3DMicromac‘s microCELL™ OTF meets cell manufacturers‘ demands for increasing the efficiency of PERC solar cells, by precise surface structuring, low operating costs and highest availability. The system is suitable to process mono and polycrystalline silicon solar cells.
Laser processing on-the-fly and an innovative handling concept enable maximum throughput and yield in the mass production of crystalline solar cells. The contactless cell handling enables processing without surface defects or microcracks.
On-the-fly laser processing with unbeatable cost benefit ratio
Contactless wafer handling
High throughput and efficiency (> 3.800 wph)
Low cost of ownership and CAPEX
Upgrade for existing production lines or expansion
Applications:
- Excimer Laser-Lift-Off using line-beam systems
- Laser drilling and ablation using scanner systems or mask projection
- Laser engraving of optical materials
- Materials: polymers, polymer compounds, glass materials
The advanced microCELL™ MCS laser cutting system has been developed to meet the photovoltaic (PV) market’s demands for boosting module power output and service life by minimizing power losses and providing for an exceptionally high mechanical strength of cut cells. It enables the highest throughputs for cutting cell sizes up to M12/G12 into half cells or shingled cells.
The microCELL™ MCS system takes advantage of 3DMicromac’s patented thermal laser separation (TLS) process for cell separation. The ablation free technique guarantees an excellent edge quality.
The microCELL™ MCS system offers half and shingled cell cutting for improved module performance. The TLS Technology™ has gained importance in contrast to conventional separation techniques due to smooth and defect free cutting edges. This leads to a significantly higher module power gain and less module power degradation.
3DMicromac‘s microMARK™ MCL is a compact and maintenance free DPSS laser system to meet customer’s demand for high quality laser engraving with significantly decreased cost of ownership. The system is utilized for visible, invisible as well as for technical engravings of all kind of spectacle lenses as well as marking of hard and soft contact lenses. The use of a UV DPSS laser source achieves a high quality marking result comparable to excimer laser engravings.
High quality laser engraving
Accurate contrast adjustment
Low investment and operating costs
Maintenance free laser source
Plug-and-play replacement of main components directly by the customer
High quality engraving with accurate contrast adjustment on a variety of spectacle
lenses and coatings
- Formats from 1/2 to 1/6 cells and sizes up to M12
- Free-form cutting
- Power increase of up to 2W through TLS technology
3D-Micromac's patented laser technology for direct cutting of solar cells is the leading method for cutting cells.
When conventional cutting methods reach their limits, TLS technology with ultra-short pulses comes into play. Excellent cutting qualities with high reproducibility and accuracy can be guaranteed. Whether half-cell, third-cell, quarter-cell or the trend-setting six-cell.
The great flexibility of TLS technology makes it possible to provide our customers with comprehensive support. Adaptation in the number of cell cuts, variation in the size of the substrates up to 220mm or a high flexibility in the freedom of shape. From silicon-based cell types such as PERC, TOPCon, HJT to IBC, the processing of your mono- and polychristaline photovoltaic cells is possible.
3DMicromac‘s microSHAPE™ laser system is designed for the processing of large and flat substrates with high accuracy. The highly versatile system allows the combination of different laser processes in a single machine. In addition, it is capable of processing with multiple working heads – this parallel processing makes higher throughputs achievable.
microSHAPE™ is an industry proven solution for all kinds of ablative and non-ablative processes. These include cutting, selective removal of thin films, and structuring processes like engraving and marking. The microSHAPE™ system is suitable for machining a variety of materials, e.g. glass, metals, polymer, ceramics, display stacks, and coated substrates.
Free form cutting with extraordinary quality
Damage free cutting edges
Contactless processing enables minimal cost of ownership
Cutting speed up to 1.5 m/sec
Laser sources according to customer requirements
Up to 3 independent beam paths
The coaxworks wireM laser welding head opens up new possibilities for surface repair and geometry modification of tools in metalworking. Areas of application are, for example, tools for sheet metal and solid forming, wear parts of construction machines or other functional components subject to abrasive stress. With the installation in a CNC machine or a robot laser system, the fully mechanical processing of simple surfaces up to complex three-dimensional tool surfaces is possible.
We would be happy to advise you on how the full potential of surface repair can also be used for your workpieces.
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Layer-by-layer 3D metal printing using lasers as the energy source and metallic wires as the filler material is a process variant of additive manufacturing and 3D printing. With the coaxworks wireM laser welding head, welding wires can be used for manufacturing strategies of massive volumes and thin-walled structures. The application can be suitable for certain components due to fast availability and effective material use already from quantity 1.
Wire-based 3D metal printing offers the following potentials compared to previous manufacturing methods:
> Near-net-shape parts with the saving of subtractive work when milling from the solid
> Near-demand production of small series and prototypes
> Energy-saving component production compared to casting or forming
Whether the application is also suitable for your tasks or whether the potentials can also be used for your products - we would be happy to discuss both with you.
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Applications:
- Laser cutting, dicing, and filamentation
- Laser drilling – available as trepanning or percussion process
- Laser micro structuring and ablation, e.g. with FSLA technology
- Laser micro engraving, both on the substrate surface and as sub surface
engraving in transparent materials
Laser-Lift-Off (LLO) using DPSS laser and scanner systems
Materials: ceramics, metals, polymers, glass materials, semiconductors, compound material
The microDICE™ laser micromachining system leverages TLSDicing™ (thermal laser separation) – a unique technology that uses thermally induced mechanical forces to separate brittle semiconductor materials, such as silicon (Si), silicon carbide (SiC), germanium (Ge) and gallium arsenide (GaAs), into dies with outstanding edge quality while increasing manufacturing yield and throughput. Compared to traditional separation technologies, such as saw dicing and laser ablation, TLS Dicing™ enables a clean process, microcrack free edges, and higher resulting bending strength.
Capable of dicing speeds up to 300mm per second, the microDICE™ system provides up to a 10X increase in process throughput compared to traditional dicing systems. Its high throughput, outstanding edge quality and 300mm wafer capable platform enables a true high volume production process, especially for SiC based devices.
The microMARK™ MCF is a premium engraving system. Using an UV excimer laser results in a superior engraving quality considering all cosmetic aspects – without any heat affection and micro cracks. The system is suitable for marking of all kinds of materials and coatings including highindex, tinted, and coated lenses. The microMARK™ MCF is the right choice for concave or convex as well as for blocked and unblocked lenses. The industryapproved system guarantees maximum throughput and availability.
Premiumquality excimer laser marking
Technical engraving and branding on all kinds of lenses and coatings
UDI marking of hard and soft contact lenses
Maximum throughput by automatic handling
Superior availability by second laser source
3DMicromac‘s microSTRUCT™ C is a highly flexible laser micromachining system predominantly used in product development and applied research. Superior flexibility makes the system ideally suited for laser structuring, cutting, drilling and welding applications on a variety of substrates, e.g. metals, alloys, transparent and biological material, ceramics and thin film compound systems. The microSTRUCT™ C offers a maximal degree of freedom regarding the positioning of the substrates.
Flexible, stable and repeatable machining results
Two independent and free configurable working areas with various optical setups
Open system concept for the integration of different laser sources
High range of software functions (Masterscript)
User friendly, flexible, upgradeable system
3DMicromac‘s microPRO™ is an adaptable laser micromachining system mainly used in industrial production. Its high versatility makes the system perfectly suited for industrial laser micromachining tasks such as laser structuring, cutting, and drilling applications. Furthermore, it is suitable for a variety of materials, e.g., metals, alloys, transparent and biological substrates, ceramics, and thin film compound systems. The microPRO™ is available with an automatic handling system for wafers, cassettes, trays, etc
The microPRO™ enables the laser processing of various substrates. Due to the integration of different technology modules, the platform can be adapted to customers’ requirements.
Configuration packages may include
High speed cutting
Drilling
Engraving
Structuring and modification
Laser Lift Off (LLO)
Cylindrical machining
Customized solutions
- Thickness: up to 600 µm
- Holes up to 20-50 µm diameter possible (depending on the thickness of the material)
- Wall thickness <200 µm
- Substrate size: up to 140 x 140 mm² possible (larger parts on request)
- Cutting speed depending on material thickness and layout: from 10mm/s
Complex structures possible.