Provided is a method of manufacturing a glass sheet, which comprises a conveying step of conveying a glass sheet (G3) by holding an upper part of the glass sheet (G3) in a vertical posture. The conveying step comprises a first conveying step of conveying the glass sheet (G3) in a first direction along a direction perpendicular to a main surface of the glass sheet (G3), and a second conveying step of conveying the glass sheet (G3) in a second direction along a direction parallel to the main surface after the first conveying step. When a conveying direction of the glass sheet is changed from the first direction to the second direction, a lower part of the main surface (G3y) is supported by a roller (41) of a support portion (4) from a forward side in the conveying direction of the glass sheet (G3) conveyed in the first direction.

The present disclosure relates to a method for manufacturing a bent component. The present disclosure moreover relates to a shaping tool for manufacturing a bent component. The shaping tool comprises a first tool half, a second tool half and at least one movable cylinder pin. The first tool half of the shaping tool is arranged opposite the second half of the shaping tool. An outer end of the at least one cylinder pin herein points in the direction of the second half of the shaping tool. A holding element for receiving a flat bendable element is assembled on this outer end of the at least one cylinder pin.

A glass processing apparatus and a glass processing method are provided. The glass processing apparatus includes: a glass transportation apparatus comprising a carrier comprising a gripper configured to grip glass articles, and a conveyor configured to convey the carrier, and a cleaning apparatus comprising a cleaning head configured to clean the gripper, which contact the glass articles, and a moving unit configured to move the cleaning head. The glass processing method includes: loading glass articles to a carrier having a gripper by picking up the glass articles with the gripper such that the gripper contact the glass articles, conveying the glass articles by conveying the carrier with a conveyor, unloading the glass articles from the carrier by causing the gripper to be detached from the glass articles, and cleaning the gripper.

A glass sheet semiconductor deposition system (20) for coating semiconductor material on glass sheets is performed by conveying the glass sheets vertically suspended at upper extremities thereof by a pair of conveyors (38) through a housing (22) including a vacuum chamber (24). The glass sheets are conveyed on shuttles (42) through an entry load station (26) into the housing vacuum chamber (24), through a heating station (30) and at least one semiconductor deposition station (32, 34) in the housing (22), and to a cooling station (36) prior to exiting of the system through an exit load lock station (28). The semiconductor deposition station construction includes a deposition module (102) and a radiant heater (104) between which the vertical glass sheets are conveyed for the semiconductor deposition.

A window manufacturing system includes a first wire, a second wire spaced apart from the first wire, a controller moving the first wire up and down and the second wire up and down, and a load carrier connected to the first wire and the second wire. Window substrates are disposed on the load carrier. The controller moves the first wire and the second wire in opposite directions to each other.

A process and apparatus for handling a rigid sheet is disclosed. The process comprises engaging opposing faces of a sheet at its periphery with engagement means providing a second engagement means, movable relative to the first and engaging the sheet with the second engagement means, The sheet is then moved relative to the second engagement means whilst the sheet is engaged with the first engagement means and is then clamped. The sheet is then moved to a desired orientation or location whilst maintaining the first and second engagement means in fixed relative position. The process is useful in handling glass sheeting and in the production of multiple glazed units and on an insulating glass production line.

A glass-plate working apparatus 1 includes a cutting section 2 serving as a processing position for forming cut lines on a glass plate 5, a grinding section 3 serving as a processing position for grinding peripheral edges of the glass plate 5, a bend-breaking section 4 serving as a processing position between the cutting section 2 and the grinding section 3, and a glass-plate transporting section 6 for transporting the glass plates 5, and further includes a feed conveyor 7 disposed on the side of carrying in to the cutting section 2 and serving as a glass-plate carrying-in section, as well as a discharge conveyor 8 disposed on the side of carrying out from the grinding section 3 and serving as a glass-plate carrying-out section.

A loading apparatus for glass plates includes first and second frames facing each other and supporters extending in a first direction, disposed between the first frame and the second frame, and coupled with the first frame and the second frame. Each of the plurality of supporters includes a supporting bar and a coating layer covering at least a portion of the supporting bar. The plurality of supporters supports the glass plates arranged in the first direction, and the coating layer includes at least one of Teflon, molybdenum, ceramic, and metal oxide.

Apparatus and methods for processing a glass sheet that includes a threading tool movable between an open position and a closed position, a glass sensor, a gripping device sensor and a controller in communication with the glass sensor and the gripping device sensor, and configured to coordinate and control movement of the threading tool between the open position and the closed position based on the detected presence of the glass sheet and the detected presence of the gripping device. A control system is also provided.

Provided is a method of manufacturing a glass sheet, which comprises a conveying step of conveying a glass sheet (G3) by holding an upper part of the glass sheet (G3) in a vertical posture. The conveying step comprises a first conveying step of conveying the glass sheet (G3) in a first direction along a direction perpendicular to a main surface of the glass sheet (G3), and a second conveying step of conveying the glass sheet (G3) in a second direction along a direction parallel to the main surface after the first conveying step. When a conveying direction of the glass sheet is changed from the first direction to the second direction, a lower part of the main surface (G3y) is supported by a roller (41) of a support portion (4) from a forward side in the conveying direction of the glass sheet (G3) conveyed in the first direction.