- New coating machine for Si solar cells successfully presented to the market
- STANGL receives € 4.5 million order for wet-chemical machines for Si solar cells
- High level of interest for CIS/CIGS machines for thin-film solar technology, new ILGAR process impresses market
Kahl am Main, September 09, 2008 - The SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG (SINGULUS) and the STANGL Semiconductor Equipment AG (STANGL) report successful participation at the 23rd Photovoltaics Fair in Valencia, Spain.
New Coating Machine for Si Solar Cells Successfully Presented to the Market
SINGULUS started the market launch of the new inline coating machine for Si solar cells with the product name SINGULAR in Valencia. The new inline coating equipment is designed for a capacity of more than 3,000 Si solar cells/hour. The revolutionary machine concept was presented to all renowned solar cells producers. The response and the number of projects discussed suggest a quick market penetration.
With the new SINGULUR coating machine the production of anti-reflective layers on solar wafers will be automated in the future. Stefan A. Baustert, CEO of the SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES AG, comments: “Our concept offers numerous advantages compared with the machines available today. The concept provides SINGULUS with a completely new work area in the rapidly growing solar market. The Si solar technology will continue to represent the majority of the entire solar market.�
STANGL receives order over € 4.5 million
STANGL received an order for SILEX equipment for the wet-chemical cleaning of Si solar cells in Valencia. The machines will be supplied to a large Asian solar cell producer. The agreement over additional projects is expected shortly.
High level of interest for CIS / CIGS machines, new ILGAR process impresses market
With its TENUIS coating machines STANGL has reached an internationally leading position in the CIS / CIGS thin-film technology. The high demand for CIS / CIGS lines from all over the world suggests dynamic project activity and strong follow-up business after the exhibition.
STANGL and the Helmholtz Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie (HZB), formerly the Hahn-Meitner-Institut, presented the new spray ion layer gas reaction process (ILGAR) at the photovoltaics exhibition in Valencia, Spain. The ILGAR process will be used for the application of indium sulfide buffer layers, which are capable of replacing cadmium sulfide in thin-film solar cells. The high level of interest during the fair shows that STANGL has taken the right path for the most important future technology for the production of CIS / CIGS thin-film solar cells.
Short profile STANGL/SINGULUS
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES is the global market leader for optical disc production lines for CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray Discs and the only provider to offer the entire product range: mastering, molding and replication lines. In addition to the further expansion of the core activities Optical Disc, the diversification into the work area Solar is the most important strategic goal.
STANGL and SINGULUS will systematically expand the Solar activities. As of today, STANGL is one of the few providers of wet-chemical machines for both the crystalline silicon solar technology as well as for the thin-film solar technology. SINGULUS has been marketing its own solar coating machine, which is based on the know-how gained in the core area of Optical Disc, since September. In addition, STANGL’s experience and market knowledge will be tapped. In March 2008, SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES teamed up with Q-Cells, the global leader of solar cell production, for the development of this new machine and won the company as a key customer.
Combined with STANGL’s machines, SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES will then be able to offer the two important machine groups with wet-chemical and vacuum coating processes for a production line for crystalline silicon solar cells. The goal is to strengthen its global position for production equipment for crystalline solar cells over the next few years.