New Products
New Products
New products
for universities, companies, government
laboratories and corporate R&D
organizations to develop and evaluate their
Fastline™ glass coating platform
MaxEdge™ wire saw is a new platform
new materials and designs for photovoltaic
for production of cIgS thin film
for slicing ingots into ultra-thin wafers
modules. The platform includes the
solar cells
that can help customers drive down the
Spi-Stringer™ automatic tabber/stringer,
Veeco Instruments’ FastLine™ platform
cost of manufacturing photovoltaic (PV)
a Spi-Laminator™ automatic laminator
of glass coating systems is designed for
cells by up to $0.18 per watt (assuming a
for encapsulating cells between glass and
high throughput, low cost of ownership
polysilicon price of $55/kg). MaxEdge uses
a polymer, and a Spi-Sun Simulator™
production of CIGS (copper, indium,
thinner wires at higher cutting speeds to
module testing system. Equipment training
gallium and selenium) solar cells. Veeco’s
produce ultra-thin wafers with less wire
is included.
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FastLine systems can handle up to thirty
wear and ingot scrap. The system also
1.1 m x 1.4 m glass panels/hour. The
requires much less factory floor space and
McDry offers low humidity
modular architecture of the system allows
fewer operators than competitive systems.
storage for solar cells
customers to scale their output according
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The performance of solar cells is sensitive
to their needs.
www.veeco.com to moisture because water and oxygen
accurate, efficient side-seal/
molecules seep past the protective plastic
Keithley launches solar cell
edge-seal solutions for photovoltaic
layer over time and degrade the organic
test solution
modules
materials that form the core. McDry
Keithley Instruments introduced an
Nordson Corporation photovoltaic (PV)
cabinets, available from Seika Machinery,
upgraded version of its award-winning
side-seal/edge-seal systems automate and
Inc., prevent moisture absorption and keep
Model 4200-SCS semiconductor
improve application of moisture barriers
solar cells optimally dry during storage.
characterization system that makes the
in module assembly. Use of VersaPail™ or
Unlike similar style dry boxes, McDry has
system suitable for solar cell testing,
VersaDrum® bulk melters in conjunction
a natural air flow circulation system and
specifically drive-level capacitance
with Nordson gear metering dispense
does not utilize a fan, which can spread
profiling (DLCP), a new solar cell testing
applicators enables use of liquefied butyl in
contaminants throughout the cabinet, nor
technique that was difficult to perform
place of traditional butyl tape. This results
does it require nitrogen.
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accurately using earlier test solutions.
in accurate, repeatable placement of the
DLCP provides defect density information
PV module moisture barrier along with
pressurex® sensor film offers
on thin film solar cells and also works
a faster production process. www.nordson.
optimum calibration and quality
well for measuring defects in compound
com/solarsolutions
control
semiconductor cells.
www.keithley.com Sensor Products Inc. introduces
Spire offers a module
Pressurex®, a surface pressure indicating
Maxedge™ wire saw drives down
engineering platform
film that reveals pressure magnitude and
cost of pV manufacturing
Spire Corporation made available a new
distribution between any two contacting
Applied Materials’ Applied HCT
simple development engineering platform
or mating surfaces. In the photovoltaic
28 – Global Solar Technology – May/June 2009
www.globalsolartechnology.com
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