When designing a solution for the safe and efficient transfer of large glass products, engineers need to overcome a host of different challenges. For each item coming down the line, product safety and expert control remain the biggest concerns. When handling glass products of various sizes, innovative solutions are required for their gentle transfer, orientation, presentation, access, and exposure on the production line.
In this blog, we’ll look at how you can integrate material-handling conveyor equipment into your production line to effectively transfer delicate products such as panes of glass, solar panels, LCD screens, and large touch panels. For these applications, the production process demands precision control for each transfer between operator stations, conveyor lines, and storage or retrieval areas.
The manufacturing process for delicate glass products usually has multiple stages that progress from the main trunk line to transverse lines or spur lines and finally to different workstations. You may want to inspect products between these stages and transfer them to other areas. Your production efficiency and quality control will depend on each line’s built-in level of automation, so the following material-handling conveyor solutions can provide you with the maximum flexibility and the ability to gently move products through your facility.
The pop-up right angle transfer unit provides:
These units are also available as dual pop-up transfer units for larger applications that must be transferred while maintaining the product’s orientation.
These devices allow you to:
To avoid bottlenecking on the line, it could be necessary to queue up products during the manufacturing process and allow operators to attend to other tasks. A multiple-position vertical transfer unit enables you to use a rack feeder to transfer products from one or more infeed conveyors onto multiple discharge conveyors or to temporary storage. These feeders are fully customizable. You can design the units to support your existing manufacturing system and assembly line while simultaneously avoiding product build-up and automatically transferring your products.
For direction changes, you can opt for a lift and transfer unit that supports up to four-way traffic control. Alternatively, you may choose to install a drop and rotate transfer unit or specialized rotation units according to your needs.
These units enable you to:
At Glide-Line, we work with our customers to find the perfect solution for their product handling needs. With customized solutions for almost every application available, you can design your glass transfer solutions easily using our IMPACT! software. If you need to increase your production efficiency and improve your product quality throughout, you’ll need the assistance of innovative systems. These can help you automate the bulk of your manufacturing and assembly processes without damaging the product.
To discuss your glass transfer and product handling needs with one of our experts today, reach out to Glide-Line here.