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HORAD BC gantry string-layup station
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. ↗The gantry takes strings that a stringer has already built and arranges them on the glass. Linear motors and servo drives move it, and a camera finds position. HORAD lists horizontal and vertical layup plus AB and BC string patterns, with flipping and solder-strip cutting as add-ons.
HORAD shows this as an equipment family under a high-speed title. The page gives module format, utilities, two machine envelopes and weight. It names no cycle time, placement tolerance or breakage rate, so get those figures with the offer. For lines without BC modules, HORAD's original auto string layup gantry places strings from two sides at once.
General illustration of module assembly equipment, not a photograph of this model. Ask the manufacturer for current photographs and layout drawings of the configuration offered.
START WITH YOUR PRODUCTION TASK
Suits a line that switches between conventional and back-contact modules. Send HORAD your string layouts, choose which options you need, and measure transfer, placement and changeover time in a trial.
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Published specifications
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The manufacturer has not published a complete specification table for this entry. Request the exact offered drawing and operating limits.
01 · Manufacturer information
Strings in, arranged array out
Strings arrive from the stringer and the gantry places them automatically. HORAD says it can lay them horizontally or vertically and in AB or BC patterns. Flipping a string and cutting the solder strip are both optional. Drive is by linear motor and servo, with vision for positioning.
HORAD also says the machine moves between conventional and BC panels through a modular change it calls replacing panels, without saying which parts are swapped. Ask for the full tooling and template kit. The title says high-speed and the page mentions one-click switching, but neither comes with a cycle time or changeover time you could test against.
02 · Manufacturer information
Format, utilities and the two machine envelopes
| Entry | Catalogue figure | Ask HORAD |
|---|---|---|
| Module format | L 1630–2520 × W 1010–1450 mm | Which cell and string arrangements fit, and in which combinations. |
| Supply and power | 380 V / 22 kW | Load and supply details. |
| Plant air | 0.6–0.8 MPa | Consumption and filtration level. |
| Machine size, L × H × W | 3600 × 2000 × 600 mm + 3600 × 2450 × 4255 mm | Two envelopes are listed; get the full layout and interface drawing. |
| Weight | 4.5 T | Foundation and transport needs. |
03 · PVYard procurement analysis
Order the options by name
Layout and polarity
Attach drawings of the horizontal, vertical, AB and BC patterns you run, with polarity. Confirm which patterns are supported and how the stringer hands strings over.
Flipping
If strings must be turned over, add the flip option and ask for gripper and contact details for your string. Check cell condition after flipping in the trial.
Solder-strip cutting
Supply the strip drawing and where cuts are allowed. Agree how offcuts are collected and how cut quality is checked, apart from placement. If busbar joining should happen in the same footprint, look at HORAD's BC layup and soldering integrated machine as well.
Changeover kit
List the tooling, templates, recipes and operator steps for each module type. A one-click recipe switch can still involve swapping hardware by hand.
04 · PVYard procurement analysis
Proving your layouts on the gantry
Fix strings and tooling
Record cell and string size and thickness, the orientations you need, the grippers and every ordered option against a controlled layout.
Check position and damage
Using agreed reference points and typical strings, measure where they land, look for handling damage and test recovery when input varies.
Time a changeover
Switch between conventional and BC set-ups with the real tooling and recipes. Log the time taken and check the first array afterwards.
Connect to the line
Test string supply from upstream, glass positioning, downstream ready signals and fault recovery. Write the agreed sustained output into the contract.
05 · PVYard procurement analysis
Questions on the BC gantry
Do flipping and strip cutting come as standard?
HORAD lists both as options. Put the exact set you need in the quotation and the acceptance plan.
How fast is high-speed?
The page gives no cycle figure. Ask HORAD for one on your layout and time it in the trial.
Is the one-click change only software?
The page also mentions replacing parts. Ask which tooling is swapped and what the operator has to do.
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Sources
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HORAD BC high-speed gantry layup product page ↗
Source check: 2026-10-11 · Layout modes, optional flipping and strip cutting, and the two-part machine size.
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