Process · Packaging & Assembly
Tape and reel
The standard shipping medium for surface-mount parts, in which each device sits in an embossed pocket of a carrier tape sealed with cover tape and wound onto a reel for automatic pick and place feeding.
- Also known as
- T&R, Carrier tape, Reel
- Type
- Process
- Domain
- Packaging & Assembly, Assembly and test operations
- Also relevant to
- General Industry
Notes
Moisture sensitive parts ship in the reel inside a sealed dry bag with desiccant and a humidity indicator card.
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