Wuxi Autowell / ATW Solar Module Manufacturing Equipment

Selection and quotation of Wuxi Autowell (ATW) equipment: cell stringers, string layup and bussing machines, solar module laminators, crystal growth furnaces and wafer inspection systems.

MBB PV Cell Soldering Stringers

The AM050EH/FH and AM050K/KA series nondestructively cut silicon solar cells and solder them into strings, supporting SMBB, 0BB and other soldering processes. Capacity is 7200 and 10,800 strips per hour for 156-230 mm cells; thinner cells travel on a Teflon conveyor.

AM050EH/FH: 7200 strips/h
AM050K/KA: 10,800 strips/h
Cell size: 156-230 mm
Processes: SMBB, 0BB

PV Back Contact Cell Stringer AM058E

The AM058E stringer solders back contact (BC) half-cut cells at a capacity of at least 6,800 cells per hour and supports high-temperature BC-0BB technology. Ribbon positioning accuracy is ±0.15 mm, and high-density grid soldering handles up to 30+ ribbons.

Capacity: ≥6,800 cells/h
Ribbon positioning: ±0.15 mm
Ribbons: up to 30+
Process: BC-0BB

String Layup, Bussing and Junction Box Welding

The AM059BA machine places strings to the module design and joins them with bus ribbon by electromagnetic welding: 36 s per module, layup accuracy ±0.15 mm. The AM210A station welds bus ribbon to the junction box by deep penetration laser welding in 14 s, yield ≥99.8%.

AM059BA cycle: 36 s
Layup accuracy: ±0.15 mm
AM210A cycle: 14 s
Yield: ≥99.8%

Automatic Solar Module Laminators 2787 and 27115

Double-layer laminators with triple or double stages bond glass, encapsulant film, strings and backsheet by vacuum hot pressing. The 2787 delivers 256-340 MW/year and the 27115 340-500 MW/year. Temperature accuracy is ±1 °C and heating plate uniformity ±1.5 °C.

Model 2787: 256-340 MW/year
Model 27115: 340-500 MW/year
Lamination area: 2800×11500 mm
Temperature range: 30-180 °C

Crystal Growth Furnaces and Wafer Inspection

The SCEC third-generation puller grows dislocation-free mono-Si ingots by the Czochralski method in an inert atmosphere: 170+ kg/day for 10-inch and 185+ kg/day for 12-inch rods. The AM018T system sorts 180-230 mm wafers by thickness, resistivity and micro-cracks from 0.5 mm.

10-inch rod: 170+ kg/day
Diameter control: ±0.5 mm
Wafer size: 180-230 mm
Micro-cracks: from 0.5 mm

Module Automatic Assembly Lines for Cylindrical Cells

The line assembles cylindrical cells into modules: cell loading, bar code scanning, OCV/IR testing, sorting and buffering, bracket insertion, bus bar assembly, module welding and module testing. Capacity is 100-480 PPM with whole-line uptime of at least 95%.

Capacity: 100-480 PPM
Uptime: ≥95%
Cells: cylindrical
Testing: OCV/IR

Choosing Equipment by PV Production Stage

Wuxi Autowell (ATW) builds equipment for the four major segments of the PV industry chain: ingot, wafer, cell and module. Machines can be customized to customer needs and offered as a standalone machine or an integrated system.

For module assembly this means stringers, string layup and bussing machines, junction box welding stations and laminators; a machine is selected by cell format, interconnection technology (MBB, 0BB, BC) and annual line capacity.

Module Line: Stringer, Layup, Laminator

The AM050EH/FH and AM050K/KA stringers cut and solder 156-230 mm cells at 7200 and 10,800 strips per hour, and the AM058E back contact cell stringer reaches at least 6,800 cells per hour.

The AM059BA machine lays up strings and welds bus ribbon in 36 s per module, and the AM210A station welds the junction box in 14 s. The 2787 and 27115 laminators are rated for 256-340 and 340-500 MW/year with a lamination area up to 2800×11500 mm, for TOPCon, perovskite and tandem modules.

Ingots, Wafers and Battery Lines

The SCEC third-generation crystal growth furnace grows mono-Si ingots by the Czochralski method at 170+ kg/day for 10-inch and 185+ kg/day for 12-inch rods, with oxygen content reduced by 40%. The AM018T system sorts 180-230 mm wafers by size, thickness, resistivity and micro-cracks.

For lithium-ion batteries the company builds module and PACK assembly lines, including a 100-480 PPM line for cylindrical cells; for semiconductors it covers dicing, die bonding, wire bonding and AOI.

About the Manufacturer

Wuxi Autowell Technology Co., Ltd. (ATW) was founded in 2010 in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China; its stock code is 688516. The company has more than 5,000 employees and several subsidiaries, including SCEC; laminators are built by the Zhiyuan subsidiary at its Qinhuangdao plant.

ATW serves more than 40 countries and regions, and the first overseas Zhiyuan laminator order was shipped to Europe in 2023.

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