Featured in Brave new world – 01-2012

What robotics and automation ought to be

Robotics and automation: Capital investment savings of 23 percent and output per square meter gains of 30 percent would make most PV manufacturers sit up and take notice. But how can gains like this be achieved? pv magazine investigates a number of approaches to bringing about such gains for PV module manufacturers.

When talking about robotics and automation it is relevant to explain what that precisely means. It’s well known that when an industry approaches maturity, large-scale and flexible production is undoubtedly required. Companies also want to secure sustainability and profitability. One way to address this challenge and to move towards these goals is to consider, in …

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