reel - to - reel manufacturing methods and systems are disclosed herein . in general , one or more plastic parts can be transported on a carrier for manufacturing of a final product based initially on the part or substrate . a reel - to - reel mechanism is provided comprising one or more reels associated with the carrier , such that the part can be spooled and unspoiled upon the one or more of the reels prior and subsequent to a performance of a manufacturing operation upon the part for the purpose of creating an electronic circuit . a plurality of manufacturing operations can then be subsequently upon the part utilizing the reel - to - reel mechanism to create a final electronic system based upon the part initially subject to the manufacturing operations .