Glass laminating line

LOADING

This is the initial area where the glass is loaded. This phase can be carried out manually or automatically, for example with the help of a robot. Loading can take place horizontally or vertically: this depends on the chosen configuration and the space requirements. A line with a vertical load takes up less floor space than a horizontal load.

WASHING

Before being assembled and entering the clean room, the glass must be washed. The washing machine can be configured with different air knives and brushes according to the client’s requests. In addition, lamps can be mounted on the background at the outlet for an accurate visual check by the operator on the quality of the glass, and this passage area is closed by removable plexiglass panels: if they are removed, the washing machine can work as stand-alone independently from the rest of the system.

ASSEMBLY

In this phase the glass has entered the clean room where it is first aligned (front and side) and then moved to be assembled. A suction cup carrier mounted on overhead rails transfers the glass onto the assembly table. The carrier is designed to be fast and robust, with particular attention to the suction cup system: they are made of special rubber that leave no trace on the glass, are equipped with a self-closing valve to adjust to the size of the glass and can handle glass up to jumbo dimensions. The positioning of the glasses following the first one, for the creation of the sandwich, takes place in a precise and automatic way.

UNWINDING

This structure houses the rolls of film to be used in the creation of the laminate sandwich and the area is used for unwinding, laying and trimming. Different quantities of rolls can be accommodated in order to quickly change the type of film according to the customer’s needs and the required processes. The film can be laid and cut manually, semi-automatically (servo controlled) or laid, cut and trimmed automatically.

OVEN

The two ovens are equipped with infrared lamps whose power varies according to the thickness of the panel. To reduce consumption, the lamps turn on only when the panel enters the oven section. As needed, in addition to radiation, the oven can work in convection, being able to modulate heat more efficiently and with reduced consumption: this is the operating principle of the new HRC oven. The two nip rollers remove the air bubbles from the panel; their pressure on the glass can be adjusted according to the thickness of the panel.

OFF LOADING

The off loading phase, just like the loading, can be done manually or automatically with the aid of robots.