Feeders

Every SMT line generates a river of waste carrier tape and cover film, and most factories still cut it by hand with scissors. An automatic SMT reel scrap tape cutter sits at the chip-mounter tape recycling point, shreds tape and film into uniform segments, and drops them into an anti-static bin. This buyer-oriented guide from Southern Machinery (Shenzhen, China; 237+ global customers since 2011) explains what the machine does, where it fits in a complete PCB assembly line, the parameters worth comparing before you buy, and how to calculate payback. Includes the S-680A in live operation.

Bulk components such as terminals, safety capacitors, switches, transformers, and hardware parts are among the hardest items to feed automatically on a PCB assembly line. Southern Machinery's customized vibration bowl fe