PV solar maker selects Eyelit’s Solar Edition to support production ramp-up of its innovative monocrystalline-silicon technology

TORONTO, CANADA: Eyelit Inc., a manufacturing software provider for visibility, control, and co-ordination of manufacturing operations for the aerospace and defense, discrete electronics, semiconductor, and photovoltaic (solar) industries, announced that an innovative, photovoltaic (PV) solar panel manufacturer has purchased Eyelit’s Solar Edition manufacturing software, which consists of Eyelit MES, Statistical Process Control (SPC), Automation, Asset Management, and Quality Management, to support its aggressive PV production ramp-up.

The deployment and strategic implementation of Eyelit’s software, which was completed in just eight weeks, included the following features:

* Complete traceability from wafer processing to fully assembled panel.
* Equipment states and PM tracking.
* Integrated tool file upload and barcode printing of lot IDs.
* Eyelit SPC module to trend critical data for tool and line qualification.
* More advanced features, such as Eyelit’s quality modules and full factory automation (to be continued in phase 2 of the implementation).

After reviewing nine manufacturing management systems, the solar company selected Eyelit’s Solar Edition because of its cost advantage, short implementation time, comprehensive system functionality, and a simple, but scalable architecture. Eyelit’s Solar Edition provides out-of-the-box feature sets that may be quickly applied, while also providing tool automation and more sophisticated capabilities which are necessary to achieve high-volume and quality goals. The solar company is not yet actively marketing, but is available as a reference to confirm the details of this press release.

“The firm, with its unique solar technology, adds to the growing number of leading-edge, clean-tech/solar companies in Eyelit’s customer base. This agreement enables the firm to ramp up from low-volume/R&D production levels to over 1 GW of solar production with Eyelit’s software,” stated Dan Estrada, Eyelit’s VP of Sales and Marketing.

“Eyelit’s Solar Edition is an ideal match for solar firms because it represents the industry expertise that Eyelit has gained by working with a variety of solar clients, ranging from emerging technologies to high-volume, highly automated companies. With the goal of grid parity driving companies to produce low-cost, high-value solar products, Eyelit’s Solar Edition™ offers a cost-effective way to improve operational efficiency.”