SZCEC, Shenzhen, P.R.China
January 16, 2008

2^nd PV Production Equipment Conference

8:00
Registration


8:30 - 8:35
Conference Opening
Chairman: 
• Michael Schmela, PHOTON International, Germany 
 
• Dai Ximing, JA Solar

8:35 - 9:00
Keynote
• Graham Artes, Suntech
  »High-quality PV production in Asia«


9:00 - 10:00
INGOTS & WAFERS
• Chandra Khattak, GT Solar
  »Multicrystalline Si growth equipment«
• Robert Stevenson, Kayex
  »Monocrystalline silicon growth equipment«
• Gerhard Könnemann, Logomatic
  »From casting to wafering«


10:00 - 10:30
Coffee Break


10:45 - 12:15
CELL PRODUCTION
• Ernst Hartmannsgruber, RENA Sondermaschinen 
  »Wet chemical processes for etching and metallisation
  (of Si-based solar cells)«
• Josef Haase, Centrotherm
  »Evaluation of diffusion technologies«
• Thomas Hengst, Roth & Rau
  »Simply blue: Anti-reflection coating and passivation of 
  crystalline silicon solar cells«
• Adam Ge, Despatch
  »Fast firing process technology«
• John Xu, Baccini
  »Metallisation of solar cells«

12:00 - 13:00
Lunch

13:00 - 13:50
MODULE PRODUCTION 
• Franz Kaufmann, Enlog LLC
  »Silicon cell interconnection: Reliable electrical circuits 
  to generate power«
• Ed Hurley, Spire
  »Solar photovoltaic lamination: Materials and processing«
• Jörg Althaus, TÜV Rheinland
  »Experiences from IEC type approval testing«


13:50 - 15:15
THIN-FILM TECHNOLOGY 
• Charles F. Gay, Applied Materials
  »Complete manufacturing lines for large scale 
  tandem thin film technology«
• Claus Kuhn, Manz Automation
  »Thin-film technology: Laser scribing equipment«
• Michael Liehr, Leybold Optics
  »Transparent conductive oxides (TCO) for thin film 
  solar cells by magnetron sputter technology«
• Wolfgang Herbst, Centrotherm
  »Current Status and new approaches towards 
  CIGS modules«
• Haiyan Sun, Oerlikon (confirmed)
  »Solutions for a solar powered world: Proven turnkey lines 
  for thin film silicon solar modules«


15:15 - 15:45
Coffee Break


15:45 - 17:00
THE GW-SIZE PV PRODUCTION FACTORIES
• Karl Holder, Schiller Automation
  »Automation for mass production«
• Philipp Neff, M+W Zander
  »Strategies to reduce manufacturing costs and improve 
    environmental sustainability«
• Marcel Grooten, OTB
  »Inline solar cell production: Line X 1500«
• Jürgen K. Heller, Gbr. Schmid
  »Turnkey module lines –  today and tomorrow« 


17:00 - 17:45 
PANEL DISCUSSION – 
»How much automation makes sense in Asia?«


18:00
Exhibitors reception at PV Expo Show