High productivity in-line screen printing system for crystalline solar cell manufacturing

To develop a high performance in-line screen-printing system, the NPC Group defined an appropriate benchmark for characterizing the industrial efficiency of the operation and carried out a full analysis of the factors affecting this benchmark. A screen-printing system design based on careful cost an...

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Main Authors: Bragagnolo, J.A., Ito, M., Sato, H., Akita, J., Hashimoto, T., Chikaki, Y.
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Subjects:
Costs
Crystallization
Machinery production industries
Manufacturing industries
Performance analysis
Photovoltaic cells
Printing
Productivity
System analysis and design
Throughput
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Summary:To develop a high performance in-line screen-printing system, the NPC Group defined an appropriate benchmark for characterizing the industrial efficiency of the operation and carried out a full analysis of the factors affecting this benchmark. A screen-printing system design based on careful cost analysis can produce a machine with a high effective throughput and low cell breakage. As a result, NPC is now offering advanced in-line, high precision systems to the photovoltaic industry. Future design changes results in machine speeds of 1,600 wafers per hour at a breakage below 0.5% for the three prints typical of the current cell manufacturing process.
ISSN:0160-8371
DOI:10.1109/PVSC.2005.1488487