Featured in Keen Korea – 01-2011

Robotically boxed

Automated junction box assembly: With increasing pressure on manufacturers to cut costs and thus drive prices for solar modules down, one solution that has lent a hand is automation of the production line. One of the last stations, the junction box assembly stop can now also run on auto-pilot mode. There are reasons that point towards automation of this station and others that convince firms that some steps still need hands.

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Shamsiah Ali Oettinger

18 Jan 2011

Automation dates back to the Industrial Revolution’s beginnings. The early 19th century saw a wave of social movement that protested heavily against the integration of automation into factories. An often cited example is the English textile machine operators’ protest against Jacquard’s automated weaving looms. Up to now, good, old human hands are not all that …

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