engineering the solar age - Suppliers for Photovoltaics

Metallization and more

The ASYS Group, based in Dornstadt, Germany, is an established manufacturer of advanced machines and production lines for the electronics and solar industries. The ASYS SOLAR brand features metallization lines utilizing the highest level of performance and next-generation technologies for the implementation of advanced cell concepts. Since its entry into the solar market in 2002, ASYS has delivered cell manufacturing equipment to its worldwide customer base with a production capacity in excess of 17 GW. By manufacturing and selling advanced solutions and high-quality products, ASYS helps to maximize productivity and optimize cell efficiency.

To reduce the amount of expensive raw material used, solar cells are becoming increasingly thinner. ASYS production machines can already handle solar cells down to a thickness of 120 µm, a value which already exceeds the targets many solar manufacturers were aiming for by the year 2015. Offering both scalable production solutions and high-speed technologies, ASYS is thusthe ideal partner for cost-efficient metallization lines. With an unmatched throughput of 4,600 cells per hour and the lowest breakage rates, ASYS ensures optimum efficiency for solar cell production.

For the metallization of solar cells, the role of efficiency-enhancing technologies is particularly growing in importance. To maintain maximum cell efficiency, the interaction between structuring in the front-end cell manufacturing and the metallization processes at the back-end must be optimized. For this reason, ASYS has created a complete cell manufacturing concept which provides the integration of in-house laser or screen printing platforms for the pre-structuring of solar wafers.