Circuit board glossary

Feeder

Description:

The component depot of an assembly machine for (SMD-) Printed circuit board assembly is called feeder. Components can be placed into the feeder in various variants:

  • Tape & Reel
  • Belt
  • in plastic tubes
  • Tray

Sample image with tray, plastic tube and tape & reel.

Creator: Cschirp from the German Wikipedia, Creative Commons-Licence