Solar Cells Production Equipment
 

The manufacturing of Solar Cells is a fast growing market where many opportunities await.
 
 
One of our main goals in the near future is to capture a larger portion of this developing market.
 
We believe that our vast screen printing, testing and automation experience will facilitate this goal.
 
Two years ago, we successfully developed a semiautomatic solar cells screen printer.  
 
The wafers are manually loaded on the printing table.
 
After the table alignment is done (with a vision system) the wafer is printed.
  
A pick and place unit picks the printed wafer and places it on the IR dryer belt.
 
 
The next logical step is to use what we’ve learned from this unit to develop a fully automatic printing line.
  
The final version will have 3 identical units.
 
A short cycle time (between prints) of approximately 3 seconds is expected. 
 
The machine will print on either 5 or 6 inch wafers automatically.
 
  
The wafer will be then placed on the firing kiln conveyor.
 
The automatic machine is expected to be available in the first half of 2008. Initial test results look very promising.
 
Our next developing step will be a wafer testing and inspection line.
 
An in-line IR dryer was simultaneously developed.
 
Efficient IR lamps and high air flow ensure short drying time with minimum material stress.
 
A stand alone, two -zone IR drier is also available, it can be used with manual printers and for different applications.

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