Patent ID: 8246772

Claim:
A programmable forming machine for combining a thin flexible solar film panel with a metal sheet comprising: a de-coiler for holding a coil of metal; a reel for holding a coil of a plurality of solar film panels, each of which has a top for exposure to the sun and a bottom, with the bottoms of each panel having an adhesive with a backing extending over the bottoms of the panels for protecting the adhesive; means for unrolling the metal and solar film panels from their respective coils and for moving the metal through the forming machine; means for removing the backing from the solar film panels; means for pressing the solar film panels to the metal so that the adhesive on the bottom of the solar film panel adheres to the metal; an exit cutter for cutting the metal into sheets and configuring the metal into the desired structure; and a programmable controller for directing the means for moving the metal through the forming machine and directing the exit cutter to cut the metal at the desired length and angle.