3. PRIMESTAR / GE SOLAR Start-up Thin film CdTe Solar Module Manufacturer (residential & power plants)

100 solar modules / day @ $95 ea. Low Volume / Low Mix

70K Sq. ft. facility in Arvada, Co. Pilot Line Process & Automation for proof of principles for factory expansion. Roles:

Technical Program Manager Factory Development Special Projects

EQUIPMENT LAYOUT

MATERIAL FLOW

GlassTCOZTOCdS

CdTeCdTe

Pin

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PR

P1

NPR

P1

Cu-Acetate dip

Graphite

P2

Laser Scribe Pattern #3

Laser Beam

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P2

Metal (Ni and Al)

P3

LASER SCRIBER

LASER SCRIBER

LASER SCRIBER (BEAM SHAPING WITH TOP HAT PROFILE)

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NPC 25MW Lamination Line Layout

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NPC 25MW Lamination Line

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NPC 25MW Lamination Line

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NPC 25MW Lamination Line

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NPC 25MW Lamination Line

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NPC 25MW Lamination Line

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NPC 25MW Lamination Line

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NPC 25MW Lamination Line

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Systems Pyramid

Field Devices

Data Historian

Manufacturing Execution System

Process Control

PLC/DCS:HMI Graphics Process OperationsSequencingBatch/Recipe Control

Control and Process Level

Process Information Management

Real-Time Procedure

Control

Manufacturing Resource Planning/ Enterprise Resource PlanningCentral

IT System

Manually OperatedEquipment

MES:Product Tracking & GenealogyProcess ManagementDispatching Production UnitsPerformance AnalysisLabor ManagementMaintenance ManagementOperations/Detailed SchedulingDocument ControlMaterials Management and Warehouse ControlQuality Control/LIMS

MRP/ERP:FinancialsProduction PlanningQuality ManagementInventory ManagementSales Order Management

PIMS: Data collection and archiving AnalysisMetrics

Smart Field Instrumentation

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ANSI/S-95 Reference Model

Level 4

Level 1

Level 2

Level 3

I/O, Devices, Sensors

ERP, APO, Logistics Systems

MES, LIMS, WMS, CMM Systems,Enterprise Historian

PLC, DCS, Packaged Systems

HMI, SCADA, Batch Systems

Business Information Network

Operations Information Network

Automation Network

Device Networks

IT V

isib

ility

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MES Key Components/Interfaces

ERP System

Production Control/

Scheduling

Quality Management

Plant Maintenance

Inventory Management

Raw Materials Receiving, Material

Usage, WIP Receipts, FG Receipts

Production Orders, Control Recipes,

Confirmations

Raw Materials, WIP and FG

Specifications, Test Results,

Notifications, Calibrations,

Repairs, Overhauls

Batch Control DCS/ProcessControl

OEM Control System (PLC,

etc)

Plant Floor Relational Database(s)

Enterprise HistorianDat

a Vi

sual

izat

ion/

Ana

lysi

s To

ols

Rep

ortin

g To

ols

Order Management

Sales Orders, Completed

Loads, Adjustments

Warehouse Management

System