System and method for handling and removing a peripheral region of a glass sheet

A glass manufacturing process, comprising:

• drawing a molten glass vertically downward to form a glass ribbon;
• forming a vertical score line in the glass ribbon with a scoring assembly as the glass ribbon moves vertically along the scoring assembly, the vertical score line delineating a peripheral region from a central region;
• separating a length of the glass ribbon into a glass sheet as the glass ribbon moves vertically downward;
• engaging the glass sheet in a substantially vertical orientation with a glass sheet transfer device;
• transporting the substantially vertically oriented glass sheet from a first location to a debeader;
• releasing the substantially vertically oriented glass sheet from the glass sheet transfer device at the debeader;
• and
• removing the peripheral region from the glass sheet.

A glass manufacturing system, comprising:

• a scoring assembly configured to impart a vertical score line as a glass ribbon moves vertically along the scoring assembly;
• a separation device configured to separate a glass sheet from the glass ribbon at a horizontal break line;
• a debeader configured to separate a peripheral region from a central region of the glass sheet along the vertical score line;
• and
• a glass sheet transfer device configured to transfer the glass sheet in a substantially vertical orientation to the debeader, the glass sheet transfer device configured to vertically stabilize the glass sheet glass during transfer.