Advancing Solar Cell and Module Manufacturing with FabEagle®MES at Suniva and Solarge
The solar industry faces increasing demands for traceability, efficiency, quality assurance, and process transparency. Manufacturing Execution Systems like FabEagle®MES play a vital role in meeting these challenges by providing data integration, traceability and process control throughout production. All key factors for achieving operational efficiency and sustainable growth.
Discover how FabEagle®MES empowers leading solar cell and module manufacturers to optimize complex production processes and to ensure product quality while meeting stringent industry requirements.
Mastering Complexity: Suniva’s Journey to a 2.5 GW Photovoltaic Cell Production Line with FabEagle®MES
To meet the demands of a gigawatt-scale solar cell manufacturing facility, Suniva relies on the Manufacturing Execution System FabEagle®MES . It helps to scale cell quality, delivers full traceability and seamless ERP integration, and enables high-performance equipment communication with a short lead time for production start.
Why it matters:
- Virtual single wafer tracking ensures full transparency across all process steps
- Real-time data acquisition and analytics enable monitoring of KPIs such as OEE
- Integration of 150+ process and metrology equipment from vendors across Asia, Europe and USA
- Reliable MES interfaces using SECS/GEM, OPC UA, TCP/IP-XML and custom protocols
- Project delivered on time and within budget: “Even with a tight timeline, they not only delivered on schedule but exceeded our expectations. At Suniva, we often say that Kontron AIS is our favorite vendor – a sentiment that reflects their outstanding service and commitment”, says Hawazin Abdullah, MES Implementation Manager at Suniva Inc.
Making Energy Transition Sustainable at Solarge with FabEagle®MES
In collaboration with Solarge, the Manufacturing Execution System FabEagle®MES was successfully implemented at an innovative solar module factory in Weert, Netherlands. The result? The MES enables full traceability, precise system monitoring, and optimized process control – all key factors in PV production for:
- higher quality
- greater efficiency
- reduced costs
All MES features for production control and quality assurance were used, including integration of MES stations for module inspection and rework, with traceability for defects and rework materials. The system also includes a configurable packaging area and provides module-specific ERP feedback on grading and sorting.
“FabEagle®MES has been instrumental in improving our KPIs and is seamlessly integrated with our ERP. Its state-of-the-art features as well as Kontron AIS dedication to the project are highly appreciated by our team.”
Joey Portier, Process Engineer, Solarge Productions B. V.
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