Transport and handling systems for flat glass

If sensitive handling of material is a must in the above-mentioned industries it is absolutely essential in the glass industry. Here, fault means breakage - and with glass pane dimensions of 6 x 3.21 m, breakage can mean a lot of broken glass!

Since SYSTRAPLAN was founded in 1974, the company has successful completed many panel handling projects across a variety of processing industries.
SYSTRAPLAN has established itself within the glass industry in Germany, Europe and elsewhere based on its “know how” and expertise in the following sectors:

• laminated glass handling
• suface coating plants
• mirror coating lines
• processing of flat and convex cut-to-size glass

Design and installation of complete conveying systems for the glass industry

For example: glass feeding, laminated glass production, mirror coating, feeding and stacking systems for glass processing machines and safety-glass lines.
Complete electrical and control systems can be supplied with either conventional PLC logic or a VDU-based operation station.

Manufacture of feeding and stacking machines for glass processing plants

For example: feeding of a coating line for 6 x 3.2 m sizes (HKZ plant). The glass, stacked vertically in a frame, is picked up by a gantry handling device and then positioned onto a lifting table. The glass pick-up units consist of both vacuum and clamping systems.

Manufacture of individual sections of more extensive production lines

For example: Paper coating and stacking of glass jumbos (6 x 3.2m). The transportation and cyclical feed of the filled vertical stack frames uses hydraulic carriages without the need for pits.

SYSTRAPLAN has been developing standard concepts for

• Material handling

• Gantry systems

These standard concepts are then adapted to customer requirements.