METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR APPLYING A HANDLING TAB TO CONTINUOUS GLASS RIBBONS

摘要

Methods and apparatuses for forming a handling tab on a glass substrate are disclosed. The method may include conveying a glass substrate in a conveyance direction. An adhesive tape ribbon may be positioned adjacent to the first lateral edge of the glass substrate such that an adhesive surface of the adhesive tape ribbon is spaced apart from the first lateral edge of the glass substrate and the adhesive surface is substantially perpendicular to the first surface and the second surface. The adhesive tape ribbon may be folded such that at least a portion of the glass substrate is positioned between the adhesive surface of a first portion of the adhesive tape ribbon and the adhesive surface of a second portion of the adhesive tape ribbon, and a third portion of the adhesive tape ribbon forms a handling tab extending beyond the first lateral edge of the glass substrate.