The global industry-wide task of manually loading glass at the start of the IGU
manufacturing process is undeniably not the safest of processes.
In 2024 we continue to rely heavily upon our most valuable resource to perform this process day in day out.
The Health and Safety Executive list the main causes of injury relating to glass & glazing as:
Modern high performance IG lines requiring manual loading are by definition not fully automated.
Question:
In 2024 why continue to expect our most valuable resource to perform this manual task when a cost-effective automated solution is available with a return on investment in under 2.5 years based upon a two shift system?
When the manual process is risk assessed correctly the multiple observations are apparent.
Repetitive Loading:
And that’s just 1 harp cart.
3 carts loading in an hour? That’s just over 1 tonne of glass your employee is loading.
It is time for a positive change.
Automation gives you the ability for continuous & safe loading.
GS-MR’s IG-L is the only robotic automation available globally which loads directly from harp carts, verifying each pane prior to loading, zero damage to special coatings, enabling your manually loaded IG line to be fully automated.
Glass is 100% recyclable, the ideal though surely is to optimise processes which are known to regularly produce a percentage of wastage due to manual handling.
And your operators? Upskilled into a more profitable & satisfying role. It’s a win-win.
