Carrier tape classification2

According to the material of the carrier tape: the material of the carrier tape mainly includes two categories: plastic (polymer) and paper. Embossed carrier tapes are mainly composed of plastic materials. The mainstream in the market are PC (polycarbonate), PS (polystyrene) and ABS (acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer resin).

In addition, there are also a small amount of carrier tapes prepared from pet, APET and other materials. The stamping carrier belt is mainly made of paper material or PE composite material. PC material is characterized by high mechanical strength, good transparency, good dimensional stability, high glass transition temperature and good heat resistance.

The mechanical strength of PS material is lower than that of PC material, so sometimes it will be made into three-layer composite sheet with ABS material to improve the tensile strength of the carrier belt. The mechanical strength of PET material is close to that of PC, but it is crystalline material with poor dimensional stability.