Featured in Automation in motion – 05-2010

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Interview: Where is the PV industry today in terms of automation and standardization? How much can they lower costs? pv magazine spoke with Jörg Walther, Head of the installation technology department in the Linear Motion and Assembly Technologies Division at Bosch Rexroth AG of Stuttgart.

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17 Sep 2010

Mr. Walther, where is the PV industry today in terms of automation compared to other industries, such as the automobile industry? We have to distinguish between regions. Compared to North America and Asia, Europe is very automated in terms of handling. In Asia, handling is often still done manually. Yet a lot of manufacturers are …

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