No doubt the requirements of future are to securely record, capture and hold huge amounts of information no matter the applications are data retrieval, archiving, disaster recovery or data backup. Therefore the aims of semi-conductor, optical and magnetic storage media's manufacturers are to record more data amounts at reduced cost and faster rate. Magnetic tape is the superior storage technology that can hold data safely for longer time duration. When we compare these different storage technologies, the conclusion is that the magnetic data tape's per GB cost is the lowest.



LTO tape technology has achieved greater storage space per cartridge and is still increasing with the introduction of its new generations. The storage capacity of LTO tape has gone beyond 1 terabyte. LTO-4 tape can store 1.6 terabytes of compressed data. This is really massive data amount as 1TB can accommodate three hundred million text pages. There are numerous challenges that the high- capacity storage media have to handle. These challenges include reduction in metal particle's size, reduced tape thickness, low cost per GB, increased track density and bit density.

Maxell has achieved these goals and devised the best solution to overcome these challenges by introducing the Neo Super Maximum capacity Advanced Reliability Tape (Neo-SMART) technology in the LTO3 (183950) tape format. Neo-SMART is combination of 7 key technologies that contribute to the overall high reliability and output of the Maxell ultrium LTO-3. Technologies included in Neo SMART are advanced dispersion, fine metal-particles, ultra thin coating, high-performance tape cartridge, advanced calendaring, stable writing of servo-track writing and ultra precise slitting. Maxell has employed strong and durable dual-binder mechanism in the LTO-3 (183950) tape by the induction of Neo-SMART technology.

As the density of metal particles is increased, the metal particles tend to stick with each other. So the tape surface gets rough resulting in reduction of the signal strength. Maxell found the solution to this problem and introduced two complementary mechanisms that ensure ultra smooth dispersion of the metal particles. This advanced mechanism makes even dispersion of metal particles and afterwards each particle is adhered by a specific binder layer. The metal particles are adhered through a chemical process. Technologies included in Neo SMART are advanced dispersion, fine metal-particles, ultra thin coating, high-performance tape cartridge, advanced calendaring, stable writing of servo-track writing and ultra precise slitting.

It is necessary that the tape reel should be highly durable and tough as the quantity of heads has increased in the modern tape storage products. Maxell has employed strong and durable dual-binder mechanism in the LTO-3 (183950) tape by the induction of Neo-SMART technology. Neo SMART comprises of binders some of them are primary while the others are secondary. Neo SMART with the help of tough chemical bonding forms a three dimensional (3-D) structure. This structure increases the magnetic layer's resistance against heat ensuring high level of reliability and accuracy in severe conditions. So the technology of Neo-SMART in the Maxell ultrium LTO3 cartridge helps to provide the best and accurate results even under high pressure and work load. Advanced dispersion and chemical bonding because of the Neo SMART technology makes the LTO tape cartridge more powerful, robust and tough with increased tape life.

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