An insulated glass unit (IGU) assembly station can include an assembly table, a conveyor assembly, and a projection component. The assembly table can have a table surface configured to receive first and second transparent window components, the table surface being positioned at an incline relative to a vertical position. The conveyor assembly can be configured to translate the first and second transparent window components along a translation pathway from a first end of the table surface to a second end of the table surface, the translation pathway being substantially parallel to the table surface. The projection component can be adjacent to the assembly table and can be configured to engage the first transparent window component to translate at least a bottom portion of the first transparent window component between an initial position and a first assembly position offset from the translation pathway.

When being sealed, insulating glass blanks (5) are held in a sealing station (2) gripped at the base by grippers (17) of a gripper arrangement (16) and/or by suction heads (15) and rest at the top against a roller beam (7) fitted with rollers (8). As the insulating glass blank (5) is sealed, only the nozzle (11) of a sealing assembly (10) moves along the outer edge of the insulating glass blank (5), which is stationary during the sealing process. When the lower edge of an insulating glass blank (5) is sealed, grippers (17) engaging the lower edge are released and move away downwards. Sealed insulating glass is removed from the sealing station (2) by a removal robot (24) onto the side opposite the sealing assembly (10), moved to a temporary store and placed therein on A-bearing supports (29) and fan frames (30) sorted according to production lots.

When being sealed, insulating glass blanks (5) are held in a sealing station (2) gripped at the base by grippers (17) of a gripper arrangement (16) and/or by suction heads (15) and rest at the top against a roller beam (7) fitted with rollers (8). As the insulating glass blank (5) is sealed, only the nozzle (11) of a sealing assembly (10) moves along the outer edge of the insulating glass blank (5), which is stationary during the sealing process. When the lower edge of an insulating glass blank (5) is sealed, grippers (17) engaging the lower edge are released and move away downwards. Sealed insulating glass is removed from the sealing station (2) by a removal robot (24) onto the side opposite the sealing assembly (10), moved to a temporary store and placed therein on A-bearing supports (29) and fan frames (30) sorted according to production lots.

A method and a device for assembling a triple insulating glass pane containing two outer glasses and a thin glass between them is disclosed. A standing thin glass is conveyed into a first pressing station. A first flexible spacer strand is applied to a first outer glass, which is then joined to the thin glass in the first pressing station. A second flexible spacer strand is applied to the second outer glass. The glass assembly is conveyed upstandingly to a turning station, where it is turned about an upstanding axis of rotation. After turning, the glass assembly is conveyed upstandingly from the rotation station into a second pressing station. The second outer glass is conveyed upstandingly through the first pressing station and the rotation station into the second pressing station. Then, the glass assembly and the second outer glass are joined together to form a triple insulating glass pane.

The present invention relates to a system for the production of a sealant composite made of a primary sealing material and a curable secondary sealing material, the use of the system for the production of insulating glass or solar modules, an edge seal for the production of double-pane or multi-pane insulating glass or solar modules comprising the sealant composite and an insulating glass unit comprising at least two glass panes and the edge seal.

A method for making an insulating glass consisting of at least a first glass plate, a second glass plate, and a central glass plate involves arranging a spacer on the first glass plate, coupling the first glass plate to the central glass plate to make a pre-assembled product, rotating the pre-assembled product by an angle of around 180 with respect to a substantially vertical axis, and arranging a spacer on the second glass plate. The method further involves coupling the second glass plate to the central glass plate of the pre-assembled product to make the insulating glass.

A method for assembling an insulating glass pane includes two outer glasses and at least one thin glass therebetween. A first flexible spacer strand is applied to a first outer glass to form a first frame-shaped spacer in a first application station. After the application of the first spacer strand, the first outer glass is joined with a thin glass to form a glass assembly in a first pressing station. After joining of the glass assembly, a second flexible spacer strand is applied to the thin glass of the glass assembly to form a frame-shaped spacer. After application of the second spacer strand, the glass assembly is completed with at least a second outer glass to form a triple or quadruple insulating glass pane in a second pressing station.

An apparatus detachably fixed on a glazing panel mounted on a stationary or mobile object, the apparatus includes a fixing frame having a fixing frame plane, FFplane, a functional device, a first motor to move the functional device in a first direction, and a second motor to move the functional device in a second direction. The apparatus has at least N suction devices, including a suction end, detachably fixed to the glazing panel, defining a resting distance, Drest, between the FFplane and the suction end, and defining a working distance, Dwork, between the FFplane and the suction end, and at least M rigid pushing devices, including a pushing end defining a pushing distance, Dpush, between the FFplane and the pushing end, where the sum of the positive integers M and N is equal to or greater than 3 and where Dpush is equal to or greater than Dwork.

An insulated glass unit, including two spacer applied lites including a first lite and a second lite. Each of the lites has a strand of thermoplastic spacer material applied thereto proximate and inset from a perimeter of each of the spacer applied lites. The two strands include a first strand applied to the first lite and a second strand applied to the second lite. The first strand and the second strand are joined together and cohesively bonded by contact between the first strand and the second strand thereby forming a primary seal of the insulated glass unit. The invention also includes methods of making such insulated glass units and manufacturing lines that enable making such insulated glass units.