SOLAR INDUSTRY AWARDS I WINNERS
SOLAR AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE: INNOVATION DEK Solar
DEK SOLAR’S commitment to solar cell metallization innovation – both from a product and process perspective makes the company a worthy recipient of the Solar Award for Excellence in Innovation.
DEK Solar’s high-accuracy Eclipse and Apollo metallization platforms, along with the company’s VectorGuard Fine Line Stencil were the basis for the award win and have all previously been recipients of industry accolades and contributors to record-breaking cell efficiencies.
Apollo continues to enable next- generation, high-efficiency cell processes such as print-on-print and manufacturers are increasingly turning to the platform to confidently expand existing manufacturing capacity.
A small-footprint, future-proofed metallization platform, Apollo offers solar cell manufacturers quality, precision and yield levels with exceptionally low cost of ownership.
With +/- 10 µm accuracy at 2 Cpk, a low breakage rate of less than 0.15% and guaranteed performance upheld
by a standard three-year warranty that is offered on all DEK Solar platforms, Apollo is the benchmark for effective cell metallization on any substrate with wafer alignment capability that supports multiple process techniques.
The modular and scalable Eclipse platform is capable of producing up to 4,000 wph and, equipped with zero- edge-contact handling technology, has breakage rates of less than 0.15%. Apollo, which has been designed for solar cell operations that require repeatability, accuracy and high performance in a small-footprint, single-line configuration, boasts accuracy of +/- 10 µm @ 2 Cpk and is equally impressive.
To enable low silver paste consumption and maximum cell efficiency, DEK Solar developed its Fine Line Stencil technology, which delivers superb uniformity and high aspect ratios for exceptionally flat and uniform lines, with extremely thin, sub-40 µm line print capability.
All of these innovations made it easy for the judging panel’s decision to name
Darren Brown, Alternative Energy Global Business Manager and Richard Wilshere, Head of Solar Engineering and Product Development at DEK
DEK Solar the winner of the Excellence in Innovation category.
DEK Solar Director, Brian Lau, who accepted the award, on behalf of the entire team. “Though our customers are already acutely aware of DEK Solar’s enabling expertise, it is tremendous to have our work exposed to the wider solar community with this distinct honour.”
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