Infeed and staging
Where modules are presented consistently, and where damaged feedstock is separated from intact feedstock before it reaches the machines.
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What a line adds over a group of machines
Buying stations one at a time is a legitimate route, and most of our customers start there. What changes when the stations become a line is everything between them: transfer heights that let an operator move a laminate without lifting, containment at the points where material breaks, extraction sized for the whole sequence rather than one machine, and output bays placed so that containers can be changed without stopping production.
A line also has one control philosophy. Operators learn one start-stop sequence, one emergency arrangement and one set of settings that are adjusted together rather than independently. That is what turns a collection of machines into a process the plant can run to a repeatable result.
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The stations
Automatic frame removal
One module per minute, 1 t/h in the published brief. Produces aluminium frame sections and a frameless laminate.
Read more →Junction box and cable removal
Box, cable and solder-bearing parts taken out so copper never reaches the cullet.
Read more →Glass separation
Front or front-and-rear glass released and collected to the specification your glass buyer accepts.
Read more →Transfer and output handling
Conveying between stations and the bays that receive each output fraction.
Read more →Dust, fines and containment
Extraction and sealed collection at every point where material breaks or is transferred.
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The arrangement
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Five decisions that shape the line
- 01
Batch or mixed feed
Whether framed, double-glass, frameless and thin-film material runs as separate batches or through one sequence. Batch separation almost always costs less than a compromise setting.
- 02
Straight line or loop
A straight sequence is easier to supervise and cheaper to build. A loop or U-shape suits halls where the infeed and the output containers have to be on the same side.
- 03
Manual, semi-automatic or automatic
How much operator involvement per station. This is the largest single lever on capital cost and on the labour the plant will need.
- 04
Containment scope
How far dust, fines and material containment is taken. It is far cheaper to design in than to retro-fit once the building is occupied.
- 05
Growth path
Which station is added next and how the line extends without being rebuilt. Ask for this in writing at quotation stage.
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What a line quotation contains
- The station configuration and the sequence, drawn to your footprint.
- The scope boundary: what is included, what you supply locally and what is excluded.
- Utility requirements — power, compressed air, extraction and drainage interfaces.
- Foundation and civil interface drawings.
- The output configuration and how each fraction is collected and weighed.
- A commissioning plan, including which module types will be used for the trial.
- The recommended spares list and the wear parts you should hold from day one.
Send the footprint, the through-put and the module mix
Those three inputs are enough for a first line arrangement. You will get a drawing, a scope boundary and the questions we still need answered.
FAQ
Questions
How much does a PV module dismantling line cost?
It cannot be quoted responsibly without knowing the stations, the automation level, the containment scope and the output configuration. What we can do is show you which decisions drive the number — the cost drivers are set out in a separate guide — and quote against a defined scope rather than a headline figure.
How much space does a dismantling line need?
That follows from the arrangement. A minimal manual sequence takes a fraction of the space of the same stations with full conveying, extraction and output bays. Because the footprint is a decision rather than a fixed consequence, we ask for your hall dimensions at the start — it changes the layout we propose.
How many operators does the line need?
It depends on the automation level, not on the tonnage alone. Lines we quote include arrangements from one operator running several stations semi-automatically up to a station-per-operator configuration, and the right answer comes from your labour cost and your shift pattern.
Can the line be extended later?
Yes, and we would rather plan it that way from the beginning. If you tell us at quotation stage which station you are likely to add next, the transfer heights, utility connections and space reservations can be included now, which is far cheaper than retrofitting them.
Send us the module mix and the through-put
Tell us what arrives at your gate and what has to leave. The engineering team replies with the station configuration, the scope boundary and the information still missing before drawings start.
- Modules — framed single-glass, double-glass, frameless, thin film, mixed
- Condition — intact, or a meaningful share damaged or bent
- Through-put — modules per hour or t/h, and your shift pattern
- Output — which fractions you sell or store, and to what specification
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