Featured in On the right track – 11-2015

“More flexibility from the lamination system”

Lamination technology: New materials and processes are coming into the lamination technology segment of PV production. With these come challenges for technology providers, but they also present major opportunities for increased throughput and reductions in energy consumption. Robert Gaiser is the Project Manager for Lamination with Germany’s Bürkle, and he says flexibility of lamination tooling is also becoming important.

pv magazine: In 2011, pv magazine wrote that there were around 100 different laminator technology providers. How has that changed to today? Robert Gaiser: Today, there are still a lot of suppliers, but there are around 10 – 15 suppliers for lamination equipment that can be used in mass production.Module lamination costs, including machinery, operators …

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