Materials

Humidity Indicator Cards

Carrier Tape

Reel Service offers an extensive range of Carrier Tapes, manufactured on site in the UK using top quality, high specification base materials. Our in-house design expertise, custom tooling and material manufacturing capabilities ensure well defined, strong pocket formation including deep pocket forming.

 

Because the tape forming operations for many American & European carrier tape manufacturers are in SE Asia, for carrier tape users in Europe & North America the lead-time for carrier tape shipped via sea-freight can be 12 weeks or more, a whole fiscal quarter! 

This means that extensive materials resource planning and shipping logistics must be considered up to 4 months in advance.  For many customers this is not acceptable and local supply solutions must be sought, this is where Reel Service provides a major competitive advantage for European customers.

 

All carrier tape Engineering Design is performed in-house by our experienced team permitting quick responses to customer questions raised during the design phase eliminating the time lag issues typically encountered when dealing with vendors on another continent 7-8 hours ahead.

 

Further strengthening our capability and maintaining our ability to control lead-time, tooling manufacture is performed in-house providing a fully vertically integrated carrier tape manufacturing process.  This provides in-house capability for manufacture of tooling and also capability for ongoing maintenance and repair of tooling.

 

 

 

Another in-house capability helping to reduce process time is the ability to slit raw sheet materials to specific customer requirements, which again shortens carrier lead-time and allows Reel Service to maintain tight control of the whole carrier tape supply process from initial enquiry through to design, manufacture & supply.

 

 

A broad range of Carrier Tape pocket designs are available from our Open Tooling List, to search this list for a suitable carrier tape to package your component try our online Tape Search tool: 

Tape Search Tool

If a suitable carrier tape pocket is not currently available then a custom pocket can be designed and manufactured to your required specification within a short timescale, typically 1 week.

Alternatively, if you require assistance to select a suitable carrier tape pocket for your application please contact our Customer Service Department via the link below.


Carrier Tape Datasheets

Carrier Tape Type E - datasheet available here

Carrier Tape Type AA - datasheet available here

Protective Band - datasheet available here


 

For further information and to enquire about this service:

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Heat Seal / PSA Cover Tape

Reel Service offer a variety of cover tapes (also known as sealing tape) providing users a complete range of sealing capabilities and characteristics to achieve optimal sealing results whatever carrier tape material may be used.

Our static dissipative cover tapes are available in both heat seal and PSA (cold seal) and in a large assortment of widths.

For assistance in the options and selection best for your application, please contact our Customer Service Department.


Datasheets

Type 5.3 Heat Seal Cover Tape - datasheet available here

Type 15 PSA Cover Tape - datasheet available here

Type 17 Heat Seal Cover Tape - datasheet available here


 

For further information and to enquire about this service:

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Plastic Reels

Reel Service offers a wide range of plastic take up reels to provide maximum mechanical and ESD protection to components during transportation & storage.

Reel Service can provide a broad range of reel options from stock to support your tape & reel packaging requirements and minimise the need to hold stock.

Reels are available in various materials, colours and sizes:Plastic 13" reel

Materials

  • Static Dissipative
  • Conductive
  • Natural

Outer Diameters:

  • 4"
  • 7"
  • 13"
  • 15"
  • 22"

In addition, various hub diameters are available to accommodate a broad range of carrier tape packaging requirements.  


EcoReel®

EcoReel by Reel Service provides an ideal choice for users looking for a 13" (330m) diameter antistatic plastic reel for transport, storage and feeding of taped and reeled components.  

EcoReel is easily assembled together using a simple toolless rotational click mechanism which allows multiple reel widths to be assembled from only 4 EcoFlange reel half sizes. 

Combinations of 4mm, 8mm, 16mm & 28mm EcoFlange reel halves can be combined to make the following assembled reel widths:

  • 8mm
  • 12mm
  • 16mm
  • 24mm
  • 32mm
  • 44mm
  • 56mm

The benefits of only having to stock 4 different parts to create 7 different finished reel widths are many, providing greater flexibility and lower cost of ownership.

Environmental & Financial Benefits of EcoReel

EcoReel by name and Eco by nature.  EcoReel provides a balance of strength and reduced plastic use over many other reel types on the market, while still providing optimal performance for  storage, transportation, & feeding of components in tape.

EcoReel is made in & distributed from the UK so this offers greatly reduced lead-time and transportation costs over similar products manufactured in and shipped from Asia.

EcoFlanges neatly nest together for storage and transport thus greatly reducing the volume of the outer box, greatly reducing the warehouse space required and transportation costs.

EcoFlange uses minimal packaging materials, all of which are non-bleached corrugated card which is commonly recycled.


 

Datasheets

7 Inch Diameter Antistatic Reel - datasheet available here

13 Inch Diameter Antistatic EcoReel - datasheet available here

22 Inch Diameter Antistatic Reel - datasheet available here


 

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Moisture Barrier Bags

Our Moisture Barrier Bags (MBB) are manufactured from multiple layers and designed to provide packaged components with the ultimate protection from moisture and static damage. The bags also have a Moisture Sensitive Caution label pre printed on the outside.

MBB’s are available in a range of sizes to suit reels ,trays & tubes and meet the requirements of

J-STD-033, MIL-PRF-81705 Type 1, EIA 541, EIA583 and EIA625.

The bags have a bottom fold and a 2 x 10mm seal configuration.


Datasheets

Moisture Barrier Bag - datasheet available here

Conductive Bag - datasheet available here


 

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Desiccant

Desiccant is used to support the vacuum packaging process and is placed inside Moisture Barrier Bags (MBBs) to maintain product integrity and absorb moisture during transportation & storage.

Reel Service desiccant meets requirements of:

MIL-D-3464, EIA583, J-STD-033

Bag Material: Non-woven heat sealed fibre bags

Dimensions: 85mm 120mm (approx.)

Units: 2 units per bag

Supply Qty: 300 bags per box


Datasheet

Desiccant & HIC - datasheet available here


 

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Humidity Indicator Cards

Reel Service can provide the complete set of packaging materials to ensure the ultimate protection from Moisture and Static damage.

When packaged components are sealed within a Reel Service Moisture Barrier Bag, a Reel Service Humidity Indicator Card (HIC) will indicate the humidity level when the bag is opened.

Our HIC’s meet the requirements of EIA581, MIL-I-8835, J-STD-033, and MIL-P-116.

Cards are available in the following formats:

3-Spot:  5/10/15%

3-Spot:  5/10/60%

6-Spot:  10/20/30/40/50/60%


Datasheet

HIC & Desiccant - datasheet available here


 

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Flat Sheet/ Jumbo Rolls/ Cut Coils

In addition to providing Tape & Reel services and in-house manufacture of standard & custom carrier tapes, Reel Service also provides customers a broad choice of materials to support their own in-house carrier tape manufacture.  

Jumbo Rolls which provide the flat sheet necessary for carrier tape manufacture are available in a range of conductive & non-conductive material types with thicknesses ranging from 200µ to 500µ.

Using our in-house flat sheet slitting & converting capability, Reel Service also provides pre-cut/ pre-slit Coils in a broad range of conductive & non-conductive materials & thicknesses with many popular sizes available from stock. 

cut_coilReel Service understands that each customers slit coil requirements differ greatly so we offer our extensive experience in slitting & forming to provide customers with a custom slitting service to meet customer's exact requirements.

To discuss your Jumbo Roll & slit coil requirements in more detail please use the contact form link below to get in touch and find out how we may support your tape forming process.


Flatsheet/Coil Datasheets

Flat Sheet/Coil Type E - datasheet available here

Flat Sheet/Coil Type AA - datasheet available here


 

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Labels

Reel Service offers an extensive range of consumables for product labeling and outer box labeling including blank thermal transfer labels and and a range of pre-printed labels for tape & reel packaging & outer box packaging requirements. 

Pre-Printed Labels

  • ESD Warning Labels 
  • Fragile Labels
  • Vacuum Packaging Labels

Blank Thermal Transfer Labels

We offer many stock label sizes for thermal transfer printing.  Popular sizes include:

(WxL) all dimensions in mm

  • 80 x 127
  • 101.6 x 50.8
  • 101.6 x 70
  • 101.6 x 152.4
  • 127 x 50.8

Labels are available from stock for immediate dispatch

 

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