Can ISET produce flexible modules using Roll-to-Roll processing?
Yes. ISET’s printable CIGS manufacturing technology is potentially a great match for deployment in a roll-to-roll (R2R) format. Many thin-film PV manufacturers are developing R2R processes in order to increase process throughput, reduce manufacturing costs, and rapidly ramp up to high volume production. However, R2R techniques only provide for the handling of production material as it proceeds through sequential process steps. They cannot fully offset the high cost penalties of a thin-film technology that poorly utilizes expensive materials. Other difficulties arise as PV start-ups attempt to optimize and scale R2R production lines while simultaneously developing their fundamental thin-film process technologies. The complexity that results can lead to extended delays and steep development costs. ISET’s technology has been fully developed as a result of over 25 years of applied research. R2R production has been successfully applied to printing technologies in many industries and can pro
