PV MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT
Find machinery by production stage and the requirements of your line.
Layup turns finished strings into a complete module stack. On the module assembly line it follows the cell stringers and feeds the module laminators; several stations listed here also work after lamination, before framing equipment. Read stringer throughput before balancing layup cycles against the stringer, and carry your stack definition into laminator specification.
Suzhou HORAD and SC-Solar both cover the front end. Glass enters through HORAD's glass loader or SC-Solar's loader with paper separation, and HORAD's barcode labeler gives each module its identity. Film from encapsulation film suppliers is cut and laid by HORAD's standard or four-edge precision EVA stations or SC-Solar's film cutter with edge control; drifting film is corrected by HORAD's flattening unit or SC-Solar's pre-melt repositioner. HORAD adds EVA strips, four-sided strips and EVA/EPE patches. A backsheet cutter handles backsheet materials; double-glass modules close with HORAD's back-glass flipper or SC-Solar's second-glass flip, with a butyl dispenser for edge sealing.
For placement, compare HORAD's robotic layup, conventional gantry and BC gantry with SC-Solar's vision-guided layup. Bussing with ribbon and busbar materials can be a separate station, such as SC-Solar's busbar welder or the DHJ-C from Yiheng Technology, or merged into HORAD's layup and busbar joiner or SC-Solar's integrated layup and bussing. Related steps place insulation sheets, weld jumpers and Z-leads and tape strings with HORAD's taper or SC-Solar's pressure-controlled taper. Leads are formed by HORAD's ICB bender or SC-Solar's version, then straightened and laser-cleaned.
HORAD also lists edge taping, tape removal, corner trimming and the box steps: adhesive dispensing, mounting, soldering and AB potting of junction-box components. Many stations rely on cameras, so read machine vision in PV equipment. Give one owner the whole conveyor and signal plan, and check each station passes the module barcode onward, as traceability and MES interfaces explains. Judge cycle claims with breakage and throughput, and plan sign-off with FAT and SAT.
For solar panel string layup machines, begin your enquiry with glass dimensions, string layout and module template. Request a configuration-specific quotation and agree on positioning tolerance, changeover procedure, broken-cell criteria and bussing interfaces. Each listing shows the published values and the questions to confirm.
HORAD's junction-box soldering station stops and lines up each module, finds the terminal with a camera and melts the ribbon and the box's tin block using high-frequency heat passed through a ceramic rod. Module formats run from 1650 × 990 up to 2650 × 1500 mm, and the station draws 380 V / 22 kW. Ask for the heating window and joint data before ordering.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.HORAD's mounting station picks junction boxes out of a jumbled supply with a 3D camera and a six-axis robot, flips and feeds them on belts, and presses each box onto the module while vibration helps it settle over the leads. It covers panels 2550–1650 × 1450–990 mm and draws 380 V / 15 kW. Send your box drawing with the enquiry.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.This HORAD station runs inline on the module's back face and lays adhesive along programmed paths at the three spots where junction boxes will sit. X and Y servos plus a Z cylinder place the valve, and flow and time are adjustable. It covers panels from 2550 × 1450 down to 1650 × 990 mm at 380 V / 5 kW. Box potting is a separate HORAD machine.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.HORAD's laser station strips leftover adhesive from both faces of a module lead wire. A baffle drops over the area around the lead, a laser head travels up, down and sideways, and an extractor pulls the fumes away. Its panel range runs 1650 × 990–2500 × 1400 mm, powered at 380 V / 9 kW. Ask for the laser specification with your quote.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.This HORAD station takes the protective tape or high-temperature cloth off a module's ICB leads, then aligns and reshapes the leads ready for the junction box. Three mechanisms peel at the same time. A heater adjustable from 0 to 400°C can be switched on when your site needs it. The machine draws 6 kW and weighs 2.5 T.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.This HORAD station cuts away the film that squeezes out around a laminated module, along the edges and at the corners, in one pass. Eight servo blade modules do the cutting in a 12-second cycle, and each blade cylinder has its own pressure setting. HORAD picks the blade type to suit your film, so send your laminate build with the enquiry.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.After lamination this HORAD station strips the protective tape from a module's edges with four servo-driven heads. Servo correction lines the panel up, and a camera at the outfeed photographs each edge to see whether the tape came off. Spent tape drops into a waste box. The machine draws 8 kW, weighs 2.2 T and takes panels 1650–2600 mm long.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.HORAD's edge-taping station wraps tape along the edges of a module. A servo belt sets the panel in place, a head built from several cylinders presses the tape on with a soft touch, and high-speed-steel cutters trim each end. It takes panels 1650–2550 mm long, draws 5 kW and weighs 1.8 T. HORAD gives no cycle time or taping tolerance, so ask for both.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.This HORAD station bends the three ICB leads that stick up from a laid-up module, all at once, in a 12-second cycle. It also places a protective layer and a barcode on each module. You pick high-temperature cloth or tape for protection, and barcode transfer or print-and-apply for labelling. Panels from 1640 × 992 mm up to 2520 × 1450 mm fit.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.HORAD's back-glass station picks up the rear glass of a module, squares it on a floating mechanism and lowers it onto the layup, with flipping named in the title. Alignment happens about 30 mm above the glass. The machine draws 14 kW at 380 V, measures 5300 × 4300 × 2220 mm and weighs 3.6 T. Ask HORAD for the flip sequence and final placement tolerance.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.HORAD's butyl dispensing station lays a butyl sealing bead around module glass in 12 seconds or less per piece. HORAD lists three bead tolerances: ±0.5 mm on width, ±0.15 mm on thickness and ±0.5 mm on corner thickness. Glass from 1650–2550 mm long, 990–1450 mm wide and 1.2–3.5 mm in the third dimension enters at a 950 ±30 mm docking height.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.HORAD's backsheet station unwinds backsheet at a steady pull, cuts each sheet to length and places it on the module with ±1.5 mm layup accuracy. A hot-melt splice changes rolls in less than 50 seconds without stopping the line. It takes panels 1650–2550 × 990–1450 mm, draws 8 kW at 380 V and weighs 5.2 T. Send your backsheet construction and cut drawing with the enquiry.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.Exact filters only match published specifications. Listings without that published value are not shown.
Layup places strings into the required module layout and hands the assembly to the next station. Selection is driven by glass dimensions, string spacing, handling and the module template. Ask for placement results with your string design as well as the machine-size range.
Compare a complete layup cycle with the same string and glass configuration. Request placement measurement definitions and handling-damage records. A robot cycle or nominal axis speed should not be substituted for completed module output.
Check agreed placement points on representative assemblies, then test template changeover and interrupted-cycle recovery. Record glass alignment, string condition and handover to the next station. Define the inspection sample and pass criteria before the trial.
Do not interpret electrical power rating as energy per module or a throughput guarantee. Those require measured cycle and operating conditions.
Procurement guidance by PVYard Editorial, updated 2026-10-07. Turn the requirements into a sourcing brief →