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 four-sided station lays EVA strips along both the long and short edges of a module, switches between the two directions and heat-irons each strip after placing it. It takes modules 1900–2520 mm long and 950–1450 mm wide, draws 21 kW at 380 V and weighs 6.5 T. Operators load strip material by hand, and the machine alarms on a broken or empty reel.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.This HORAD station feeds EVA from a roll 990–1450 mm wide, cuts strips, lays up to three long strips on the module glass and tacks them with three hot-stamping heads on each short edge. HORAD lists a 10–50 mm cutting length and ±1 mm placement accuracy. Send your strip drawing and EVA grade so HORAD can show how those figures apply to your module.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.HORAD's integrated welding station joins jumper wires to cell strings while the module sits on its glass. It cuts busbar from a coil to length, bends upward Z-shaped leads and welds them to the jumpers, with a fume extractor on top. HORAD names full-screen and 3-cell/4-cell segmented patterns and lists 380 V / 9 kW and 2.5 T. Ask for the welding method, settings and joint test results for your layout.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.This HORAD station cuts small EVA or EPE film patches, feeds them onto the module and also prints and places internal busbar barcode labels. Cutting, feeding and printing run in sync, and a camera picks and positions each label. HORAD quotes a fastest cycle of 12 seconds, utilization of 99% or more, 380 V / 8 kW and 2.5 T. Ask for patch sizes, the film build it accepts and placement tolerance.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.The HORAD string-taping station sticks short pieces of tape across cell strings on the glass to hold them in place before lamination. A servo straightens the glass, coordinates set each tape point and a rotary cutter cuts tape to a fixed length. HORAD quotes 0.9 seconds per point, under 60 seconds for a refill, 380 V / 10 kW and 1.7 T. Your module cycle depends on how many points your pattern needs.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.HORAD's conventional gantry lifts completed strings and lays them onto the module glass, working from both sides at once. It handles horizontal and vertical layouts and AB string arrangements, with buffer and manual loading positions. HORAD lists 380 V / 22 kW, 4 T and a 3600 × 3230 × 2000 mm frame. No cycle time or placement tolerance is published, so ask for both with the quotation.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.This HORAD machine does layup and busbar work in one frame: it arranges cell strings, corrects their alignment, feeds busbar from a roll and joins it, then inspects the array. It takes 166–230 mm cells, strings of 820–1260 mm and busbar 0.18–0.40 mm thick. BC panels and busbar folding or hot pressing come as modifications to order.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.A gantry on linear motors picks finished cell strings and sets them on the glass, guided by vision. HORAD says it handles horizontal and vertical layup and AB or BC string layouts. String flipping and solder-strip cutting cost extra, so name them in the quotation. It draws 22 kW, weighs 4.5 T and covers modules up to 2520 × 1450 mm.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.After the film is laid, this HORAD station uses a camera to find any offset, straightens the glass, brushes the EVA flat and heats it so it stays put. It runs on 8 kW, weighs 2 T and is far shorter than the cutting stations at 3680 mm long. HORAD's correction rule switches from one pass to several at 20 mm, so ask how it behaves at that point.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.The precision version of HORAD's EVA station trims film on all four sides with an upper and a lower knife before laying it on glass. HORAD rates the fine cut at ±0.5 mm and describes placement as highly accurate, without a number. Roll changes take under 50 seconds. Choose it when sheet edges must be clean and square on every side.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.HORAD's EVA station pulls film off the roll under constant tension, cuts it and lays it on the glass, with a stated laying accuracy of ±1.5 mm. A hot-melt splice swaps rolls in under 50 seconds while the line keeps running. It takes glass from 1650 to 2550 mm long and draws 18 kW. Quote it against your own film grade and roll size.
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd.HORAD's glass-labeling station sticks a barcode on the underside of module glass, then rereads it to check the label is there and the printed data are right. It offers semi-paste and full-paste modes, takes single and double glass, and lists a fastest cycle of 12 seconds with utilization of at least 99.5%. Panels run 1640–2500 × 985–1450 mm.
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 →