The present invention is directed to an apparatus for pre-assembly of an electrically connected array of solar panels for a solar canopy including a substantially planar base member for resting on a horizontal surface, a substantially planar support member for horizontally aligning side-by-side and horizontally supporting a plurality of solar panels when a photo-voltaic cell side of the solar panels rests against the support member, where a bottom portion of the support member is integral with the base member or fixed attached to the base member, and the support member extends upward from the base member; a track member disposed proximate a bottom portion of the support member attached to or integral with the support member or base member for vertically aligning side-by-side and vertically supporting a plurality of solar panels when a side edge portion of the solar panels rests on the track member; and at least two arm members, each having a free end and an attached end, the attached ends pivotally attached proximate to opposing ends of the base member or support member and each arm members having a longitudinal axis oriented substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the base member and support member and extending outward from the base member and support member, and configured to pivot in a vertical plane from a position substantially parallel to the ground upward to a position substantially parallel to parallel to the plane of the support member, where upon pivoting in one direction the free end moves closer towards the support member and pivoting in the other direction the free end moves away from the support member, the arm members being configured and adapted for removably attaching at least two solar panel support channels.

The present invention is directed to an apparatus for stacking a plurality of solar module arrays each having a plurality of solar panels. The apparatus includes a lower portion disposed on top of a first solar panel support channel corresponding to a first solar module array, and an upper portion for supporting a second solar panel support channel corresponding to a second solar module array, wherein the second solar module array is stacked above the first solar module array.

Provided is an apparatus for manufacturing a multi-pane glass unit. The apparatus includes: a first plate configured to hold a first glass pane; a second plate configured to hold a second glass pane such that the second glass pane faces the first glass pane; and a conveyer including a first portion configured to convey the first glass pane onto the first plate and a second portion configured to convey the second glass pane onto the second plate.

Automated production systems and associated methods for automated gas filling and patching of glass panels (e.g., insulating glass units). The system includes a rack for transporting a plurality of glass panels, a rack indexer assembly for moving the rack along a travel path, and a glass panel fabricating system having an industrial robot with end-of-arm tools for gas filling and patching of glass panels.

The invention relates to a system and a method for the multi-step processing of planar substrates, more particularly planar glass substrates, on a substrate carrier, wherein a plurality of mutually spatially separated processing stations are interconnected by means of a substrate-carrier conveying device, and wherein a substrate carrier is conveyed from one processing station to the next processing station by means of the substrate-carrier conveying device in order to subject a planar substrate laid on a substrate carrier to a plurality of processing steps in succession.

Provided is an apparatus for unloading insulating glass panels from a production line having an insertion device provided with a conveyor adapted to transport the insulating glass panels according to a transit direction from an entrance area close to the production line to an exit area for the insulating glass panels. The apparatus has a vertical support structure for keeping the insulating glass panels in an inclined position with respect to a vertical direction. The insertion device has a positioning device adapted to position separating elements above the conveyor so that the separating elements can be interposed between the insulating glass panels and the conveyor.

A transport device transporting upstanding glass panes in a pane processing device includes a first horizontal conveyor arranged in the lower region of a supporting wall. A second horizontal conveyor is arranged in line with the first horizontal conveyor. A suction conveyor contains a perforated suction belt, a section of which runs over a suction chamber. This section of the suction belt extends in the supporting plane parallel to the conveying direction from an area above the first conveying surface to an area above the second conveying surface. The transport device moves the second conveying surface synchronously with, or independently of, the first conveying surface. A spacer is arranged in the region above the second conveying surface and can be moved into a working position in which a guiding surface of the spacer is located on the side of the supporting plane opposite the suction chamber.

A glass cutting line includes automatic remnant storage and retrieval including cutting table with integrated squaring stop and y-break breaking bar facilitating sub-plate cutting. The cutting table is configured for sub-plate cutting mode which provides the ability to cut portions of a stock sheet and release the cut portion in the form of a remnant and or individual workpieces to breakout before the entire sheet is finished scoring without the sub-plate leaving the cutting table.

A sorting method and a sorting device for sorting glass panel cut pieces, as well as a device for producing cut-out glass panels with a cutting system for cutting raw glass panels into individual glass panel cut pieces, and with a sorting device of this type, as well as a method for producing cut-out glass panels.