Photovoltaic metallisation solution optimises solar cell manufacturing
The fifth EM Asia Innovation Awards recently honoured DEK Solar for the technology breakthrough represented by its PV3000 photovoltaic metallization solution.Celebrating the highest standards in manufacturing technologies, the prestigious industry accolade recognises the significant role played by DEK Solar in the field of solar cell production.
Presented to the DEK team at a ceremony in Shanghai, the industry accolade saw the PV3000 top the hotly-contested Alternative Energy Production Equipment category.
Judged by an independent panel of industry experts in relation to innovation, challenging objectives and outstanding achievements, the PV3000 impressed high profile representatives from business, trade associations and academia with its capacity to deliver advanced levels of throughput.
A breakthrough photovoltaic metallization solution, the PV3000 optimises solar cell manufacturing productivity by deploying multiple print heads in parallel. If one head halts for operator attention, the others will continue to print – virtually eliminating downtime.
Driven by six-sigma repeatability for capability in advance of current solar cell requirements, the PV3000’s inherent accuracy is ideal for demanding technologies and processes such as Print-on-Print (PoP). As an advanced photovoltaic manufacturing process, PoP is designed to give finer grid lines more height, printing the lines twice over or more to increase the conductor’s cross-sectional area and enhance current-carrying capacity without shadowing the underlying silicon substrate. Since repeatable accuracy is the central enabler in this process, the PV3000’s (PoP) capability of +/- 12.5 microns at 2 Cpk finds considerable application in this field.
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