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News Release from: Eyelit | Subject: Manufacturing execution, quality management
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 August 2007
Manufacturing management software saves
time
An integrated manufacturing execution and quality management software suite will reduce 'time to market' in the manufacture of solar panels.
A photovoltaic solar panel manufacturer has selected Eyelit's integrated manufacturing execution (MES) and quality management software suite for use in automated thin film solar cell production The software will support rapid manufacturing of copper indium gallium selenide (CIGS) solar panel production in the client's first solar panel factory
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 21 Dec 2007 at 8.00am (UK)
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Subsequent phases will include integration with Oracle ERP (E-Business Suite) and deployment of Eyelit's Quality Management software for CAPA and Non-Conformance management.
Vice president of Eyelit sales and business development, Dan Estrada, commented: "Time to market is critical for any manufacturer, but the incredible ramp in the solar industry is proving that the most flexible, fastest to implement MES product suite on the market fits the industry needs 'like a glove'".
The Eyelit catalog of products can be deployed faster than any competing solution on the market today, and we've proven that by going from very first meeting to MES and equipment integration Go-live in just ten weeks".
Like the MEMS industry, solar panel manufacturing often has semiconductor front-end like, as well as 'backend' (assembly) requirements.
The additional need to provide automation and tool connectivity from the start, uniquely positions Eyelit as the ideal software for solar panel manufacturers looking to gain a competitive advantage and improve time to market at a much lower cost.
Eyelit's software is flexible and supports various photovoltaic (PV) cell and module manufacturing styles.
Styles include crystalline silicon based solar cells or alternatives such as glass, plastics or stainless steel based solar cell manufacturing.
Eyelit's software tracks and controls wafer to panel, roll/coil to panel, glass to panel processes usually in less than eight weeks.
Eyelit's software allows PV companies to focus on process stability, ramping production and Photovoltaic efficiencies - without having to write shop-floor and automation software.
** About Eyelit - Eyelit Incorporated is a leader in Manufacturing Execution and Business Process Management (MES and BPM) software for visibility, control and coordination of manufacturing operations for the aerospace and defense, electronics, semiconductor and solar industries.
Eyelit uniquely delivers a broad set of manufacturing solutions including the following.
* Asset Management.
* Factory Integration (Automation).
* Manufacturing Execution (MES).
* Quality management (CAPA/OCAP).
* Business Process Management The software enables customers to rapidly and cost-effectively optimise production and company processes.
With exceptional customer service, Eyelit has time and again proven superior innovative technology can deliver quicker time to value.
More than 40 leading companies, including Analog Devices, Austria Microsystems, Freescale Semiconductor, Fuji Film, IMT (Innovative Micro Technology), Tower Semiconductor and VTI Technologies rely on Eyelit as a trusted software partner.
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