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Published on: 9/2/2008
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"The SolaryX 1600P scribing system is a cutting-edge solution that significantly enhances our leadership position as a supplier of thin film photovoltaic laser scribing systems to the rapidly growing solar cell manufacturing market," said Larry Parson, Vice President and General Manager for Newport Corporation's Integrated Solutions Business. "What makes our flagship product unique is that it combines all of Newport's key photovoltaic technologies such as lasers, motion control and optics into a fully automated, high-throughput, flexible system. No matter what panel sizes or materials our customer may be working with, Newport can easily configure the SolaryX 1600 laser scribe system to meet that customer's specific needs."
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Parson concluded, "Over the next several months, Newport will continue to expand the SolaryX family, and we look forward to introducing several new platforms that support a broad range of applications, solar cell materials, panel sizes, and processing requirements. By offering accurate, high-speed laser scribing, edge isolation, test equipment, drilling of interconnects and other photovoltaic laser machining applications, Newport continues to develop new solutions that improve the efficiency and reduce the cost of solar cells."