VON ARDENNE GmbH
About us
VON ARDENNE provides industrial equipment for vacuum coatings on materials such as glass, wafers, metal strip and polymer films.
The major international manufacturers of crystalline and thin-film solar modules use our highly productive equipment for their production. We are also cooperating closely with them to develop the next generation of modules.
We have acquired an excellent process know-how based on the more than 300 coating systems we have installed for crystalline solar cells and thin-film solar module providers. This expertise has been incorporated into the development of coating systems for the next generations of high-efficiency solar cells.
Address
Am Hahnweg 8
01328 Dresden
Germany
E-mail: messe@vonardenne.com
Phone: +49 351 2637300
Internet: vonardenne.com/
28304 Cedar Park Blvd. Suite F
OH 43551-4863 Perrysburg
United States
E-mail: sales-vana@vonardenne.com
Phone: +1 41 93862789
Contact person:
Bernd Sprecher
Vice President Photovoltaics
E-mail: sprecher.bernd@vonardenne.com
Products & Services
Electricity is a prerequisite for prosperity and progress. And electrical energy from renewable sources such as photovoltaics has become an essential building block in the energy mix. According to all forecasts, photovoltaics will be expanded to a much greater extent in the coming years.
The focus will be on two factors: higher productivity and increasing the efficiency of converting sunlight into electricity. At the same time, this increase in productivity and efficiencies must be accompanied by resource-conserving use of the necessary materials.
Contribution to the expansion of photovoltaics
Our contribution is highly productive vacuum coating equipment, which our customers use to manufacture solar cells or solar modules. The systems are tailored to their requirements and are suitable for different materials and formats. And they are scalable, meaning that processes from research and pilot production can be transferred to larger plants for mass production.
Major international manufacturers of crystalline and thin-film solar modules use our equipment for their production. They benefit from our experience and expertise as market leader.
We work closely with our customers to develop the next generation of modules that will be even more efficient.
We offer vacuum coating solutions for the following applications:
Building-integrated Photovoltaics
Thin-Film Photovoltaics
IBC Solar Cells
Heterojunction Solar Cells
Topcon Solar Cells
Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells
More details on our website.
GIGA|nova Horizontal Wafer Coating System
If you are looking for highly productive coating systems for solar cell production with an annual capacity of up to 1.3 gigawatts, the GIGA|nova horizontal wafer coating system is the perfect choice. There is no comparable carrier-based system on the market with a higher throughput.
The inline coating system is based on our patented coating technology for large substrate areas. The system is very wide and can therefore process many substrates simultaneously. It is therefore particularly suitable for applications with high productivity at very low costs and is suitable for single- as well as double-sided wafer coating.
Thanks to its modular design, the GIGA|nova can be equipped with magnetrons with rotating targets for single-sided sputter deposition or with linear evaporators for thermal evaporation.
The GIGA|nova benefits from the experience we have gained in delivering more than 300 coating systems for high-volume production to companies in the photovoltaic industry.
Low cost of ownership
through extremely high productivityEasily adaptable to new processes & requirements
due to flexible & modular designHigh uptime
due to quick & easy maintenance
XEA|nova® L Inline Coating System
If you are looking for a highly productive and flexible production system combined with proven technology and design, the XEA|nova L is the perfect choice.
The inline coating system is based on our patented coating technology for large substrate areas. The system is wide and can therefore process many substrates simultaneously. Therefore, it is particularly suitable for applications with high productivity at very low costs. With the XEA|nova L, you can coat silicon wafers or other small substrates. It is also suitable for very thin substrates.
Thanks to its modular design, the XEA|nova L can be equipped with rotatable magnetrons for the sputter deposition of high performance TCO layers or various other materials such as metals and metal oxides. It can also be adapted for other deposition technologies. Substrates can also be pre-treated in the system by cleaning or etching, either under vacuum or before entering the vacuum.
Exceptionally productive
due to large widthEasily adaptable to new processes & requirements
due to flexible & modular designLow downtime
due to quick and easy maintenance
HISS Horizontal Coating System
The HISS is a modular coating system for the horizontal coating of substrates. It is the perfect choice if you are looking for highly flexible production equipment with a small or medium throughput equipped with proven technology.
Thanks to its modular design, the HISS can be configured according to your needs. We offer various basic configurations of the system such as the single-ended version for a smaller production scale.
The system offers a high process flexibility for sputter processes and evaporation processes as well as various pre- and post-treatment methods.
The flexible and dynamic design of the system with standardized modules enables custom-made configurations. That means that the system can be adapted to new processes or requirements. Therefore, our customers are able to act very dynamically and can adapt to the evolution of their product.
Double-sided or single-sided coating
to suit your substrate & process requirementsHigh flexibility
in process technology and equipment configurationIdeal for R&D up to series production
through easily scalable processes