Meyer Burger Technology Group first to deliver a printing process for the mass production of high efficiency solar cells

Roth & Rau B.V. in Eindhoven, a member of the Meyer Burger Group, has successfully completed a contract to supply inkjet printers for printing mono crystalline high performance solar cells.
With the PiXDRO ink jet printing technology from Roth & Rau, Meyer Burger is the only company worldwide offering a printing process suitable for the mass production of high efficiency solar cells in combination with electroplating.
The contract also includes wafer inspection systems from Hennecke Systems, another member of the Meyer Burger Group. The total order value is around CHF3.5 million (US$4.8 million).
Delivery of the equipment to the customer’s production site in Malaysia is scheduled for the second and third quarters of 2014.
The highly industrialised PiXDRO JETx inkjet printing system can be used for a variety of applications in the solar and electronic industries.
With its very fine printing technology, the high-precision alignment and contactless deposition, the PiXDRO JETx is the only system specifically suited for the mass production of high performance solar cells. The inkjet printing and inspection systems are planned for use in a 100MW production facility in Malaysia.
The printing systems are capable of front and rear printing up to 900 wafers per hour.