CHAD
Industries Announces Implementation of CPV Welding
System
January
'09, ANAHEIM, CA - CHAD Industries announced this
week the successful implementation of their solar concentrator
cell welding system. The CPV Welding System that CHAD Industries
developed is an automated system to weld interconnects to
concentrator solar cells. The system incorporates a Miyachi
Unitek parallel gap resistance welder, giving the CPV Welding
System a high degree of process control because of its programmability
and closed loop control. The automated solar interconnect
system also incorporates an Adept Scara robot with specially
tooled grippers, weld nests, and vision system. Special vision
and software algorithms are incorporated to meet high placement
accuracy and difficult inspection requirements.
Scott
Klimczak, President of CHAD Industries, stated, “The
keys to the successful implementation of this automated process
were the handling experience gained from years working with non-standard
wafers in the semiconductor market, and a quality partner in
Miyachi Unitek. Concentrator technology poses a great opportunity
in the emerging renewable energy market and we look forward to
pursuing other welding applications in the concentrator and PV
markets. With Miyachi Unitek’s welding process capabilities
and CHAD Industries having over 30 years of automation experience,
we will meet the challenges of the solar concentrator manufacturing
market.”
Klimczak
continued, “Miyachi Unitek has been a great partner
in developing our automated welding system for the concentrator
solar market. We intend to work closely with our customers and
Miyachi Unitek to solve future challenges in the automation of
interconnecting solar cells.”
“CHAD Industries has very effectively integrated our low
power UB25 Linear DC welder in an innovative, flexible concentrator
interconnect cell,” said John DiGiacomo, Regional Manager
of Miyachi Unitek. “Resistance welding provides the high
degree of process control required for reliable interconnect
bonding. We look forward to working with CHAD and their customers
to successfully address the next process development challenge.”
Miyachi
Unitek (www.muc.miyachi.com) designs and manufactures
a full range of resistance welding and reflow soldering power
supplies, heads, monitors and accessories for both large scale
and fine spot applications requiring precision metals joining,
lasers and laser systems for welding.
CHAD
Industries (www.chadindustries.net) designs, manufactures
and markets automated solar, wafer and odd-form handling solutions
and is the leading manufacturer of non-standard wafer handling
solutions to the semiconductor industry.
For
more information on this or any of CHAD's assembly solutions,
visit the CHAD Industries website at http://www.chadindustries.net or
contact Scott Klimczak, President of CHAD Industries, at:
1565 S. Sinclair Street, Anaheim, CA 92806, USA
Tel (714) 938-0080
Fax (714) 938-0630.
For
more information on Miyachi Unitek’s products, visit
the Miyachi Unitek website at http://www.muc.miyachi.com or contact
John DiGiacomo, Regional Manager, at (818) 601-9558.
