PROCESS I IMPROVEMENTS
A new dawn in process improvements and accuracy
Demand for solar as an alternative energy source has never been greater. Alternative Energy is gaining wider acceptance globally and the demand for installations is growing at about 25 to 30 percent annually. As technological advancement develops next-generation applications, there is an increasing need and importance for solar cell partners to deliver even higher-levels of efficiency to manufacturers. By DEK Solar.
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EK Solar is known globally for innovation, leading the drive towards increased cell efficiency through enhanced metallization processes and technologies. DEK Solar has prioritised reducing the Cost per Watt; enable the printing of thinner wafers, lower breakage rates and hardware footprint while increasing printer utilisation, accuracy, throughput and yield.
One of these innovations, Apollo - a next-generation integrated cell manufacturing metallization platform, was recently launched. DEK Solar’s latest offering has been designed to improve performance and help manufacturers to meet the future challenges of the solar industry.
Apollo is an integrated cell manufacturing system whose advanced automated features optimise accuracy for Print-on- Print and Selective Emitter processes and offer customers repeatability as well as high performance in an industry-leading small footprint, single line configuration.
DEK Solar is committed to developing advanced technologies and processes that help customers reduce costs and optimise cell efficiency, and the ±10 micron accuracy @ 2 Cpk capability
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