2026年太阳能组件生产设备市场调查报告（英文版）-

MarketSurvey

SolarModuleProductionEquipment2026

Keymoduleproductionequipmentaddressingadvancedmoduletechnologiesanddesign

Authors:ShravanKChunduri,MichaelSchmela

IndustryLeaderofpvModuleEquipmentManufacturing

HighlyAutomatedAfter-laminationsystem

Laminationsystem

pre-laminationIntegration

optionofsolarcellstringer

12,o00pcs/h,stringFailureRate≤1%,cellBreakageRate≤·1%

compatiblewithzeroBusbar

HangzhouconfirmwareTechnologyco.,Ltd.

Www·en.confirmware.comMarketing@confirmware.com

Contents

01

Introduction6

02

Overview7

2.1ProcessFlow

2.2SurveyParticipants

2.3MarketingPositioning

03

TrendsinModuleProductionEquipment15

3.1Interconnection

3.2Auto-Layup&Auto-Bussing

3.3Lamination

3.4IVCharacterization

04

ProductDescriptions22

4.1CombinedTabberandStringer

4.2AutoLayup

4.3AutoBussing

4.4Laminator

4.5SunSimulator

05

45

Conclusions

06

ProductSpecificationTables47

Advertisers:

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p.74

•ConfirmWare

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ExecutiveSummary

Atfirstlook,aPVmodule-exceptforitsdramaticallyincreasingsize-mightappearasthesame

rectangular'blackbox'ithasbeenovertheyears.Ifyoulookcloser,youwillseethecontrary-asmoduletechnologyhasgonethroughseveralgenerationsoftechnologychangesintheareasofinterconnection,layout,andmaterials.,withthemostvisiblebeingthechangefromsquaretorectangularcells.Beyondtheadoptionfirstofhalf-cutandnowincreasinglytofinermulti-cutcells,thereistheshiftfromsingle-tomulti-andzero-busbardesigns,thetransitionfromglass-backsheettoglass-glassconstructions,andthemovetowardreduced-gapandno-gaplayouts.Mostof

thesetechnologiesareinteroperable,meaningtheycanallbeimplementedcollectively.Atthesametime,PVisincreasinglyexpandingintonewapplications

andintegrationspacesthatdemandmoretailored

moduleconfigurations.Crucially,mostofthese

module-levelinnovationsarelargelyindependentoftheunderlyingcelltechnology.Allthisprogresswouldhavebeenachievedthroughequalinnovationsatthecorrespondingproductionequipmentlevel.

Recognizingitsimportance,TaiyangNewshas

launchedamarketsurveyonmoduleproduction

equipment.However,themoduleproduction

sequencecombinesprocessingstepswithaseriesofautomationsteps.Forthis1stTaiyangNews

MarketSurveyonModuleProductionEquipment,5stepsandthecorrespondingtoolsareconsidered

-combinedtabberandstringer(CTS),auto-layup,

auto-bussing,laminator,andsunsimulator.Atotalof9companies,includingmostmarketleaders,have

responded,providingdatafor51products.Inadditiontoprovidinganoverviewofkeydevelopmentsacrosstheseequipmentstreams,particularlyaddressingthetechnologicalneedsofmoduledesign,thesurvey

alsoprovidesdetaileddescriptionsoftheproductsineachstream.Italsoincludeskeyspecifications

foreachsurveyparticipantsproductwithinthe

respectiveequipmentsegment,listedinalphabeticalorder,andspecificationtablesinchapter6.

Intermsoftechnology,interconnectionisthemostdynamicstationofthemoduleproductionlines.Withbackcontact(BC)technologybeingahottopicin

theindustry,optimizingstringersforinterconnectingBCcellsisamajortrend.Todaysmoderntools

arecomingupwiththeoptiontoaccomplishthe

interconnectionofBCcells.Anothertechnology

ofnoteinthisstationiszero-busbars(0BB).This

meanscellswithoutbusbarsandinterconnection

wiresaredirectlyconnectedtothecellfinger.The

mainmotivationhereistoreducesilverconsumptionatthecelllevel.Thetechnologyappearstobe

relatedtocellprocessing,whereitisquitesimple,butthecruxoftheprocessliesininterconnection.ItrequiressignificantdesignoptimizationattheCTSlevel.Whileprocessinghalf-cutcellsisastandard,theindustryisnowmovingtomulti-cutcells.The

approachreduceslossesandimprovespowerwhilealsoenablingareducedbusbarcount.LeadingCTSsuppliersareofferingtoolplatformsthatcansupportalltheseadvancedmoduletechnologies.Insomecases,companiesarealsoofferingretrofitupgradesforexistingtools.

Auto-layupandauto-bussing,thoughfundamentallyautomationsteps,duetohighsensitivitytochangingmoduletechnologies,findaplaceinthesurvey

amongthekeytoolsofmoduleproduction.The

keyareasoffocusherearethezero-gaplayouts,modulesdevelopedfornon-traditionalapplications,andcomplexinterconnectioncircuitsdefinedbythemulti-cutmatrix.

Atthelaminationstation,theprocessitselfisrobust.Todaystoolplatformsareavailableinsingle-stack

andmulti-stackconfigurations,thelatteroffering

redundancyandhigherthroughputinasmaller

footprint.Modulesarelaminatedinsingle,double,

and3-stageprocessestoaccomplishthekeystepsoftheprocessvacuum,heating,andcooling

integratedorseparated,addressingthevariedneedsofmodulemakers.

IVcharacterization,thebasisforlabelingthe

modules,isaccomplishedinsunsimulators.The

heartofthesecharacterizationtoolsisalightsource.Whilexenon-basedlightsourceswereoncethe

mainstream,LED-basedlightengineshaveemergedasareliableandcost-effectivealternative.ThemainadvantageofLEDsistheirlongerlifetimes,anorderofmagnitudelongerthantheirrivals.However,

xenon-basedcharacterizationremainscriticalforcalibration-levelcharacterization.

EnjoyreadingourSolarModuleProductionEquipment2026

MichaelSchmela

ManagingDirector,TaiyangNews

michael.schmela@

+491731570999

Duesseldorf,Germany

ShravanK.Chunduri

HeadofTechnology,TaiyangNews

shravan.chunduri@

+919963270005Hyderabad,India

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1.Introduction

Inthenarrativeofsolarenergysmeteoricrise,

thebrainofthesolarpanelthePVcelltends

toreceivethemostglory,andrightlyso.Cell

architecturesformthefundamentalbuildingblocksofanyPVdevice,andtheirevolutionthroughvariouscellgenerationsfromBSFtoPERC,followedby

TOPCon,HJT,andback-contacttechnologies,

marksthemajorerasofindustry.Underthisshadow,however,areremarkabledevelopmentsinthebodyofthedevicethemodulethatreceiveamuted

acknowledgment.Infact,whenviewedpurelyin

termsofdesignevolution,thenumberofmodule

technologyimprovements,notoftencharacterizedasgenerations,doesnotfalltooshortofthoseatthecelllevel.

Overtime,interconnectionschemeshaveevolvedfromsingle-busbardesignstomulti-busbar(MBB)

configurationsand,morerecently,tozero-busbar

(0BB)concepts.Theconventionalglass-backsheetmodulearchitecturehasincreasinglygivenwayto

glass-glassdesigns,drivenbydurabilityandbifacialcompatibility.Interconnectedfullcellshavelargelybeenreplacedbyhalf-cutcells,noweven3-,4-,

ormulti-cutconfigurations.Theindustryhaslong

commercializedthereducedinter-cellgaptono-gaplayouts.Thebeautyofallthesemoduletechnologiesisthattheyareinter-compatible,meaningseveral

ofthesetechnologiescanbecombinedintoa

singleproductessentiallywhatisthestate-of-the-artmoduledesign.Also,PVisfindingnew

applicationsandintegrationspacesthatrequirea

completedesignchangeover.Importantly,manyofthesedevelopmentsarelargelyindependentoftheunderlyingcelltechnology,allowingmanufacturerstoekeoutadditionalperformancegainsontopofthecell-levelbase.

Thesemodule-levelinnovationshave,inturn,placedmuchhigherdemandsonproductionequipment.

Indeed,themoduleproductionequipmentwing

hasbeenrespondingpromptlytotheindustrys

ever-evolvingneeds.Whatwasoncelargelyaboutassemblyisnowamatterofprecision,accurate

alignment,controlledthermalprocesses,andahighdegreeofautomation.Theseareallessentialto

reliablymanufactureincreasinglycomplexmoduledesignsatscale.Asaresult,moduleproductionequipmenthasbecomeacriticalenablerofPV

progress.

ToputthespotlightonthisimportantpartofthePVecosystemandextendingourcoveragefromcellstomodules,TaiyangNewsinitiatedthis1stMarketSurveyonModuleProductionEquipment.

Here,however,wearenotanalyzingthemodule

improvementsitselfbutwefocusonthelatest

developmentsassociatedwiththekeyproduction

equipmentusedinmodulemanufacturingthat

enablethisevolution.Inadditiontoprovidingkey

trendsacrossdifferentstationsinmodulemaking,

thesurveyalsoincludesdetaileddescriptionsof

productspromotedbyleadingequipmentvendorsforkeystepsofmodulemaking.

Source:Jinko

Amodernmoduleproductionlineismostlyfullyautomatedateveryprocessstepwithfewerpersonnelsupportingmanualoperationaltaskscomparedtoafewyearsago.

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2.Overview

Modulemakingisallaboutinterconnectingadesirednumberofcellsandpackagingthemtoprotect

againstenvironmentalstresses.Whilethissoundslikeasimple2-stepprocess,executingitinmass

productionrequiresmultipleprocessstepsand

advancedmachinery.Theseincludeseveralauxiliaryandinspectiontoolsthatenhancethecore2-step

processindeliveringcommercial-scale,reliable,andhigh-qualityPVmodules.

2.1ProcessFlow

Inaclassicalsense,themoduleproductionstep

actuallystartswithtabbingandstringing.However,theslicingofsolarcells,initiallyinto2pieces,and

nowincreasingly3or4,hasbecomethestateoftheart.Thiscanbeaccomplishedattheendofcelllinesorasthefirststepinthemodulefabs.

Whentheinputisalreadyslicedcells,thefirststepinmoduleproductionistabbingandstringing.Inthisprocess,ribbonwiresaresolderedtothecell

busbarsoneitherthefrontorrearside–astep

referredtoastabbing.Theseribbons,extendingfrom

onecell,arethensolderedtothebusbarsonthe

oppositesideoftheadjacentcell.Thisestablishesaseriesconnectionbetweenthe2cells.Thisprocessiscalledstringing,inwhichseveralcells,typically9to13,areconnectedinseriestoformastring(oracellstring).Bothtabbingandstringingareusually

carriedoutusingcombinedtabberandstringer(CTS)equipment.

Thespeedandaccuracyoftabbingandstringingstepshaveevolvedsignificantlyovertime.Withspeedcomesinaccuraciesinalignmentand

mechanicalissuessuchascracksandsolderingdefects.Thesecanbedetectedusinginspectionsystemsintegratedwithinthetool.AmodernCTSmachineinspectstheincomingcellsandalsothefinaloutput,whichisastring.Atthisstage,itis

stillsimplertodealwiththedefectsandreworkthestringstopreventthemfromenteringthefinalassembledmodule.

Followingthestringingprocess,thecellstrings

entertheautolayupstation.Theinterfaceis

eithersingle-ordual-channel,fromwhichthelayup

Source:Mondragon

Themainstreamcellformatishalf-cut.Equipmentmanufacturersusuallystatethattheirtoolscanalsosupport1/3-cutandbeyond.

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machine,usingapick-and-placemethod,laysthe

cellstringsontoanencapsulantplacedonthe

frontglass.Thelayingofstringsdependsonthe

moduledesign.Afterthisprocess,thefinalmodule’sappearancebecomesclearintermsoflayout,the

cellorientation,andonecanmostlydeterminethe

intendedapplicationofthefinalmodule.Thelayupistypicallyperformedusingeitheragantryrobot

oravacuum-armroboticsystem.Inaconventionalmoduledesign,thestringsarelaidoneithersideofthecentrallineofthemodulelength,alongwhichthejunctionboxesconsistingofdiodesareinstalled.Thecompletearrangementofstringsontheglassand

encapsulantstackisreferredtoasastringmatrix,exceptthattheindividualstringsarenotconnectedtoeachother.

Thisbringsustothenextstation:bussing.Given

thatitisautomatedinmodernproductionlines,it

isoftencalledauto-bussing.Inthisstep,allthe

stringsoneithersideofthemodule’scentralline

areconnectedinseries,whilethe2stringgroups

acrossthecenterlineareconnectedinparallel.All

theseconnectionsarefulfilledusingwiderbusbars.Thiscompletesallelectricalconnectionswithinthemoduleexceptforthejunctionbox.Thewiderbusbar

segmentsalongthecentrallinearebentupwardatcertainpointstoaccommodate3splitjunctionboxes.Followingbussing,arearstackconsistingof

encapsulantandglassorabacksheetisplacedonthetopofthestringmatrix.Thisassemblyisconveyedtothenextprocessstep–lamination.

Theincomingmaterialtothelaminatorissimplyasandwichofthestringmatrix,encapsulantlayers,

andfrontandrearglass.Inthisstep,thesandwichispermanentlybondedtophysicallyenhancethe

lifespanofaPVmodule.Theprocessisirreversible,meaningthatthecellmatrixisinaccessibleforanyrectificationandsealedforthemodule’slifetime.

Therefore,thoroughinspectionsarecarriedoutin

thepre-laminationsectiontoensureonlyhealthy

stringsandmatriceswithnodefectspassthisstage.Thisisdonewithelectroluminescence(EL)imagingtoidentifyanydefectsatthestringorcelllevel.

Dependingontheequipmentdesign,lamination

canbecarriedouteitherinasingle-leveloramulti-stackprocess.Therearealsosingle-,2-,and3-stagelaminators.Insingle-stagelaminators,vacuum,

heating,andpressingareperformedinasingle

chamber.ThistypeiscommonlyusedinlaboratoriesorR&Dlines.Ina2-stageprocess,thesestepsaredoneindifferentchambers.In3-stagelaminators,

Source:Mondragon

Precisioninthelayupprocessiscrucialtofulfillthedesiredmoduledesignelements,suchasspacingbetweenthestringsandbetweentheglassedgeandthestring.

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thelaminateisactivelycooled,whereasinother

approaches,coolingisperformedinanambient

environment.Whilethelaminationqualityitselfis

notaffectedbytheequipmenttype,throughputandequipmentfootprintdiffersignificantlybetweentheseconfigurations.Apost-laminationELinspectionhelpsidentifyanydefectsoriginatingfromthisstep.

Post-laminationstepsinvolveinstallingthejunctionboxontherearsideandattachingtheframe.Thejunctionboxisfilledwithpottingcompoundthat

requirescuringtoprotectthediodesinsidefromtheoutsideenvironment.Aftercuring,thejunctionboxisclosedwithalid.ThissequencecompletestheassemblyofthePVmodule.

Oncethemoduleisfullyassembled,itundergoeselectricalcharacterization,commonlyreferredtoasI-Vcharacterization.Thisisachievedusingsun

simulators,whichsimulatethesunlightindoorstomeasurethemodule’selectricalperformanceunderstandardtestconditions(STC).BasedontheIV

characteristics,themodulesarelabeledandsortedbypowerrating.

AutomationhasbecomeacriticalelementofPVmoduleproductionequipmentandoverallassembly

lines.Ithassignificantlyimprovedmachine

throughputandreducedcosts.Theseancillarytoolscanperformcomplex,labor-intensiveactivitieswithhighprecisionandminimalerrorsordefectsthat

wereoncecommonwithmanualhandling.

Atthestringerlevel,forexample,recentautomationadvancementshaveenabledtheloadingof

slicedcellsintotheCTSmachinewithouthuman

intervention.Thereareanumberofsupportivetasksinamoduleassemblylinethatsafeguardoverall

faboutput,intermsofbothqualityandquantity.

Forexample,layupcannotproceedwithoutfirstpreparingtheglassandencapsulantstack,whichinvolvesglasslifting,encapsulantunrollingandcutting,andfinallyconveyingtothelayupstation.

Asthelaid-upmatrixisconveyedtothebussing

station,thestringsaretapedtofixtheirpositionsothatthespacingisnotdisturbed.Thiswaspreviouslydonemanually,but‘auto-taping’isacommonstep

acrossalltier1and2modulemakers.Bussing

isanotherprocessthatreliesonautomationand

involvescuttingandpreciselyaligningbusbarstothelayup.Bussingitselfwaslargelymanualuntilafewyearsago,butithassincebecomefully

automated.Insomecases,bothlayupandbussing

Source:Mondragon

Themodernauto-bussingprocesshasdrasticallyimprovedtheoverallproductionyieldofa

moduleassemblyline.Integratedauto-layupandauto-bussingappeartobethewayforward,withproductsalreadycommerciallyavailable.

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areintegratedintoasinglepieceofequipment.

Beforelamination,thereistheedgetapingprocessthatfixesataperunningalongalledgesofthe

laminate.Afterlamination,theexcessencapsulantistrimmedbeforetheframeisfixed.Automation

ofthesesimpletasksreduceslaborcoststosomeextent.Similarly,post-laminationprocessessuchasjunctionboxinstallation,frameattachment,andjunctionboxsealing,whichweremanualinthe

past,arenowfullyautomatedintodaysgiga-scalefactories.

2.2SurveyParticipants

Asdiscussedabove,moduleproductioninvolves

processingtools,awiderangeofautomationtools,andinspectioninstruments.Everytoolisimportantforsmoothproductionoperations,especiallyinGW-scalefactories.Includingeverythingwouldmake

thesurveynothingshortofashopfloormanualanddilutetheemphasisoftheimportantones.

Thus,weselectedthekeyequipmentusedatthe

keyprocessingstation.Thechoiceisclearwith

processingtools,asthereareonly2.Thecombinedtabberandstringer(CTS)isusedintheveryfirst

stationsofmodulemakinginterconnection.Thesecondislamination,whichwrapsthecellmatrix

withseveralpolymerlayersandglassinlaminators.

Asforautomation,weidentifiedauto-layupand

auto-bussingasthe2stationsclosesttomodule

technology,inthattheyaremoreamenableto

optimizationasmoduletechnologieschange.Sunsimulators,withtheirhighlevelofsophisticationandabilitytorecreatesunlightindoorsforfinalmodulecharacterization,naturallyearnaspotonourlist.Attheend,thescopeofthecurrentsurveyislimited

to5individualtooltypesCTS,auto-layup,auto-bussing,laminators,andsunsimulators.

Forthecurrentsurvey,wehavereceivedresponsesfromatotalof9companies,includingmarket

leadersinthesegmentfromChinaandtheWest.Whilesomecompaniesfocusonofferingindividualprocessingtools,othersprovidemultipleequipmentplatformscoveringseveralstagesofmodule

production.Afewsuppliersgoastepfurtherby

offeringturnkeysolutionsthatintegratetheirownequipmentwiththird-partytoolsinareaswherein-houseexpertiseislimited.JichenandMondragonhavethebroadestrange,offering4differenttools

CTS,auto-layup,auto-bussing,andlaminators.ThisisfollowedbyAutowellandConfirmWare,

whichoffer3differenttools,excludingthelaminatorfromtheabovegroup.Theremainingaresingle-

toolsuppliers:laminatorsfromRobertBürkleand

Source:Bürkle

Oneoftheadvantagesofamulti-stacklaminatoristhatthetoolcanfunctionevenwhenoneoftheopeningshasissuesorrequiresmaintenance.

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Manufacturer

CTS

Auto-Layup

Auto-Bussing

Laminator

SunSimulator

WuxiAutowellTechnology

Avalon-Pasan

HangzhouConfirmWareTechnology

halmelektronik

JinchenMachinery

MBJSolutions

MondragonAssembly

RobertBürkle

XNAutomation

CTSbyXNAutomation.Noneoftheseequipmentsuppliersofferssimulators,andviceversa,asthesecharacterizationsrequireadifferentlevelofexpertisealtogether.Thesurveyfeaturessunsimulatorsfrom3companiesajointrepresentationfromAvalon-Pasan,halmelektronik,andMBJSolutions.

These9companieshaveprovideddatafor51toolsintotal.

However,only4companiesrespondedtorequestsforadditionalinformationbeyondthesurveytable.

Asaresult,insightsrelatedtomarketpositioningand

technologytrendsarelimitedtoinputsfromthesecompanies.Thechapterfeaturingdetailedproductdescriptions,bycontrast,coversallcompaniesandtoolslistedinthesurvey.

2.3MarketPositioning

Thesecompaniescomefromvariedregions,

technologybackgrounds,andlevelsofintegration.Thus,thekeymarketsandfocusareasmaynot

essentiallybethesame.Belowisasummaryof

market-relatedinputs,alongwithabriefbackgroundofthesecompanies.

Source:MBJSolutions

IVcharacterizationisthestepafterwhichthemodulegetsitslabelwithalltheelectricalparameters.

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ConfirmWareisaChina-basedcompanyfoundedin2005.Initiallyinvolvedinresearch,development,andproductionofcomputermachinecontrolsystemsandotherindustrialequipment,ConfirmWareventured

intosolarin2011.Itbeganresearchingintelligent

devicesinthePVindustryanddevelopeditsfirst

semi-automatedstringerin2011.Thecompany

describesthecurrentPVmanufacturingenvironmentashighlychallenging,citingglobalovercapacity

builtupoverthepast5yearsthathasputpressureonbothmodulemakersandequipmentsuppliers.

ItsmajormarketsareIndiaandtheUS.While

stilllimited,someactivityisalsoevidentinChina,largelydrivenbyupgradestoexistingproduction

linesratherthanhigh-volumegreenfieldprojects,accordingtoLeKang,thecompany’sR&Ddirector.

HeseesIndiaandtheUSremainingthekeymarketsin2026,whileChinamayseereneweddemandasleadingmanufacturersretrofitlinestoadoptnew

technologies.

AspartofMondragonCorporation,establishedin1954inSpain,MondragonAssemblydevelopsautomaticturnkeysolutionsforPVmodule

production.Thecompanyisalsoactiveinother

industries,includinge-mobility,energystorage,

andautomation.MondragoninstalleditsfirstPVequipmentatacustomer’ssitein2001anditsfirst

tabberandstringerin2002.Itdelivereditsfirst

turnkeylinein2004.Overthepast2decades,

MondragonhasconsistentlyservedthePVmodulelineswithitsupgradedandautomatedequipment.Notably,italsodevelopeditsfirstCTStoolmeantforBIPVmodules,basedonitsMTS3000platform.

ForMondragon,Indiahasbecomeafocusmarket,withshipmentsexceeding1GWoverthepast2

years.HaitzAlzola,Mondragon'sSalesManager,

notedthatIndia’smodulemanufacturingecosystemhasmaturedrapidlyandcloselymirrorsChinese

manufacturingmodels.Thistransitionhasbeen

acceleratedbyChineseovercapacity,whichhas,inturn,pushedequipmentpricesdownandenabled

Indianmanufacturerstoexpandquicklyusinglargelystandardizedsolutions.Incontrast,AlzoladescribedEuropeasa‘cold’market.Heavyoversupplyof

low-costChinesemodules,partlyduetorestrictedaccesstotheNorthAmericanmarket,hasledto

bankruptciesandconsolidationamongEuropeanmodulemakers.ThishasalsoslowedinnovationinintegratedPVapplications,suchasBIPV,flexible,lightweightmodules.Thereasonisstraightforward:standardproductshavebecometooinexpensivetocompetewith.ThekeyfocusforthosewhoarestillsurvivingistransitioningfromPERCtoTOPCon.

Intheseprevailingtoughconditions,Mondragon’s

Source:JinkoSolar

Auxiliarymachinessignificantlyboosttheoverallthroughputofamoduleassemblylinethroughsupportivetasks,whilealsoreducinglaborcosts.

Source:Jinchen

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strategyistogobeyondstandardmodule

manufacturing.Countingonits50-yearlegacyof

servingvariousindustries,thecompanypositions

itselfasaproviderofcustomized,turnkeysolutions.In2025,itsfirstlineforagri-PVmoduleswas

commissionedbyaclientinGreece.Accordingto

Alzola,participationinEuropeanR&Dconsortiaandfundingprograms,andcollaborationwithstartups

andresearchpartnerstohelpdevelopnewPV

productsandscalethemfrompilottoautomated

production,areallpartsoftheplan.Ultimately,thecompanyseesPVintegratedintoday-to-daylifeandpositionsitselfasanenablerofthistransition.

Bürkle,oneoftheleadingnamesinmanufacturingpressesandofferingcoatingtechnologies,

participatesinthissurveywithoneofitslatest

laminatormodels.Establi