Baker Solar, a division of M.E. Baker, introduces FlexTool, an inline wet bench conceived and designed specifically for the R&D and pilot-scale requirements of today’s wafer and cell manufacturers. In the dynamic world of process development, we understand that PV companies need highly flexible tools to handle a variety of wet chemistries through a range of single- and double-sided applications. FlexTool does precisely that.
With a small system footprint and wide process window, FlexTool offers batch-size testing in an inline environment. This provides the PV company with a scalable, reproducible result that is production-ready yet with low chemical usage, intelligent process control and attractive CAPEX. Sumps are sized and configured for rapid chemistry changes, allowing one tool to be used as a platform for testing many different processes.
Currently installed FlexTools in the United States and Europe are operating both single- and double-sided processes with patent-pending Touchless transport technology. Rinsing and drying is achieved with Baker Solar’s proprietary high-volume, low-pressure ViaHead module.
Baker Solar, a division of M.E. Baker Company, is dedicated to serving solar PV and clean technology equipment needs from lab to pilot to production scale. Baker has been manufacturing wet process equipment across a wide range of industries for more than 90 years. In 2006, Baker acquired MEI, a global leader in inline wet process tools with more than 350 tools installed worldwide.
