Throughput and yield — the metrics that define a factory’s success — hinge on a subtle, overlooked event: the splice.

Every splice is a machine interaction, a handoff between reels. It must be perfectly executed at full speed… unseen, unfelt, uninterrupted.

If the splice fails? Everything fails. Production stops. Feeder jams cascade. Schedules slip. Revenue evaporates.

TapeSplice fixes the handoff. Engineered for zero-jam, zero-scrap, 100% traceable performance in high-speed SMT environments.

Invisible Splices = Unbroken Production

Your pick-and-place equipment doesn’t care about costs — it cares about continuity.

A splice must:

• Maintain carrier tape geometry to EIA-481 precision
• Preserve cover tape peeling consistency
• Feed without tension variance
• Avoid interruptions on acceleration/deceleration ramps
• Survive >40,000 CPH impact forces (high-speed Panasonic / Fuji)
• When that integrity is broken, so is everything else. 

• An unplanned line stop costs $10,000–$40,000 per hour (Sources: IPC Production Metrics; iNEMI Cost Models)
• Each feeder jam can waste 200+ components (Source: IPC-9701 Reliability Data)
• One bad splice can create hours of cascading downtime.

The High-Speed Reality

Aerospace, medical, and automotive manufacturers operate tight margins and tighter tolerances:

99.9% uptime ≠ world-class. 100% uptime is the expectation.

A poor-quality foreign splice roll has no place in that standard.

9 times out of 10, when:

• Orders are late
• Operators are troubleshooting
• OEE collapses

“We found a cheaper tape.”

Procurement Must Decide: Hero or Saboteur

This is as blunt as operations will ever make it:

You are either:

Saving pennies on consumables… or Protecting a multi-million-dollar production system.

There is no middle ground.

“Great news — we shaved 7¢ off splice tape!” But they demand answers when:

• The SMT line is down at 2 PM
• Customer commitments are missed
• Operators sit idle
• Scrap piles up

The root cause audit always finds the same villain: a bargain-bin import splice.

Why TapeSplice Wins

Because failure is not an option in mission-critical electronics.

TapeSplice advantages:

Attribute                                                                                     Result
US-made ESD-safe materials (3M, Saint-Gobain adhesives)               Eliminates feeder static stalls
Brass shim precision alignment                                                 Maintains sprocket geometry
Zero-jam performance verified on Panasonic, Fuji, Juki, Mycronic   100% uptime protection
Full traceability + QC documentation                                         Audit-proof reliability
Strength validated under >2.0 kg peel                                         Stops separation under acceleration

Trusted across aerospace, defense, and medical OEMs because we eliminate the weakest link in high-speed automation.

ROI: The Math Procurement Can’t Ignore

Example:

• One splice failure = 8 minutes downtime
• At $500/min OEE loss = $4,000
• One shift: 2 failures = $8,000
• One week: 10 failures = $40,000
• One quarter: 100 failures = $400,000
• One year: >$1.6M burned**
• Cost of premium splice tape upgrade: < $0.002 per placement

Risk vs reward isn’t even a debate.

Put It On Your Feeders. Watch What Happens.

Our promise is simple:

✔ Uptime stays at 100%
✔ Yields rise
✔ Schedules stay on track
✔ Revenue protection becomes automatic

Then decide what actually saves money.

High-Visibility Event – Zero Tolerance

A splice failure is not small. It’s not private. It’s not harmless.

It is a facility-wide problem triggered by a bad decision at the purchasing desk.

Conclusion

SMT throughput and yields depend on the splice.
That 2-inch moment makes or breaks millions in product.

If you cannot trace it…

If you cannot test it…

If you cannot trust it…

It has no place in a high-speed feeder.

TapeSplice.

Where the handoff never fails. Made in the USA. Trusted worldwide.

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