Curved glass installation leaves very little room for error. When the panel is large, heavy and part of a curtain wall system, every stage of the lift needs to be managed carefully, from the first movement on site through to final placement.
Curved glass installation leaves very little room for error. When the panel is large, heavy and part of a curtain wall system, every stage of the lift needs to be managed carefully, from the first movement on site through to final placement.
That was the case on a recent project completed by Sparrow Construction, where a 350kg curved glass panel was moved and installed using a Winlet 575 glazing robot. For specialist glazing work like this, the ability to lift, transport and position glass safely on site is just as important as outright lifting capacity.
The panel was transported across the site before being placed into its new permanent position, with the installation team relying on steady handling and close coordination throughout the lift.
On projects involving curved units, even small mistakes can become costly very quickly, whether through damage to the glass, delays to the installation programme or the need for replacement panels.
Using a Winlet glazing robot helped give the team a safe, efficient way to manage the panel on site. Rather than relying on manual handling alone, the glazing robot takes the strain of the heavy panel and helps the team precisely place the curved glass straight into the curtain wall system.
Projects like this show why specialist contractors continue to rely on glazing robots for more complex installations.
When glass is heavy, awkward or high value, the right equipment helps make the work safer, more efficient and easier to manage from start to finish.