7. Industrialization and automation

Adhesive tapes can be applied manually, semi-automatically or automatically. These application methods are determined by the manufacturing process.

Automation solves the problems associated with manual installation:

• too low a laying rate (see example of a manual laying system in figure 44 );

• application quality and cutting tolerances not acceptable to the industry;

• reproducibility of assembly, masking or random identification ;

• not feasible other than in automatic mode (e.g. application in clean rooms or congested areas).

• Static ribbon on a moving...