Eyelit to Support Rapid Manufacturing Ramp of Copper
Indium Gallium Selenide (CIGS) Solar Panel Production
in First Solar Plant
August 22, 2007
SAN JOSE, Calif.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Eyelit Inc.,
a manufacturing software provider for visibility,
control, and coordination of manufacturing operations
for the aerospace & defense, electronics, life
sciences, semiconductor and solar industries, announced
today that an innovative photovoltaic (PV) solar
cell producer has selected Eyelit’s Enterprise
Manufacturing Execution Suite to reduce time to
market of solar panels.
The solution includes complex tracking of unmarked
product (WIP) through a series of containers maintaining
full product history. Eyelit’s multi-level,
object-oriented structure is used track “group”
level containers, in which lower levels (of product)
such as batches and/or lots are contained. Eyelit’s
Service-oriented Architecture (SOA) FactoryConnect
middleware allows for easy integration of tools,
automation (material handling), and RFID interfaces
in much less time than comparable solutions.
Subsequent phases will include integration with
Oracle ERP (E-Business Suite) and deployment of
Eyelit’s Quality Management solution for CAPA
and Non-Conformance management.
"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 the very first meeting to MES and equipment integration
go-live in just ten weeks," stated Dan Estrada,
Vice President of Sales and Business Development.
Like the MEMS industry, solar panel manufacturing
often has semiconductor front-end as well as
back-end (assembly) requirements. The additional
need to provide automation and tool connectivity
from the start uniquely positions Eyelit as the
ideal solution for solar panel manufacturers looking
to gain a competitive advantage and improve time
to market at a much lower cost.
Eyelit’s solution is flexible and supports
various PV cell and module manufacturing styles,
be it crystalline, silicon-based solar cells or alternatives,
such as glass, plastic, or stainless-steel based
solar cell manufacturing. wafer-to-panel, roll/coil-to-panel, glass-to-panel processes can be tracked
and controlled with Eyelit’s software, usually
in less than eight weeks. Eyelit’s solution
allows PV companies to focus on process stability,
ramping production, and photovoltaic efficiencies—not writing shop-floor and automation software.
About Eyelit Inc. (www.eyelit.com)
Eyelit is the leader in Manufacturing Execution
and Business Process Management (MES and BPM) solutions
for visibility, control, and coordination of manufacturing
operations for the aerospace & defense, electronics,
semiconductor and solar industries. Eyelit uniquely
delivers a broad set of manufacturing solutions,
including Asset Management, Factory Integration
(Automation), Manufacturing Execution (MES), Supply
Chain execution, Quality management (CAPA/OCAP),
and Business Process Management, that enable our
customers to rapidly and cost-effectively optimize
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, austriamicrosystems, Freescale
Semiconductor (Motorola), Fujifilm, Innovative Micro
Technology (IMT), Tower Semiconductor, and VTI Technologies,
rely on Eyelit as a trusted software partner.
Contact
Eyelit Inc.
Amy DeHeer
+1 905 502 6184
adeheer@eyelit.com
