Method and device for manufacturing and applying a rigid spacer frame to an insulating glass

A device for manufacturing a spacer frame and applying it to a glass plate to form an insulating glass, comprising:

• a translating base structure;
• an intermediate rotating structure connected to the translating base structure by hinges;
• an actuator disposed between the translating base structure and the intermediate rotating structure, operable to rotate the intermediate rotating structure about the hinges;
• a template connected to the intermediate rotating structure, the template including supports, configured to contact the frame at a plurality of locations defining a plane, and linear guides;
• and
• a pneumatic translating cylinder disposed between the template and the intermediate rotating structure operative to move the template in a direction orthogonal to the plane,
• wherein the supports releasably retain the spacer frame in the template;
• wherein the intermediate rotating structure is operable to position the template parallel to a plane of a conveyor on which a glass plate is disposed;
• and
• wherein the pneumatic translating cylinder, when the template is parallel to the plane of the conveyor, is operable to translate the template in the orthogonal direction into engagement with the glass plate.