CPC B23K 26/38 (2013.01) [C03C 27/06 (2013.01); E06B 3/6612 (2013.01)] | 12 Claims |
1. A method for delivering a plurality of pillars onto a substrate, including a glass panel, to manufacture a glass panel unit, the method comprising:
an irradiation step including setting, over a holder, a sheet for use to form pillars and irradiating the sheet with a laser beam to remove the plurality of pillars from the sheet;
a holding step including having the plurality of pillars, which have been removed from the sheet, held by the holder; and
a mounting step including picking up some or all of the plurality of pillars from the holder and mounting the pillars onto the substrate;
the holding step includes having the plurality of pillars, which have been removed from the sheet, suctioned onto the holder by sucking up the air through the holder.
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