Solar panel disassembly equipment

How do you disassemble old solar panel system? How much does solar disassembly equipment cost? Are there any proposals that can be used for reference? These problems we will solve for you in this article.

In the field of solar panel disassembly, several key machines play crucial roles. Here, we will introduce three kind: Solar Panel Deframing Machine, Photovoltaic Panel Glass Removal Machine and Dust Removal Equipment.

The function of solar panel cover glass removal machine is to separate the glass layer from the underlying solar cells. It first heats the panel to the appropriate temperature to make the adhesive material soft. Then, through mechanical separation devices like rollers or scrapers with controlled force, it carefully lifts the glass away from the cells.

Some customers worried about solar panel glass thickness. Don’t worry. It is applicable to various types of solar panels, including single glass solar panels and double glass modules. For double-glass panels, a two-step separation process might be required, but it can still effectively remove the glass layers.

Function:
Dust Removal Equipment is essential in the solar panel dismantling process as it helps to remove dust and small debris generated during operations like deframing and glass removal. It creates a negative pressure environment through a powerful fan and sucks in the dusty air. The dust-laden air then passes through the filters where the dust is trapped, and the clean air is discharged back into the working area.

In conclusion, these three basic machines in scrap solar panel recycling equipment each have their own unique functions. Their combined use can ensure an efficient and environmentally friendly disassembly operation in the solar panel recycling industry.
As a professional manufacturer of scrapped solar panel recycling equipment, we have rich experience and perfect technical equipment, and has provided solar panel recycling solutions for many customers. If you need machines or want to know more about solar panel recycling business, please feel free to contact us for consultation.

If your goal for recycling solar panels is aluminum frames and junction boxes, you can refer to this process. Our meticulously designed solar panel disassembly equipment offers an efficient and reliable solution.

The photovoltaic (PV) junction box is an important part of the solar panels. In most cases, the junction boxes can be removed without removing the entire frame. For example, the junction boxes of many solar panels are fixed to the main structure of the solar panel, rather than fixed to the frame, so the junction boxes can be directly used without removing the frame. However, if the aluminum frame sometimes blocks part of the junction box, then the frame removing machine will help.

In the international market, the recycling prices of solar panel components vary.
In the US, average-quality aluminum frames are around $0.44 – $0.66 per kilogram, with better ones up to $0.88 – $1.1 per kilogram, and junction boxes range from $0.5 – $3. In Germany, aluminum frames are about $0.55 – $0.77 per kilogram, and junction boxes from $0.88 – $2.75. Japan has stable aluminum frame prices of $0.6 – $0.8 per kilogram and junction box prices from $1 – $3. India’s aluminum frames are around $0.3 – $0.5 per kilogram, and junction boxes from $0.3 – $2.

These prices make the recycling business of aluminum frames and junction boxes lucrative. If you have interest, don’t hesitate to get in touch with us.

You can easily recycle aluminum frame and junction box in proposal A. However, looking at the remaining soft solar panels, maybe they are still worth recycling… Yes, what I mean is the glass on the panels. The glass content in a solar panel is around 70%. If you want to recycle the glass on them, you need to add a glass removal machine based on the proposal A.

In international markets, the recycled glass from solar panels holds promising prospects.
In the US, prices can reach up to $100 – $150 per ton, especially when the glass quality meets high standards for reuse in construction or automotive industries.
In Europe, it fetches around €80 – €120 per ton, with a growing demand for sustainable building materials.
In Japan, prices range from ¥8,000 – ¥12,000 per ton, as the market values its contribution to energy-efficient and eco-friendly applications.

Such lucrative prices make recycling solar panel glass a worthy investment.

Maybe you want more kinds of final products than mentioned above, right? More delicate final products can bring you higher selling prices and profits. Here comes the question: Can solar panel disassembly equipment help you recycle silicon, copper powder, and aluminum powder? Obviously you need to add a few more machines to achieve the effect you want. So now we’ll provide you with solutions for recycling silicon, copper powder, and aluminum powder in solar panels.

Silicon wafers are the core components of solar panels, you can use physical shredding machine to recycle silicon. After removing the glass and junction box, the remaining parts of the panel can be broken into small pieces by e-waste shredder. The shredder we designed has adjustable strength, and the stainless steel material is not easy to rust. After shredding, the silicon wafers are then separated from other materials (such as backplane materials, copper foil, etc.) using magnetic separators based on physical properties such as density differences or electromagnetic properties.

(As mentioned above, these machines can make your final product more refined. But in this article we focus on discussing solar panel disassembly equipment, so you can only see a brief overview here. If you have interest in all the equipment in the whole process of solar panel recycling, you can click on this article about solar panel recycling machine to know more.)

If you want to know the cost of an entire solar panel recycling production line, contact us. Whether you’re interested in recycling solar cells, glass, aluminum frames, or obtaining purer silicon powder or metal powder, we offer tailored solutions.