EQUIPMENT SERIES
Automatic robotic string layup
Suzhou HORAD New Energy Equipment Co., Ltd. ↗This HORAD station takes cell strings from the stringer and lays them on aligned glass. It handles AB layouts and switches panel templates in software. Ask for a trial that includes the string supply coming in and the transfer going out.
Layup station offered as an equipment series. HORAD quotes three accuracy figures for three parts of the machine; the layup figure is the one that describes the finished module. HORAD also sells a gantry layup machine for lines that would rather use gantry heads than a robot.
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
Send the glass drawing and string pattern with your enquiry. Ask HORAD to confirm in writing how placement is measured, which AB arrangement it will demonstrate and the template change you need to see.
SOURCE-LINKED DATA
Published specifications
Values below are published by the manufacturer, each with the date its source was checked. Ask for the figures that apply to your configuration and material in the quotation.
| Parameter | Published value | Source check |
|---|---|---|
| Layup accuracy | ±0.4 mm | 2026-09-26 |
| Rated power | 10 kW | 2026-09-26 |
| Panel size range | 1650 × 990 to 2500 × 1400 mm | 2026-09-26 |
| Cell string transmission accuracy | ≤2mm | Archived review: 2026-10-07 |
| Camera accuracy | ≤0.02mm | Archived review: 2026-10-07 |
01 · PVYard procurement analysis
Three accuracy figures for three parts of the machine
| HORAD figure | What it describes | What to ask HORAD |
|---|---|---|
| Layup accuracy ±0.4 mm | Final string position. | Where and how string position is measured on your glass. |
| String transmission accuracy ≤2 mm | String transport. | How strings are presented and corrected before they are placed. |
| Camera accuracy ≤0.02 mm | Vision camera. | How the camera is calibrated and how it feeds the placement result. |
Source: HORAD string-layup robot page
02 · PVYard procurement analysis
From glass in to finished layup out
Glass alignment, string pickup, AB layout and template switching are HORAD functions. The check under each step is one to agree for your order. The station works in the module assembly stage, taking strings from the stringer and passing the laid-up glass on toward lamination.
Square the glass
Servo motors and cylinders align the glass. Compare that motion with your glass sizes and the edges you use as references.
Take in the strings
Give HORAD the string dimensions, spacing and orientation as they leave your stringer.
Lay the pattern
Check final position, order and support on your module layout, including the AB pattern you run.
Switch template and pass on
Watch a template change in software and the first good layup before the stack moves downstream.
Source: HORAD string-layup robot page
03 · PVYard procurement analysis
Two handovers to write into the offer
From the stringer
Decide who handles string separation, presentation and rejected strings. Ask HORAD how the robot will connect to the stringer you already run.
To the next station
Agree where the laid-up stack goes, how its position is kept and which signal sends it on. Name who supplies the transfer hardware and who proves the connected cycle. If the next station is HORAD's own string taping machine, put the handshake between the two machines in one shared document.
Source: HORAD string-layup robot page
04 · PVYard procurement analysis
What to send HORAD for a layup quote
Glass and panel
Glass size, datum edges and the full string-placement drawing.
Strings and AB layout
String format, orientation, condition on arrival and the exact sequence.
Templates
The templates you plan to run, plus a request to see one change through to the first accepted layout.
Acceptance
How final placement is measured, how damaged or rejected strings are handled, and a full run from stringer to the downstream station.
Source: HORAD string-layup robot page
TURN THIS INTO A CLEAR REQUEST
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Sources
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HORAD string-layup robot page ↗
Source check: 2026-10-11 · Catalogue page for the layup robot with its features, accuracy figures and size data.
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