Streamline Your Workflow with SMT & THT Automation

Field notes from Jason Wu — 30+ years of hands-on THT auto insertion experience. Articles on custom-designed SMT & THT machines, odd-form feeding, wave soldering, and spare parts for future-proof, cost-effective EMS production lines.

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Oct 13, 2026

THT radial components splicing tape (SCT series by Southern Machinery) joins the tail of a running radial reel to the head of a new one offline, so AI insertion machines and radial taped feeders keep feeding without stopping. Die-cut for 12.7 mm and 15.0 mm carriers in 3-hole, 5-hole and 6-hole patterns, on masking or kraft paper, with a high-viscosity adhesive that leaves no residual glue on feeders. Offline splicing removes line stops, re-threading, scrapped short reels and post-restart misfeeds - Southern Machinery documents up to +15% process efficiency versus manual reel changes (example depends on configuration; subject to final technical confirmation). Sample before bulk order.

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