GS-MR J-LAM Launch

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11/10/2024

GS-MR J-LAM Launch

GS-MR J-LAM The Jumbo Laminated Sheet Automated Inspection Process, Designed by GS-MR Robotics for a global glass manufacturer.
GS-MR Robotics Leaders in the Art of Industrial Automation bring you a further automated glass industry process, this time for processors of jumbo laminated glass:

  • GS-MR J-LAM Inspection

The fully automated system replacing the historical process of manually inspecting jumbo laminated sheets direct from the autoclave (6000x3300mm).

How does the GS-MR J-LAM operate?
The GS-MR J-LAM individually processes each jumbo laminated sheet from production batches presented directly from the autoclave.
Each jumbo laminated sheet is automatically picked & placed ready for automated quality inspection. It is then processed through an optical scanner detecting any deformities within the interlayer or glass sheet.
Using predefined quality inspection parameters the jumbo laminated sheet is automatically sorted into three groups:

  • Good
  • Re-Inspection
  • Scrap

This automated process is repeated for each jumbo laminated sheet in each batch.

Let’s talk about how laminated glass is produced:

What is laminated glass, where is it used & what are the benefits?

  • Laminated glass is two pieces of float glass with a plastic interlayer.The use of laminated glass has increased
    substantially over the last 5 to 10 years due to increased awareness of its benefits.
  • Benefits of laminated glass include UV resistance, increased security & acoustic improvements. Coloured plastic
    interlayers can be utilised to create a permanent-coloured glass effect.
  • Laminated glass can be utilised in any building to reduce high noise or increase security, with the added benefit of UV
    protection.All of these can be combined into one type of interlayer.

How is laminated glass produced?

  • The completely assembled two pieces of jumbo float glass with plastic interlayer are placed into an autoclave which
    applies heat & extreme high pressure of approximately 10-12 bar for several hours. The jumbo laminated sheet is then cooled
    & removed pending inspection.

How is jumbo laminated glass currently inspected for quality?

  • Normal manual procedures for quality inspection involve a visual check.  This may involve multiple jumbo laminated
    sheets being placed together for a combined inspection.