Every repair shop technician knows the pain of separating a mid-frame or removing back glass without cracking the display underneath. The FORWARD FW-361Max takes this exact pain point and builds a machine around it. Instead of stocking a separate glue remover, a separate heating plate, and a separate vacuum lifter, you get all of that in one rotating station that sits on your bench and handles seven distinct repair functions.
At its core, the FW-361Max is a 7-in-1 multifunctional edge screen separator. It handles heating, glue removal, glue scraping, glass separation, in-frame glass separation, mid-frame separation, and back glass separation, all from the same platform. This matters because most frame-removal jobs need two or three of these steps done in sequence, and switching between tools wastes time and increases the risk of screen damage. With this machine, you heat the device, apply vacuum suction, and separate the frame without moving the phone to a different station.
The up-suction vacuum design is what sets this machine apart from basic separator plates. Instead of pushing down on the screen, the vacuum sucker pulls the frame or glass upward evenly across the surface. This design keeps the screen facing up throughout the separation process, so you get a clear, direct view of what's happening underneath. That visibility is critical when you're separating glass because it lets you catch broken fragments before they scratch the LCD or OLED panel — a common cause of secondary damage when using basic heating pads or manual pry tools. The vacuum sucker itself is molded in a rectangular shape proportioned to match standard phone screen dimensions, which spreads pressure evenly across the glass. Even on a screen that's already cracked, this even pressure distribution means the glass is far less likely to shatter further during lifting.
The rotating heating platform gives you the flexibility to work the device from multiple angles instead of constantly repositioning it by hand. This is especially useful on curved edge displays, where the frame bonding runs along a curve rather than a flat edge. Samsung's edge-series OLED panels are a good example of where this matters: the adhesive bond wraps around the curve of the glass, so a fixed, single-angle heating plate forces you to work blind on part of the edge. The FW-361Max's rotation lets you bring that curved section into a workable position without lifting the phone off the vacuum bed, which keeps the screen stable and reduces the chance of it shifting mid-separation and cracking.
Power delivery is rated at 450W, running on a 110V to 220V input, which covers standard workshop power setups without needing a separate converter. The compact footprint (255 x 160 x 265mm for the unit itself) means it fits comfortably on a repair bench alongside your soldering station and microscope without eating up your whole workspace. The heating plate's working area sits around 160 x 80mm, sized to accommodate the display area of most current smartphones, from compact models up to larger flagship-size screens.
For a Pakistani repair shop dealing with a steady flow of Samsung edge-screen jobs, iPhone mid-frame separations, and general glass replacement work, a machine like this changes the math on turnaround time. Manual heating-and-prying methods are slower and carry a much higher risk of cracking an already-fragile OLED panel, especially on curved glass where the edges are thinner and more prone to chipping. When a customer brings in a phone with a cracked outer glass but a still-functional LCD or OLED underneath, screen damage during the separation process is the difference between a profitable glass-only repair and an expensive full-panel replacement that eats your margin.
The machine is built for workshops that handle volume. If you're doing occasional repairs, a basic heating pad and suction cup might get you by. But if mid-frame removal and glass separation are a regular part of your daily workload, the time saved by not switching tools between heating, gluing, scraping, and separating adds up fast across a full day of jobs. It also reduces the training curve for junior technicians in your shop — instead of teaching them to judge heat and pressure manually across different tools, the vacuum platform and rotating base standardize the process so results stay consistent regardless of who's operating the machine.
Compatibility-wise, the FW-361Max is designed to work across both flat and curved smartphone displays, which covers the bulk of devices coming through a general repair shop: standard flat-glass Android phones, iPhones, and curved-edge Samsung Galaxy models. This broad compatibility means you're not buying a machine that only handles one brand's screen geometry — it adapts to whatever comes across your bench.
If your shop is currently relying on separate glue removers, hot plates, and manual suction tools for frame and glass separation work, consolidating that workflow into the FW-361Max cuts down on bench clutter, reduces the number of tools your technicians need to master, and lowers the risk of screen damage that comes from switching between mismatched equipment mid-repair.
