Thursday, December 23, 2010

GT Solar receives $23.8 million order for DSS450HP multicrystalline ingot growth systems from Trina Solar

MERRIMACK, USA: GT Solar International Inc., a provider of polysilicon production technology, and sapphire and silicon crystalline growth systems and materials for the solar, LED and other specialty markets, has received two orders totaling $23.8 million order from Trina Solar for its DSS450HP crystalline ingot growth systems.

The orders will be included in GT Solar’s backlog for its current Q3 FY11, which ends on January 1, 2011.

“Trina Solar is one of the top ten PV cell and module manufacturers and we are pleased that they have selected our DSS450HP systems to meet their ingot growth production needs,” said Tom Gutierrez, GT Solar’s president and CEO. “Our crystalline ingot growth systems provide value to customers because of their proven performance and reliability and help PV manufacturers lower their cost of manufacturing.”

The additional DSS450HP systems will help Trina Solar achieve its goal of significantly expanding its manufacturing capacity. Since the introduction its first DSS240 in 2003, the company has shipped over 2,000 systems primarily to manufacturers located in Asia.

The company has made significant investments in customer service resources to support its growing installed base of customers throughout the Asia Pacific region. GT Solar’s installation teams can get customers up and running through a field-proven, fast commissioning process that reduces the time to volume production.

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