Improvement with every step

Fossil fuels are still the energy of choice when price alone is the benchmark, but that environment is changing quickly, especially now that grid parity is within reach. However, this will require increased solar module efficiency, improved automated processes, and reduced waste. SICK leads this trend by continuously developing relevant solutions.

Founded in 1946 near Munich, Germany, SICK is now a worldwide presence with numerous subsidiaries and affiliated companies, agencies and sales offices, and is one of the leading producers of sensors and sensor solutions.

As a technology and market leader, SICK's sensors and application solutions for industrial use create the perfect basis for reliable and efficient control of processes, for protecting people from accidents, and for preventing environmental damage.

The more efficient the production of cells, the more reasonably priced this environmental technology becomes, and the quicker it will assert itself.

SICK makes a decisive contribution towards accelerating processes; protecting hazardous points of operation, checking presence, production steps in wet areas, contour measurement and quality inspection.

During the assembly of solar modules, solar cells are combined, framed and encapsulated for weather proofing to form larger units - the modules. SICK sensors have a key position in each individual step of the process; from the stringer, through foil attachment and lamination, to quality assurance and handling of the end product: the solar module. PES takes you through each step and provides some highlights that show just what an integral part SICK play in cell and module production.