Solar wafer makers accelerate switch to diamond wire saws

July 10, 2017

Diamond wire saw with monocrystalline silicon ingot — Being standard for monocrystalline wafers, diamond wire saws now find their way into multicrystalline wafering – Image: Meyer Burger

Many Chinese producers of multicrystalline solar wafers have accelerated their transition to lower-cost diamond wire slicing and will complete the switch by the end of 2017, Digitimes reports.

Along the same lines, REC Solar, a vertically integrated manufacturer of multicrystalline modules with a capacity of 1.4 GW in Singapore, has ordered diamond wire saws from equipment supplier Meyer Burger, with delivery scheduled for the third quarter of 2017.

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