Carrier Tapes
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KEACO CARRIER TAPES
Keaco carrier tapes are designed to package, protect and present components to pick and place machines for automatic handling. Keaco is an expert in matching the correct material and thickness for your particular application. Our carrier tapes are designed to insure the absolute best physical and ESD protection of each and every device. We have the broadest range of capabilities to produce the best carrier tape for each application. We utilize rotary forming machines for 8mm and 12mm low cost carrier tapes, multi lane machines for high volume, flatbed machines for standard or intricate pockets, Plug Assist (PA) forming for strong deep pockets and our new High Definition (HD) forming for absolutely sharp pocket corners with flat pocket bottoms or when reduced tolerances are required.
Why choose Keaco carrier tapes?
- 8mm – 104mm carrier tape widths made from a variety of materials
- Our experts will design your pockets
- Keaco carrier tape manufacturer provides rapid tool turns
- Close partitions available
- Intricate pocket designs for complete component protection
- Plug Assist (PA) forming for strong deep pockets
- High Definition (HD) male form die forming for sharp corners, flat bottoms and/or reduced tolerances
- 100% in process pocket inspection
- Critical dimensions are checked and monitored at regular intervals and recorded
- Your choice of either single or cross wound supply tape and reel
- → ISO 9001:2015 certified
- Made in the USA
- Keaco embossed carrier tape meet the current EIA-481 and EIA-541 standards
- We guarantee our products
Keaco Carrier Tape — The Broadest Range of Capabilities, Period
Keaco offers embossed carrier tape for IC and other surface-mount board-level components. Carrier tapes are designed to ensure the absolute best physical and ESD protection of each individual component application.
- 8mm – 104mm carrier tape widths made from a variety of materials
- Close partition and deep-pocket capabilities
- Quick in-house carrier tape design assistance with rapid tool turns available
- Your choice of either single or cross-wound supply reels
Non-Electronic Applications
Keaco also offers inline continuous thermoforming products for non-electronic applications in the medical and manufacturing industries — individually designed pocket tapes used when items need to be singulated and/or indexed for automatic handling, placement, or packaging.
Material Options
Keaco offers a variety of carrier tape materials to meet the requirements of each component/application:
- KEASTAT™ IS (Industry Standard) Black Conductive Polystyrene — .30mm, .40mm & .45mm
- KEASTAT™ Plus Black Conductive Tri-laminate PS/ABS/PS — .30mm
- KEASTAT™ Conductive Polycarbonate — .20mm, .26mm & .30mm
- KEASTAT™ Clear Antistatic Polystyrene — .30mm
| Specific Gravity @ 23°C | 1.06 g/cm³ (ASTM D-792) |
|---|---|
| Mold Shrinkage | 0.4 – 0.7% (ASTM D-955) |
| Hardness (15s) | 75 Shore D (ASTM D-785) |
| Tensile Strength (MD/CD) | 21-25 / 19-23 MPa (ASTM D-638) |
| Flexural Strength / Modulus | 40-45 MPa / 1900 MPa (ASTM D-790) |
| Heat Distortion Temp @ 1.81 MPa | 179°F / 82°C (ASTM D-648) |
| Surface Resistivity | 10⁴-10⁶ Ohm/sq (CABOT D-042) |
| Specific Gravity @ 23°C | 1.08 g/cm³ (ASTM D-792) |
|---|---|
| Hardness (15s) | 70 Shore D (ASTM D-785) |
| Tensile Strength (MD/CD) | 39-46 / 28-34 MPa (ASTM D-638) |
| Flexural Strength / Modulus | 65-75 MPa / 2150 MPa (ASTM D-790) |
| Notched Izod Impact | 38 Kg-cm/cm (ASTM D-256) |
| Surface Resistivity | 10⁴-10⁶ Ohm/sq (CABOT D-042) |
| Specific Gravity | 1.27 g/cm³ (ISO 1183) |
|---|---|
| Tensile Strength @ Break | 61 MPa (ISO 527) |
| Flexural Strength / Modulus | 96 MPa / 3032 MPa (ISO 178) |
| Notched Izod Impact | 128 J/m (ISO 840) |
| Surface Resistivity | 10⁴-10⁶ Ohm/sq (IEC 60093) |
| Specific Gravity @ 23°C | 1.08 g/cm³ (ASTM D-792) |
|---|---|
| Light Transmittance | 88% (ASTM D-1003) |
| Tensile Strength (MD/CD) | ≥40 / ≥35 MPa (ASTM D-638) |
| Flexural Modulus | 1480 MPa (ASTM D-790) |
| Surface Resistivity | 10⁹ Ohm/sq (CABOT D-042) |
Storage life: at least one year when stored below 100°F (37°C) in original sealed packaging. Values are typical and not intended for specification purposes.
Quality & Certifications
- ISO 9001:2015 Certified — Design, Manufacture, Sales and Distribution of Carrier Tape, Cover Tape, SMD Reels and Associated Products (Perry Johnson Registrars, Cert. #C2024-04152, valid through Sept. 18, 2027)
- 100% in-process pocket inspection
- Critical dimensions checked, monitored at regular intervals, and recorded
- NAFTA compliant and made in the USA
- Meets current EIA-481 and EIA-541 standards
Downloadable Documents
Problem = solution…
Our customers products have evolved over the years and so have our manufacturing processes. To support these changes we’ve developed a “High Definition Forming” process that is used when precision pockets are required. This process can be utilized on our rotary forming or our step and repeat forming equipment. The concept behind this manufacturing method is that the pocket is created by a male form die, which is pushed into the material, rather than the material being pushed into a female die. Read More
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