SES Develops Automated PVD Mandrel-to-Target Indium Bonding System

Mesa, AZ, July 21, 2017: Solar Equipment Systems, LLC (SES) have completed the development phase and begun production of their revolutionary product, the patent-pending MTB1000. The MTB1000 is an automated PVD mandrel-to-target indium bonding system, which can drastically increase output of bonded assemblies while dramatically reducing costs and improving quality and extending target life.
Manufacturers across the country are manually bonding mandrels to targets for the physical vapor deposition process used in the solar, semiconductor, and other industries. When manually pouring the liquid indium, which bonds the target material to the mandrel, employees must visually ensure that they do not spill as they aim for the one-millimeter gap. Because this is virtually impossible to accomplish by hand, liquid indium spills over and is unevenly poured, which is very costly to the manufacturer. This is further complicated because the employee must simultaneously spin the target and mandrel as they pour the liquid indium. As they spin the target and mandrel, the previously-poured liquid indium cools slightly and there is a heat line, similar to a line of candle wax that drips down the side of the candle. To further compound the process time, the employee must wait for the target and mandrel to heat up before pouring and wait for them to cool down after pouring is complete. Also, because the employee is doing everything by hand, the surface coverage is uneven and there are bubbles in the final target assembly. An average employee can only bond two target assemblies in an eight-hour shift.
Solar Equipment Systems, LLC’s new automated MTB1000 solves these issues in a way that expedites the process, improves throughput, reduces waste, and extends target life. By leveraging state-of-the-art heat controllers, mandrels and targets are pre-heated and ready to go as soon as they enter the process module. The filling process takes sixty seconds, greatly increasing target assembly throughput in comparison to the manual employee, without the added OSHA concerns of an employee in a heat suit. Thermocouples and fiberoptic sensors ensure accurate filling with zero overflow or spillage, saving the manufacturer costly waste, rework, and scrap. The MTB1000 can accommodate mandrel sizes up to twenty feet in length with zero additional process time. The MTB1000 is the first in the MTB series line of machinery, with further developments currently in the R&D testing phase.

About Solar Equipment Systems, LLC: Solar Equipment Systems, LLC is a solar energy solutions company focused on reducing the costs of solar energy manufacturing and production. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Mesa, AZ. Learn more at www.solarequipmentsystems.com.

Solar Equipment Systems, LLC
10153 E. Hampton Ave. Ste. 101
Mesa, AZ 85209
Natalie Dibernardo
602-288-8698

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