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Spire Introduces the SPI-Line 20MW Advanced PV Module Assembly Line

Date Announced: 06 Sep 2010

US company says that its assembly line offers an unprecedented 30% reduction in CAPEX.

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Spire Corporation (Nasdaq: SPIR - News), a global solar company providing capital equipment and turnkey manufacturing lines to manufacture photovoltaic (PV) modules and cells, today announced the introduction of its SPI-Line™ 20 megawatt (MW) per year Module Assembly Line at the 25th European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) in Valencia, Spain at the Feria Valencia, located at Level 2, Hall 4, Booth 15.

The SPI-Line 20MW PV Module Assembly Line offers new entrants into the PV market a greater than 30% reduction in normalized capital expenditure (CAPEX), expanding customers’ capability and cost reduction per watt of module production. The line incorporates Spire’s advanced SPI-AssemblerTM 7000, SPI-Sun SimulatorTM 4600SLP, the SPI-LaminatorTM 1837, other essential manufacturing and testing equipment, as well as Spire’s process technology and support services.

Roger G. Little, Chairman and CEO of Spire Corporation, said, “As the market leader in turnkey module lines, Spire provides customers with the greatest value by ensuring high throughput, high yield module production at the lowest cost of capital.”

Source: Spire Corp.

Contact

Roger G. Little,
781-275-6000
w Chairman & CEO

E-mail: PR@SpireCorp.com

Web Site: www.spirecorp.com

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