“loading” COMPONENTS REELS on a desktop “pick n place machine” (chmt36va)

[@araoeletronica]

I am building a pick and place machine and now working only with smd tapes placed on the board area for loading of the parts. Can you give me some information about how your machine works? I see that on the drag feeder there's only one step motor responsible for all spools of the tape peeling, how only one step motor can select and peel the tape of the reel being placed? There's some kind of clutch or mechanism inside the spools that does this?

[@sittichokpromchot6672]

This machine has air-Ionizer to reduce ESD during pick the component?

[@lessard2020]

No