Erdman Automation Corporation

Dale James Hatch

Morgan Donohue

Larry M Berning

Peter Joachim Kroll

Andrew Dean Peterson

Carl D Enger

Ryan Lloyd Henry Roberts

Evan Garrett

A heating station for use with, for example, a high speed parallel manufacturing line for manufacturing insulated glass units, the heating station including at least two opposing infrared heaters that linearly heat spacer material that includes integrated temperature sensitive adhesive. Each of multiple linear infrared heaters includes a respective associated temperature sensor. The infrared heater and temperature sensor are coupled to a spacer heating controller that controls intensity and/or duration of heating of the spacer material and adhesive to provide optimal wetting and adhesive qualities. Individual control of the at least two opposing linear infrared heaters compensates for variable environmental conditions affecting spacer material at different locations around and insulated glass unit.

Insulated glass unit manufacturing station and assembly line with controlled heating of spacer

A mesh to flexible screen frame laminator includes a first table with a horizontal surface and an alignment fence, a second table that is lower than the first table and a first pair of selectively driven heater rollers which are shiftable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the first table. A cradle is located adjacent the first table and above the second table and at least a portion of the cradle is shiftable between a raised position and a lowered position, the raised position being substantially coplanar with the first table. A second pair of selectively driven heater rollers is shiftable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the second table and is oriented transversely to the first pair of heater rollers. A third table is located adjacent the second table and at a height substantially coplanar with the second table.

Mesh to flexible screen frame laminator

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Milaca, MN, United States of America

Dale James Hatch