Inspection / frame application
Automatic or manual frame positioning for conventional spacers
Here are three reasons why Glaston’s spacer frame application technology is your best choice
1.
Effective and quick glass plate control
2.
Automatic feeding and precise butyl coated spacer frame application
3.
Continuous application in any sequence for different spacer frame features
FRAME’SETTER VR
Visual inspection of glass plates and manual positioning of spacer frames
- Total visual surface monitoring of glass plates, supported on the upper and lower edges only
- Contrast lighting of the inspection area for effective and quick glass plate control
- Automatic adjustment of the vertical movable roller girder
- Program-controlled vertical and horizontal frame positioning girder for quick and exact application of butyl-coated spacer frames
Quick glass inspection
- Non-soiling glass plate transport
- Automatic adjustment of the frame positioning girder according to present glass thickness
- Quick adjustment for frame setback
- Operation programs for double and triple insulating glass units
- Manual adjustment of the movable roller girder for shaped forms
- Start/stop transport control operated by a footswitch
- Operator guidance provided by colored signal lights
Options
- Vertical and horizontal frame positioning girders with automatic adjustment for glass thicknesses from 3 mm (0.118 in) up to 80 mm (3.149 in)
- Vertical and horizontal, stepless adjustable larger frame setback
- Rear access to the inspection station
FRAME’APPLICATOR
Continual precise rectangular spacer frame application – in any sequence for different frame dimensions, spacer widths and glass thicknesses
- Automatic feeding and precise butyl coated spacer frame application for squared and rectangular forms
- Accurate frame segment alignment via controlled gripper system
- Gentle and correct spacer frame positioning on the glass plate with no butyl sealant damage
- Linear sagged spacer frame alignment
- Congruent frame position to accommodate triple insulating glass unit production
- Measuring device for automatic spacer and glass dimension comparison preventing application in case of irregularities
- Continuously high output, irrespective of different glass dimensions
Options
- Adjustment device for different amounts of frame setback
- Additional equipment for automatic spacer frame application with muntin bars
- Installation into a tandem version
References
Viridian Glass, Australia
#architectural #automation #COMFORT #glass quality #IG unit #insulating glass #reference
As building regulations require more energy-efficient glass, Viridian Glass has stepped up its game. Purchasing Glaston’s COMFORT BOX IG manufacturing line enables its Woodville plant in Adelaide to meet burgeoning demands with visibly better quality and shorter lead times. “High quality insulated glass is the future in Australia,” says, National Operational Excellence Manager, Tarun Bhatia at Viridian Glass.
Read moreAGP, New Zealand
#architectural #automation #autopilot #digitalization #FC Series #flat glass tempering #reference
“We’re now running with the stability, reliability and consistency we aimed to achieve when we invested in Glaston’s Autopilot,” David Bunting, Managing Director of Architectural Glass Products (AGP), says.
Read moreVitropor, Portugal
#architectural #automation #flat glass laminating #flat glass tempering #glass processing #glass tempering #iControL #laminating #ProL #reference #RHC #safety glass #tempered glass #upgrades
“When we buy a new TV or piece of furniture for our home, it gives us good vibes – a nice feeling. In a similar way, we chose to upgrade our tempering furnace to make things easier and better for our team, so their work would be more enjoyable,” says Pedro Aguilar, Managing Director of Vitropor.
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