Festo AG & Co. KG of Esslingen, Germany, received an award for its extremely fast handling system, the “High Speed H-Portal”. The combination of a flat construction and low moving mass provides dynamics in the smallest possible space, thereby saving both energy and resources. At the heart of the device is a module (lifting and rotating module) which works particularly efficiently. This interaction manages to increase the efficacy of production.

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Swiss company GEMO-TEC Ltd. has been presented with the Intersolar AWARD for its innovative module production concept, NICE Process. The process represents an alternative to module encapsulation, operates with an airtight and moisture proof sealing technology and is entirely solder-free, making it environmentally friendly. By reducing production steps, it also enables clear reductions in manufacturing costs to be made.

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Gebr. Schmid GmbH + Co., based in Freudenstadt, Germany, has also been singled out for its innovative, contact-free LTP 1500/Laser Transfer Printing metallization process, the performance characteristics of which are comparable to standard screen printing procedures. The modular system concept enables easy integration into existing production lines and the technology used dispenses with solvent-based pastes and removes one of the drying stages.

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