Glass Cutting Line for Laminated Glass
State-of-the-art laminated glass cutting system with two cutting bridges and dynamic load control for continuous and high cutting performance with simultaneous maximum edge quality and efficiency with respect to wastage and operating cost reduction.
The laminated glass cutting system solution from LiSEC is composed of an infeed-side system for automatic removal of the film overhang (FASV), as well as a Lucite scraper brush, a system for removing the surface coating (GFB, ESL, DSC-A), and up to two laminated glass cutting bridges (VSL-A) positioned one behind the other. The automatic removal of the film overhang enhances cutting accuracy, improves process reliability throughout production, reduces the need for operator intervention and allows the raw glass to be processed without any trim cutting, which reduces glass consumption and consequently operating costs.
The system solution can be equipped with or without an edge deletion unit, for the removal of thermal insulation coatings as well as solar protection coatings. An efficient, fast and residue-free technology by means of a grinding wheel is used. A transport section following the edge deletion system acts as a buffer and thereby decouples the edge deletion process from the first laminated glass cutting bridge.
The first VSL-A cutting bridge from LiSEC cuts the front trim cut up to a minimum of 20 mm, cuts the X-sub plates of the cutting optimisation, automatically rotates the X-sub plates by 90° and removes the Y-residue on the trailing edge. Belt transport fields feed these prepared and rotated sub-plates to the second laminated glass cutting bridge, which cuts, breaks and separates the Y-, Z-cuts from the PVB-foil quickly and fully automatically with minimal wastage. The finished cut sheets are then either removed manually by a system operator or fed to a downstream automatic sorting system, fan carriage loading unit or robot removal unit. This ensures almost unmanned processing of laminated glass. The benefits of cutting approx. 75 - 140 pieces with approx. 6 % less wastage and up to approx. 10 % higher edge quality constitute the basis of this system solution for the automatic cutting of laminated glass. The reduced need for qualified personnel and the high level of work safety, system availability and simple operation are additional guarantees for efficiency.
The laminated glass cutting solution with two VSL-A systems is manufactured using the latest and most modern components from LiSEC. The heart of this solution for laminated glass cutting lies in dynamic load balancing (DLB). The dynamic load balancing (DLB) collects and processes data in real time from the entire system. The production volume is automatically distributed to the two laminated glass cutting bridges based on this in order to ensure ideal load utilisation for the respective cutting optimisation. This can reduce the throughput time and increase the cutting output per hour.
When developing this laminated glass cutting solution, LiSEC placed special emphasis on a space-saving and compact design. The arrangement of the laminated glass cutting bridges in a row allows this production line to be arranged in parallel to a float glass cutting line and both lines to be supplied with a compact glass storage – and all this with minimal space requirements in the production hall. This laminated glass cutting from LiSEC with VSL-A technology represents an ideal expansion of production capacities, especially for insulating glass manufacturers who need to respond to the rapidly increasing demand for laminated glass, while at the same time reducing operating costs by saving on wastage and personnel.
This system is intended for both medium-sized businesses and large industrial operations. Depending on the design, a cutting capacity of approx. 75 – 140 pieces of ready-cut laminated glass sheets per hour can be calculated. The optimal solution for small businesses is to start with a VSL-A type laminated glass cutting bridge. It is possible to add a second laminated glass cutting bridge – and therefore upgrade to a laminated glass cutting system solution with dynamic load balancing (DLB) – at any time.
LiSEC is offering a patented and unique option on the market, especially for highly automated insulating glass processing companies with particularly short throughput times and two- and three-shift production. The optional "Tandem cutting" version can be used to run the second laminated glass cutting bridge for cutting up to two sub-plates at the same time. Especially for series production with a multitude of identical sheets. The simultaneous cutting makes it possible to cut up to approx. 140 pieces of laminated glass fully automatically and virtually without manpower.
Fast and flexible cutting of laminated glass, up to approx. 75 – 140 pieces per hour
Using a VSL-A system solution with two cutting bridges extended with dynamic load balancing (DLB) allows the VSL-A Tandem to provide continuous high output and process reliability under any conditions. Depending on the version (with or without the Tandem option) and optimisation (cutting plan), this allows up to approx. 140 completed sheets per hour.
Flexible and efficient thanks to dynamic load balancing (DLB)
This intelligent software solution ensures that both cutting bridges are ideally utilised, based on the respective cutting optimisation. The laminated glass is cut, broken and separated entirely automatically. Rotation and further feed requires no operator intervention. Complete cut laminated glass is consistently delivered. Laminated glass just in time — the result is cutting independent of operator and environmental influences. The comfort and sport modes mean that the system can be easily switched according to the required production capacity in order to cope with production peaks.
Up to 10 % higher edge quality and accuracy with shortest cutting time
The Selective Infrared Heating (SIR) with 900 mm high-performance foil heating, specially developed to meet current and future requirements of laminated glass cutting, reduces heat stress at the cutting edge and ensures up to approx. 10 % higher edge strength. Double precision-guided cutting heads with direct drive and dynamic cutting pressure control, including cutting wheel consumption monitoring, reducing oblique breaks and splintering, and forming the basis for successful cutting of laminated glass without scratches. Grind additions can also be significantly reduced – which is reflected in the reduced edge processing costs.
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