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iCam Followers for solar OEMs

Intech’s iCam Followers operate lubrication free and eliminate rail wear. They are resistant to flat development and harsh chemicals, and greatly reduce noise. Intech iCam Followers are critical components on Evergreen Solar furnaces used for the manufacture of PV solar wafers, cells, and panels. The New Jersey-based company has over 400 production furnaces in use,  and so was concerned with increases in maintenance and repair costs, as well as down time due to excessive wear... Read More

Semicustom cam followers guide the manufacturer of String Ribbon silicon wafers

By Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor A simple change to “older” technology ensures a cutting-edge wafer system keeps solar cell production moving.The bulk of all solar panels made today are based on silicon wafers. In many manufacturing facilities, these wafers are produced using conventional methods such as energy-intensive casting and cutting of large silicon blocks with diamond saws; not what you would expect from a hi-tech clean energy product such as solar... Read More

Semicustom cam followers guide the manufacturer of String Ribbon silicon wafers

By Leslie Langnau, Managing Editor A simple change to “older” technology ensures a cutting-edge wafer system keeps solar cell production moving. Although these are not the exact components used by Evergreen Solar on their String Ribbon Wafer furnaces, shown are several cam followers designed and manufactured by IntechThe bulk of all solar panels made today are based on silicon wafers. In many manufacturing facilities, these wafers are produced using conventional methods... Read More