Materials
Materials
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:
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
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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
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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:
Materials
Outer Diameters:
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:
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.
Antistatic EcoReel® PLUS by Reel Service Ltd is an eco option reel utilising recycled HIPS material to reduce cost but without compromise.
EcoReel® PLUS provides users with a recycled plastic component reel manufactured using high impact polystyrene (HIPS) with a minimum of 30% recycled material. ESD protection is achieved through the use of integrated antistatic additive.
Use of regrind HIPS also assists users with ISO 14000 / 14001 compliance.
EcoReel® PLUS incorporates a flange with smaller windows, increased labelling area and increased flange rigidity to provide increased side impact protection for full mechanical & anti-static protection for components during transportation & storage.
EcoReel® PLUS is fully compliant with EIA-481 standard.
If you are looking for a recycled plastic shipping reel to reduce your use of virgin plastic HIPS or for ISO 14000 / 14001 compliance, EcoReel® PLUS is an ideal solution.
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
13 Inch Diameter Antistatic EcoReel PLUS - datasheet available here
22 Inch Diameter Antistatic Reel - datasheet available here
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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 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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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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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.
Reel 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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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.
We offer many stock label sizes for thermal transfer printing. Popular sizes include:
(WxL) all dimensions in mm
Labels are available from stock for immediate dispatch
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