Breakdown Stations

Customized Breakdown Stations for your requirements

Rotte designs tailored breakdown solutions precisely matched to your products, workflows, and quality standards. Whether manual with assistance systems, semi-automated with drive technology, or fully integrated into an automated line—we design your station to fit your processes exactly as needed. On request, we also equip our systems with dust extraction, ESD protection, or feeding technology to meet the highest demands in your production environment.

Industrielle Maschinenanlage mit einem geschlossenen Bedienfeld, rot-weißen Komponenten und weißem Förderband, die zum automatisierten Produktionsprozess gehört.

Detailaufnahme einer industriellen Maschine mit grauer und roter Metallkonstruktion und beweglichen mechanischen Komponenten in einem geschlossenen Gehäuse.

Controlled material supply for technical laminates and panels: Breakdown Stations from Rotte increase efficiency in your company through structured separation and cycle-accurate supply of layered materials.

In the industrial production of technical laminates, panels, and multilayer composites, the precise and gentle breakdown of layer stacks is a key process step. With Rotte’s Breakdown Stations, you gain smart application solutions for automated or semi-automated material separation and supply—perfectly adapted to your production requirements. Our systems enable reproducible, position-accurate removal of individual layers, reduce the risk of material defects, and ensure seamless processes from the very first step.

Example

Loading plate size	800 mm x 660 mm
Transport width	800 mm
Total length	approx. 1100 mm
Total width	approx. 1350 mm
Working height	950 mm
Max. package height	75 mm
Max. package weight	150 kg
Operating voltage	400 V, 50 Hz
Conveyor chain speed	130 mm/sec
Ergonomic height adjustment	+/- 100 mm

Additional technical features:

Manual pin-removal function with collection container

7″ HMI control panel

PC holder

Making breakdown processes safe and ergonomic

Whether prepreg stacks, technical laminate packages, or intermediate layers for PCBs—controlled separation requires finesse. Our Breakdown Stations enable material-friendly separation of each individual layer under controlled conditions.

With Rotte, you benefit from:

Reproducible handling through guided removal and structured supply
Material-friendly separation without creasing, delamination, or contamination
Ergonomic workstations with height-adjustable surfaces and gripping aids
Optimized process time through systematic, assisted operation
Flexible adaptability to different materials, formats, and stack heights

Technology that handles material diversity

Our Breakdown Stations can be configured for a wide variety of layered materials—from fiber-reinforced plastics and technical fabrics to metal-coated films and PCB prepregs. Mechanical gripping and separating units, vacuum support, or surface protection systems ensure that even sensitive materials are separated precisely and supplied cleanly. Sensors detect layer positions, prevent operating errors, and support uniform cycle timing.

Seamless integration into your process chain

Rotte Breakdown Stations integrate optimally into your production environment—as a pre-stage before lay-up, as a buffer station in material flow, or as part of a fully automated system. Thanks to modular construction and standardized interfaces, they can be flexibly expanded or integrated into existing lines. Optional digital traceability and documentation functions ensure complete quality assurance in Industry 4.0 environments.

Application areas in flat material processing and composite production

Our breakdown systems are used wherever material layers need to be sorted, separated, or transferred with accurate positioning: in laminate production for singling material packages, in electronics manufacturing for layer inspection, in lightweight construction for preparing prepreg layers, or in film production for structured downstream processing. Wherever high-quality multilayer builds are created, the breakdown process is an indispensable step—one we reliably automate for you.

Simplify processes now—with Breakdown Stations from Rotte

As a specialist in custom automation technology, Rotte delivers more than machines. We analyze your production processes, think holistically, and develop practical solutions that ease the workload for your employees, improve product quality, and accelerate workflows. From the first concept to a fully operational system, we support you with expertise, dedication, and precision.

If you want to effectively structure material supply, increase process reliability, and reduce scrap, our Breakdown Stations are the right solution.

Talk to the experts at Rotte today—and together we’ll implement material supply perfectly tailored to your products and requirements!

One Company, Many Advantages

Ulrich Rotte Anlagenbau & Fördertechnik GmbH is your specialist in custom machinery. In addition to our innovative solutions in special-purpose machinery and automation technology, you also benefit from a wide range of customer and after-sales services:

Your Advantages at a Glance:

Decades of experience in special-purpose machinery
Extensive know-how across all areas of automation technology
High expertise in the latest technologies and applications for Industry 4.0
All services from a single source—from development and design to manufacturing, assembly, commissioning, and regular on-site maintenance
Optional training of your machine operators, technicians, and supervisors at your facility
Mechanical engineering made in Germany – we design and manufacture exclusively in Germany
Personalized customer support – you will always have a qualified contact person available