Press Release

Eichenau, August 26, 2008, - STANGL, producer of qualified wet process equipment, presents its new VITRUM wet processing cleaning machine. The VITRUM includes inline etching equipment, an inline glass cleaning & brush off unit, and inline single side coating of CdCl2.  
 
Thin-film solar cells provides the chance to reduce manufacturing costs. This is based on the high costs of crystalline raw material and the better value chain for thin-film solar cells.
 
Besides the low cost of ownership, the main advantages of VITRUM are the exceptionally high throughput with a cycle time of only 60 seconds and the modular, highly integrated design. Furthermore, VITRUM offers inline systems for spraying or dipping and the standard and customer specific substrate sizes up to 2,600 mm. Moreover, high availability with an uptime of more than 98% and the integration of automatic dosage and mixing systems are important features of STANGL’s new wet processing cleaning machine
 
Short profile STANGL/SINGULUS
STANGL is currently one of the few suppliers of wet-chemical machines for both crystalline silicon solar technology and thin-film solar technology, with growth rates in excess of 40 %. SINGULUS, STANGL’s parent company, is set to unveil its own solar coating machine in 2008, based on its wealth of experience in the core area of optical discs. It will be able to tap into STANGL's experience and market knowledge for this move. In March 2008, SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES teamed up with Q-Cells, the most important solar cell producer worldwide, for the development of this new machine and won the company as a key customer. STANGL and SINGULUS will systematically expand their solar activities.

Together with the equipment made by STANGL, SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES will then be able to offer 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
 
For further information please visit us at the 23rd European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition from 1st to 5th September 2008 at the Feria Valencia in Valencia, Spain, at booth B9, Hall 2.