Industry 4.0 arrives

Production technology: The adoption of Industry 4.0 principles and technology in solar manufacturing has lagged behind other industries. That may be set to change, with German cell production equipment provider Asys releasing its Pulse platform onto the market this year. Six months later, Asys is installing its first intelligent Pulse line at an Asian manufacturer, and Florian Ritter, Asys’ Manager Product & Business Portfolio Management and Harald Wanka, Head of Technology and Global Sales, Solar spoke to pv magazine about the platform and current PV manufacturing landscape.