Spire receives repeat assembly equipment order from Shell Solar

Spire Corp., a supplier of solar electric manufacturing equipment and solar systems for distributed power generation, has announced the sale of a SPI-ASSEMBLER 5000 to Shell Solar Ind. LLP. Shell Solar is a renewable energy company specializing in providing dynamic solar energy solutions.

The SPI-ASSEMBLER 5000 is a solar cell assembly machine and is a key element in the photovoltaic module manufacturing process. The SPI-ASSEMBLER 5000 automatically interconnects solar cells into strings by aligning and soldering copper ribbons to the cell contacts.

This will be the fourth SPI-ASSEMBLER 5000 that Shell has ordered from Spire. Shell's module production process also incorporates other pieces of equipment supplied by Spire including SPI-SUN SIMULATORS and SPI-LAMINATORS.