Featured in Southern China's rooftop gig – 01-2013

Benefits of automation

Automation: Automation and robotics are transforming photovoltaic manufacturing. Chinese module manufacturers like EGing Photovoltaic Technology Co., Ltd. are automating key production steps and introducing nimble robots to handle a range of repetitive tasks. The results are higher throughput and improved quality, as well as cost savings due to a reduced workforce.

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Eckhart Gouras

08 Jan 2013

Without fail it catches the eye: how the big red robot picks up the solar panel and wraps it in rapid precision movements with an aluminum frame. This is a part of the highly automated module production plant EGing has put together in its production base and company headquarters in Jintan in Jiangsu province, around …

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