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Product Name: Carrier Tape

Product Description

GPAX has three variations of staple spliceable EIA standard mechanically interlocking tapes. 1) Semi-Pocket: A precision embossed carrier for SMT or through-hole components. Parts are acquired using vacuum nozzles or grippers. Vision assist is necessary. 2) ThruPAX: A flat carrier with prepunched holes for accurate component lead or board lock post registration, for use with a gripper (end effector). Vision assist is not necessary as parts are auto-insertable directly from the carrier. 3) FlatPAX: A full depth precision embossed pocket carrier to package low profile parts using flat mechanically interlocking cover. FlatPAX carrier can also be used with existing installed base OEM feeders such as a Fuji, Hover-Davis (Fuji IP and QP compatible), Panasonic, Universal Instruments, and Siemens (the cover tape is unstitched with a wedge-like device provided by GPAX at no charge. It attaches to any feeder with two screws and does not need to be removed. Documentation is provided). 4) SnapPAX: A precision full pocket embossed carrier used to package ultra thin parts that would otherwise "shingle" between pockets. Parts as thin as 0.05mm (0.002") can be packaged. The part is captured at a predetermined elevation in the pocket by additional tabs in the cover tape that interlock with designed features in the carrier. This prevents the part from floating to the surface of the carrier and shingling to the next pocket. Carrier is spliceable and reuseable. Candidate parts are flex circuits, lead frames, thin metal stampings, etc.

Company Details

GPAX provides a single point of contact for parts handling solutions to our valued customers. Our 15 years experience handling mechanical and electrical parts for automated assembly plus feeder availability and integration direct from our global... more