At the 2014 International Photovoltaic Power Generation Conference and Exhibition (SNEC) in Shanghai, China, DEK Solar’s Apollo metallization platform received the Gigawatt Gold Award.
The SNEC organizing committee presents the Top 10 Highlights Awards, which includes the Gigawatt Gold Award, to distinguish the most advanced technologies and products.
DEK Solar’s Alternative Energy Business Development Director, Darren Brown, accepted the award on the company’s behalf.
“Apollo continues to enable next-generation, high-efficiency cell processes such as print-on-print and manufacturers are increasingly turning to the platform to confidently expand existing manufacturing capacity,” he says. “Winning this award is incredibly gratifying and underscores the important contributions that Apollo is making to the PV industry.”
A small-footprint, future-proofed metallization platform, Apollo offers today’s solar cell manufacturers quality, precision and yield levels with exceptionally low cost of ownership. With +/- 10 µm accuracy at 2 Cpk, a low breakage rate of less than 0.15% and guaranteed performance upheld by a standard three-year warranty, Apollo is the benchmark for effective cell metallization on any substrate with wafer alignment capability that supports multiple process techniques.
At SNEC, Apollo was showcased with DEK Solar’s new Solar Sentinel technology. A novel inspection technology that verifies material coverage for 45 µm lines, detects cell edge chips and senses complete wafer breaks, Solar Sentinel safeguards the metallization process for outstanding results. A “go/no go” feature accepts or rejects the print and wafer integrity all in real time so as to ensure maximum throughput with minimal yield loss.
“Following a capacity expanding, multi-system Apollo order on day one of SNEC, winning the Gigawatt Gold award for the same platform was icing on the cake,” says Brown. “It’s very validating to see this exceptional technology get the recognition it deserves.”
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