The document provides information about radial taped feeders for surface mount technology (SMT) machines. It defines odd components as those that cannot be automatically placed due to their height, shape, or weight. Radial taped feeders can accurately feed odd components from tape to the pick and place nozzle on SMT machines. The feeders are available to accommodate different tape pitches and lead spans of radial components. Real application videos demonstrate how the feeders work to load components from tape to the SMT machine for placement.

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2. Odd Form Definition
Odd Component:
Odd shape through-hole or surface mount
components that cannot be automatically
placed using standard pick and place
assembly machines due to the
component’s height, shape or weight.
Odd Component Examples
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3. Odd Form Trends
– Drive to reduce defects
– Increase throughput
– Cost/availability of manual labor
– Packages becoming available
– Reduce cost of manufacturing
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4. Radial taped feeder for SMT Machine Application
The radial feeder will feeding the radial
component to the pick and place
machine, then nozzle pick up the
component and insert it to the PCB,
completed mount component finally.
Pictures for reference only
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5. Radial taped feeder for SMT solution
Features:
For taped components, radial feeders are available.
The radial feeder cuts the leads and presents the
components accurately for pick up. Feeder quantity
base on your mounter and your component. Feeders
can be mounted both on the front and rear sides of
the pick & place machine.
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6. Radial Components
Two Package Types
- Reels
- Boxes – Known as “Ammo Packs”
Two Standard Tape Pitches
- 12.7mm is the most common.
- 15mm is only on larger parts. Po Comment
12.7mm Standard – 90% of time
15 mm Larger Components
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7. Radial Components
Components come in multiple Spans
- Span is the distance between leads.
- Dimension “F” seen ->
- Other Lead spans are out there:
15mm, 2.0mm, 3.5mm, 6.5mm, etc.
- Most typical lead spans are
2.5mm – LEDs, small Capacitors
5.0mm – Medium Capacitors,
7.5mm – Large Capacitors, MOVs, PTCs
10.0mm – Box Capacitors, High Voltage Capacitors.
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8. Radial Component Feeders
1. Whole Pick & Place Machine can
install 10 pcs Insert Feeder.
2. - Different Feeder for 12.7mm and
15mm pitch tape.
Feed wheel “teeth” need to match
up with different pitch tape.
- Different Feeder for different lead
span ranges.
2.5mm to 7.5mm
5.0mm to 10mm
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9. Component Feeders
Real Application View
- No difference in “reels” or “box” feeding.
Radial taped feeder for SMT Machine
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