options, but what I need to know is which one is the best.

Any recommendations?  I doubt it matters, but the machines are UIC and Fuji.

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regards,

Graham Collins
Senior Process Engineer
Sunsel Systems
(902) 444-7867 ext 211


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