L&L Special Furnaces Co Inc, has shipped two high uniformity bell-type furnaces for use in the manufacturing of photovoltaic solar panels. The furnaces will evenly heat pure silicon bars to temperatures up to 1200 deg C and hold for 2-3 hours, to prepare the material for manufacturing solar cells. The first unit was shipped to the customer's R&D facility in the USA and the second one was shipped to the manufacturer in China. The furnaces will be used in a global market for countries seeking to become less dependent on the importation of foreign energy.
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Unknown
Journal Title
Glass-Tech Int 6/09 48
Sector
Flat glass
Class
F 2813