GEISINGEN, GERMANY: Lotus Systems has received an order from a large German solar cell manufacturer to install fully automated wet chemical process lines for cell production. There was also an agreement to cooperate long term, and a total volume of more than €8 million is expected for the future. For more information about wet chemistry, see www.lotussystems.de/photovoltaic/wet-process-applications.
“Our innovative tool design decided it” says New Products Manager Hans Hauger, explaining how Lotus Systems beat out several other competitors. “We have incorporated new details everywhere –- in input and output stations, cleaning, etching and drying. All together, this makes for extremely high productivity and conserves substances like water, electricity, and chemicals.” The first system will be installed in January 2010.
“The photovoltaics industry needs new ideas to meet future quantity and cost demands,” says Joachim Mink, founder and CEO of Lotus Systems. “Every factory is different. We do not just listen to our customers well; we also do our homework and deliver both innovation and absolute reliability. I personally make sure of that.”
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Lotus Systems optimizes PV production processes
GUTMADINGEN, GERMANY: Lotus Systems GmbH, a leading manufacturer of wet process, cleaning, and chemical management systems for photovoltaic, semiconductor, and MEMS production, has developed new cleaners.
"Chemistry as an integral part of production helps to increase efficiency and lower costs," says CEO Joachim Mink with conviction. The new vertical spray cleaners allow manufacturers to clean the carriers themselves -– quickly, efficiently, and at their own facilities.
Spraying ensures that there is always a reactive medium on the surface and makes cleaning two to three times faster. Only about a tenth of the chemicals are needed, since the engineers have developed a special way to position and control the nozzles.
At about €20 per carrier, the cost of cleaning and drying is about a quarter of what it has traditionally been. Plus, the carriers are ready for use again after 12 hours. The vertical spray cleaners, with their extremely small base area of 1.8 square meters, can easily be integrated into the established production process.
"Chemistry as an integral part of production helps to increase efficiency and lower costs," says CEO Joachim Mink with conviction. The new vertical spray cleaners allow manufacturers to clean the carriers themselves -– quickly, efficiently, and at their own facilities.
Spraying ensures that there is always a reactive medium on the surface and makes cleaning two to three times faster. Only about a tenth of the chemicals are needed, since the engineers have developed a special way to position and control the nozzles.
At about €20 per carrier, the cost of cleaning and drying is about a quarter of what it has traditionally been. Plus, the carriers are ready for use again after 12 hours. The vertical spray cleaners, with their extremely small base area of 1.8 square meters, can easily be integrated into the established production process.
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