Greater flexibility and availability – the requirements placed on the photo-voltaic industry continue to increase. Production lines must be adapted to current market trends while the demand for machine availability spirals upwards. Rexr. Greater flexibility and availability – the requirements placed on the photo-voltaic industry continue to increase. Production lines must be adapted to current market trends while the demand for machine availability spirals upwards. Rexroth recognizes these changes, which is why it ofers an auto-mation toolkit specially designed for the photovoltaic. Our components and systems allow you to quickly and eas- ily adapt your production lines to accommodate larger solar modules, modified machine concepts, and end customer requirements. Thin-film and wafer-based solar modules of diferent sizes and weights, for example, can be conveniently handled thanks to flexible transfer technology. Coordinated in. The diagnostic functionality built into the servo drives detects mechanical wear early on so that preventive mainte-nance can be carried out. Certified drive safety technology reduces downtime following manual intervention, and innovative condition-monitoring systems for electric drives and pneumatic cylinders warn the operator of mechanical wear. Perfectly coordinated controls, drives, pneumatics, and linear and assembly technology cover all aspects of the production process for crystalline solar cells and modules. Rexroth caters to these application scenarios by ofering comprehensive automation toolkit that targets handling solutions and transfer technology. Ingot production Vibration-free. Module storage Testing Module transport Lamination Stringing Fully fledged – modular axle system to motion logic with pre-defined handling func-tions. Lay-up Scalable – drive- and controller-based control systems with identical PLC and PLC-open function libraries.