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Spire Introduces the SPI-Line(TM) 20MW Advanced PV Module Assembly Line
The capital equipment manufacturer who serves the PV solar cell market is demonstrating its Spi-Line 20MW Module Assembly Line which is claimed to offer a 30% reduction in CAPEX.
Spire Corporation a global solar company providing capital equipment and turnkey manufacturing lines to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) modules and cells, is introducing its SPI-Line(TM) 20 megawatt (MW) per year Module Assembly Line.
The firm is demonstrating its latest product at the 25th European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) in Valencia, Spain at the Feria Valencia, located at Level 2, Hall 4, Booth 15.
The SPI-Line 20MW PV Module Assembly Line offers new entrants into the PV market a greater than 30% reduction in normalized capital expenditure (CAPEX), expanding customers’ capability and cost reduction per watt of module production.
The line incorporates Spire’s advanced SPI- Assembler 7000, SPI-Sun Simulator 4600SLP, the SPI-Laminator 1837, other essential manufacturing and testing equipment, as well as Spire’s process technology and support services.
Roger G. Little, Chairman and CEO of Spire Corporation, said, “As the market leader in turnkey module lines, Spire provides customers with the greatest value by ensuring high throughput, high yield module production at the lowest cost of capital.”
Future Lighting Solutions today announced a collaboration with Japan’s Quantum Lighting Products Limited to develop an LED retrofit for E26- base incandescent light bulbs.
The long-lasting, energy-saving retrofits utilize LUXEON Rebel LEDs, are being marketed through Japanese retail stores under the country’s well- known Elpa brand, and are available in four cool and warm white models designed to replace 40W and 60W bulbs.
The bulbs were designed and are by Quantum for Asahi Electric Corporation, the owner of the Elpa brand. Future Lighting Solutions provided engineering assistance, including input on LED board layout and thermal management, as well as consultation on board assembly on the production line. Future also provides inventory management services to ensure that Quantum receives LEDs from selected color, flux and forward voltage bins for consistent appearance and performance.
Each 4W or 5.5W retrofit bulb contains three or five LUXEON Rebel LEDs, lasts up to 40,000 hours, and consumes 1/10 the energy of its incandescent counterpart.
“We have five years of experience in designing and manufacturing LED flashlights, but expanding into LED retrofit bulbs presented new development challenges,” said Thomas Chan, Managing Director for Quantum Lighting. “Partnering with Future Lighting Solutions enabled us to deliver a reliable product without unnecessary development cycles while also launching a new product line that will significantly build our business.”
Japan Looks to the Future with LUXEON-Based LED Retrofit
Japan’s first LUXEON-based LED retrofit light bulb was delivered by Quantum Lighting & Future Lighting Solutions. The E26-Base LED bulb lasts 40,000 hours & uses 1/10 the energy of comparable incandescent bulbs.
“We have had a good working relationship with Quantum since they began developing solid state flashlights, and that paved the way for collaboration on this retrofit project,” said Winter Chan, Regional Sales VP of Future Lighting Solutions. “The bulb is already so successful that there is talk of expanding the market to North America and Europe, furthering our goal of fueling the global adoption of solid state illumination.”
Future Lighting Solutions is a leading provider of LED lighting components and support services for solid-state lighting products and installations, including engineering expertise, concept development, full system solutions and online tools
August/September 2010
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