Meyer Burger (SIX Swiss Exchange: MBTN) has been shortlisted for the Solar Award 2014 in the category "PV tool award" for its GridTOUCH contacting system and in the category "PV process award" for its enhanced wire winding system Diamond Wire Management System (DWMS).

Meyer Burger's competence centre for measurement technologies, Pasan SA, has been shortlisted for its patent pending GridTOUCH contacting system which is a unique solution that addresses the new market requirement of contacting busbarless cells for IV/EL performance measurements. This innovative system is a measurement jig consisting of an upper frame and a bottom plate, both of which are outfitted with a wire grid. The grids are aligned perpendicularly to each other; ensuring both an optimum connection of all fingers on the front side of the solar cell as well as a highly accurate evaluation of the fill factor (FF) and other key IV parameters. The GridTOUCH also ensures that the shadowing on the cell is minimised and that the IV measurement is both precise and highly reproducible. The system enables customers to perform the most accurate sorting of busbarless cells at lowest cost.


The Diamond Wire Management System (DWMS) is an enhanced wire winding system which has been uniquely designed for Meyer Burger diamond wire saws. The DWMS is marketed under the name of DW288+ as an integrated option for the successful DW288 platform for mono and multi silicone wafering in the PV industry. During cutting, the wire is wound and unwound on spools on each side of the wire web. Without DWMS, the aggressive wire is wound directly in overlapping windings onto the storage spool and can therefore damage itself. The innovative DWMS design separates the spool into a supplier (storage) part and a working part. On the working part, the wire is wound in non-overlapping windings with a minimal pitch. This completely eliminates wire to wire contact, thus maintaining wire sharpness and extending the life of the wire.


Voting is now open until 1 September 2014 and we would like to invite you to vote for our innovative products.

In order to vote please follow this link: http://www.solarinternationalawards.net/vote.php

Thank you very much for your support.

For further information, please contact:

Ingrid Carstensen
Corporate Communications
Meyer Burger Technology Ltd
Tel: +41 (0)33 221 28 34
ingrid.carstensen@meyerburger.com

About Meyer Burger Technology Ltd

www.meyerburger.com

Meyer Burger is a leading global technology Group specialising on innovative systems and processes based on semiconductor technologies. The Group's focus is on photovoltaics (solar industry) while its competencies and technologies also cover important areas of the semiconductor and the optoelectronic industries as well as other selected high-end markets based on semiconductor materials. The Group currently employs more than 1,900 people across three continents. Over the past ten years, Meyer Burger has risen to the forefront of the photovoltaic market and established itself as an international premium brand by offering superior precision products and innovative technologies.

The Group's offering in systems, production equipment and services along the photovoltaic value chain includes the manufacturing processes for wafers, solar cells, solar modules and solar systems. Meyer Burger provides substantial added value to its customers and clearly differentiates itself from its competitors by focusing on the entire value chain.

The Group's comprehensive product portfolio is complemented by a worldwide service network with spare parts, consumables, process know-how, customer support, after-sales services, training and other services. Meyer Burger Group is represented in Europe, Asia and North America in the respective key markets and has subsidiaries and own service centres in China, Germany, India, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore, Taiwan and the USA. The Group is also working intensively to develop new markets such as South America, Africa and the Arab region. The registered shares of Meyer Burger Technology Ltd are listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (Ticker: MBTN).

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