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Successful presentation at home base in Augsburg

KUKA Systems demonstrates its expertise in automated PV module assembly

Over 200 international guests were visibly impressed by the innovative products for automatic photovoltaic module assem-bly which KUKA Systems unveiled at its Augsburg plant at the end of January. Together with other partners various stations for assembly, transport and control equipment were erected on an area of around 2,000 square metres to provide a live simulation of the automated production of photovoltaic modules. Various stages of the production process, such as glass stacking, foil application, the string test and layup, the lateral soldering station, the encapsulation process, output testing, sorting and packing were on show.

In detail the following KUKA applications and process tools were demonstrated:

Automatic glass loading system using the KUKA RoboLoad
KUKA string test, measure and layup
KUKA RoboSheet with foil layup for front and rear foils
Automatic lateral soldering using the KUKA RoboX
Automatic trimming, taping and framing using the KUKA RoboFrame concept
Matrix test with electroluminescence
Module testing using the KUKA High-Pot-Test test station and KUKA SunSim MCE2010 with integral electroluminescence test
Semi-automatic KUKA Sol-Box can preparation station
KUKA RoboStack for the automatic packing of the solar modules in various classifications
KUKA ACS600 – the new stringer for the infrared soldering of solar cells with maximum precision and a monitored process window.
KUKA AWSM 4800 – the fully automatic triple wire sawing machine for cutting wafers

KUKA Systems Photovoltaik Modulfertigung

KUKA Systems has already sold and successfully installed five module lines and there is a great deal of interest being shown by more customers from all over the world – with guests from the USA, India, Korea, Taiwan and other countries attending the event to check the expertise of the Augsburg-based system manufacturer and automation specialist by inspecting the various work stations. Engineers and consultants from the Energy Division were also avail-able during the event to provide additional detailed information about the sys-tems.

“This type of open day provided us with a perfect opportunity to demonstrate exactly what we can offer”, said Alan Macdonald, Business Unit Manager at KUKA Systems. “Anywhere else it is only possible to simulate such a massive system, but here we were able to demonstrate our skills to potential customers live. Thanks to many years of experience in all the stages of the process of solar module production we were able to demonstrate both attractive and time-tested solutions. We can therefore safely assume that this event will result in several confirmed orders.”

About KUKA Systems:

KUKA Systems, a Business Unit of KUKA Aktiengesellschaft in Augsburg, is an international supplier of flexible robot-based automation systems for the automo-tive, aerospace, energy and general industry.
A workforce of around 3500 people work on ideas, concepts and solutions for automated production and the supply of products and services for almost every sphere of the industrial processing of metallic and non-metallic materials.
In the Energy Division the company provides engineering services, automated production modules and complete turnkey production lines for the photovoltaics, solar heating and wind power sectors. The core technology of KUKA Systems is also used in the power plant and power systems engineering fields.
KUKA Systems can offer particular expertise where industrialised processes are required that provide quality, quality monitoring and availability, which is ex-tremely important in solar module production, since uniform quality and high output levels are essential. In addition, KUKA Systems is capable of producing systems on a scale of over 100 MW.
The company’s products and services are marketed and sold globally through subsidiaries and sales offices in Europe, America and Asia. KUKA Systems recorded an order volume of around 615 million euros in the 2009 financial year.

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