3S Industries & San-Du Solar Energy cooperate to build the first turnkey module line in Malaysia

Lyss, September 24th. San-Du Solar Energy, a recently established Malaysian company, is setting up a module manufacturing facility in Malaysia with the strong support of the 3S group. At the EU PVSEC in Hamburg San-Du Solar Energy and the 3S Group signed a contract for a 25 MW turnkey solution for the first phase of production. 3S’s comprehensive package includes equipment, in-depth know-how transfer and service. Moreover, San-Du Solar Energy will profit from the proven fast-track certification process which 3S and TÜV Rheinland have successfully implemented in numerous projects with 3S customers.

San-Du Solar Energy and 3S have agreed on an aggressive schedule to ramp-up the module line in early 2010 in order to cope with increasing customer demand for BIPV and standard modules in local markets. “This will be the first crystalline module production line of this size in Malaysia, producing BIPV modules as well as standard modules. San-Du Solar Energy is looking forward to delivering high-quality modules for the customers soon,” says Michael Raber, General Manager Asia Pacific of the 3S group. After a thorough evaluation process, San-Du Solar Energy decided to choose 3S as their partner due to its experience in manufacturing BIPV modules, its outstanding quality and services and its direct local presence in Asia.

The proposed facility of 100,000 sq ft is located in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and in the vicinity of the Gambang Campus of the Technical University Malaysia Pahang (UMP). San-Du Solar Energy will profit from the proximity of the university, which is expected to offer plenty of co-operation opportunities in Research and Development, particularly in the field of renewable energies.

3S Industries AG

The solar concern 3S with its holding company 3S Industries and its subsidiaries Somont, 3S Swiss Solar Systems and Pasan, is the world's market leader for production equipment for the manufacture of solar modules. The Group covers the entire value-creation chain of solar module production and combines the key competences in the fields of soldering, laminating and testing under a single roof. Production installations from the solar concern guarantee stable, reliable processes, a high throughput and outstanding product quality with low wastage and high up-times.

With the automatic string soldering machines from Somont, the laminating lines from 3S Swiss Solar Systems and the testers from Pasan, customers around the globe produce solar modules whose performance, useful life, quality and output match the highest demands. The range encompasses individual machines as well as turnkey production lines with varying degrees of automation. 3S Swiss Solar Systems also develops and produces advanced, building-integrated solar systems for roofs, facades and shading solutions and makes full use of its comprehensive know-how in photovoltaics and production technology.

The headquarters of 3S Industries as well as the factories operated by 3S Swiss Solar Systems are located in Switzerland. The domicile and factory of Pasan is also in Switzerland, whereas Somont is located in Germany. The solar concern is also present with a subsidiaries in the USA, Asia and in Spain.

San-Du Solar Sdn Bhd

San-Du Solar Energy is a company incorporated in Malaysia, with offices in Kuala Lumpur and Shanghai. San-Du Solar Energy owns and leases out a portion of the Gambang Campus of the Technical University Malaysia Pahang (UMP) campus, consisting of facilities such as faculty offices, civil engineering laboratories, a library, lecture halls, classrooms, a sports complex and a convention hall.

Contact 3S Industries AG:
Dr. Anja Knaus
Head of Corporate Communications
Schachenweg 24
CH 3250 Lyss
fon +41(0)32 391 1136 fax +41(0)32 391 1112
anja.knaus@3-s.ch

Contact 3S Industries AG in Asia:
Michael Raber
77 Ha Yeung Street
Hong Kong
fon +852 6401 6870
michael.raber@3-s.com

This release was published on openPR.