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Chemcut Etching Equipment for Solar Panel Manufacturing 

Chemcut Etching Equipment for Solar Panel Manufacturing 

Chemcut conveyorized processing systems are available for multiple steps in traditional silicon and alternative solar panel manufacturing processes. Our systems can be custom-designed and built for a variety of applications: 

  • Pre-cleaners for Silicon and Glass 
  • Post cleaners for Silicon and Glass 
  • Deionized Water Washing Systems 
  • Hydrofluoric Acid Etching of Photovoltaic Cells 
  • Photoresist Developers 
  • Photoresist Strippers 

Chemcut also manufactures chemical milling systems that can be used to manufacture contacts, power buss, mounting, and frame components. 

View Common Etching Equipment Used for Manufacturing Solar Panels

XLi Etching Systems
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Available Conveyor Widths
  • 20″
  • 30″
  • 40″
  • 50″
  • 60″
Common Processes
  • Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want)
  • DES (Develop – Etch – Strip)
  • Etcher (Stand Alone)
  • SES (Strip – Etch – Strip)
Common Chemicals
  • Alkaline Etchant
  • Cupric Chloride Etchant
  • Ferric chloride Etchant
  • Hydrofluoric Acid (HF)
  • Micro etch
Common Materials Etched
  • Aluminum
  • Copper
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Titanium
  • And more
XLi Chemical Cleaning System
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Available Conveyor Widths
  • 20″
  • 30″
  • 40″
  • 50″
  • 60″
Common Processes
  • Cleaner (Stand Alone)
  • Alkaline Clean to Acid Clean
  • Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want)
Common Chemicals
  • Acid Cleaner
  • Alkaline Cleaner
XLi Developing Systems
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Available Conveyor Widths
  • 20″
  • 30″
  • 40″
  • 50″
  • 60″
Common Processes
  • Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want)
  • Developer (Stand Alone)
  • DES (Develop – Etch – Strip)
Common Chemicals
  • 1% Potassium Carbonate
  • 1% Sodium Carbonate
XLi Stripping Systems
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Available Conveyor Widths
  • 20″
  • 30″
  • 40″
  • 50″
  • 60″
Common Processes
  • Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want)
  • DES (Develop – Etch – Strip)
  • SES (Strip – Etch – Strip)
  • Stripper (Stand Alone)
Common Chemicals
  • Metal Resist Stripper
  • Proprietary Aqueous or Semi-Aqueous Stripper
  • Potassium Hydroxide
  • Sodium Hydroxide
121 Brush Cleaner
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Features
  • Wet Brushing
  • Oscillating Brushes
  • Choice of bristle or compressed brushes
Common uses
  • Brushing
  • Cleaner
  • Finishing
  • Remove Polishing
219 Scrubber
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Features
  • Single-sided abrasive brush
  • Tough reinforced conveyor belt supports small parts
2300 Series Chemical Cleaning System
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Available Conveyor Widths
  • 15″
  • 20″
  • 30″
Common Processes
  • Cleaner (Stand Alone)
  • Alkaline Clean to Acid Clean
  • Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want)
Common Chemicals
  • Acid Cleaner
  • Alkaline Cleaner
2300 Series Dryer
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Available Conveyor Widths
  • 15″
  • 20″
  • 30″
  • 40″
Features
  • Stand-alone drying system
  • Portable unit (move anywhere in the shop) or fix it in place
2300 Series Developing System
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Available Conveyor Widths
  • 15″
  • 20″
  • 30″
Common Processes
  • Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want)
  • Developer (Stand Alone)
  • DES (Develop – Etch – Strip)
Common Chemicals
  • 1% Potassium Carbonate
  • 1% Sodium Carbonate
Common Resists
  • dry film photoresists
  • liquid photoresists
  • Aqueous solder mask resist (dry and liquid)
  • And many more resists
2300 Series Stripping System
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Available Conveyor Widths
  • 15″
  • 20″
  • 30″
Common Processes
  • Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want)
  • DES (Develop – Etch – Strip)
  • SES (Strip – Etch – Strip)
  • Stripper (Stand Alone)
Common Chemicals
  • Metal Resist Stripper
  • Proprietary Aqueous or Semi-Aqueous Stripper
  • Potassium Hydroxide
  • Sodium Hydroxide
2300 Series Etching System
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Available Conveyor Widths
  • 15″
  • 20″
  • 30″
Common Processes
  • Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want)
  • DES (Develop – Etch – Strip)
  • Etcher (Stand Alone)
  • SES (Strip – Etch – Strip)
Common Chemicals
  • Alkaline Etchant
  • Cupric Chloride Etchant
  • Ferric chloride Etchant
  • Hydrofluoric Acid (HF)
  • Micro etch
Common Materials Etched
  • Aluminum
  • Copper
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Titanium
  • And more
CC8000 Chemical Cleaning System
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Available Conveyor Widths
  • 20″
  • 30″
  • 40″
  • 50″
  • 60″
Common Processes
  • Cleaner (Stand Alone)
  • Alkaline Clean to Acid Clean
  • Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want)
Common Chemicals
  • Acid Cleaner
  • Alkaline Cleaner
CC8000 Developing Systems
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Available Conveyor Widths
  • 20″
  • 30″
  • 40″
  • 50″
  • 60″
Common Processes
  • Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want)
  • Developer (Stand Alone)
  • DES (Develop – Etch – Strip)
Common Chemicals
  • 1% Potassium Carbonate
  • 1% Sodium Carbonate
Common Resists
  • dry film photoresists
  • liquid photoresists
  • Aqueous solder mask resist (dry and liquid)
  • And many more resists
CC8000 Etching Systems
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Available Conveyor Widths
  • 20″
  • 30″
  • 40″
  • 50″
  • 60″
Common Processes
  • Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want)
  • DES (Develop – Etch – Strip)
  • Etcher (Stand Alone)
  • SES (Strip – Etch – Strip)
Common Chemicals
  • Alkaline Etchant
  • Cupric Chloride Etchant
  • Ferric chloride Etchant
  • Hydrofluoric Acid (HF)
  • Micro etch
Common Materials Etched
  • Aluminum
  • Copper
  • Glass
  • Steel
  • Titanium
  • And more
CC8000 Stripping Systems
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Available Conveyor Widths
  • 20″
  • 30″
  • 40″
  • 50″
  • 60″
Common Processes
  • Custom Size (1 to as many chambers as you want)
  • DES (Develop – Etch – Strip)
  • SES (Strip – Etch – Strip)
  • Stripper (Stand Alone)
Common Chemicals
  • Sodium Hydroxide
  • Potassium Hydroxide
  • Proprietary Aqueous or Semi-Aqueous Stripper
  • Metal Resist Stripper
Etch Adjust Module (EAM)
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Add EAM to
  • CC8000 Etching Systems
  • XLi Etching Systems
Advantages
  • Plated boards: Correct side to side etch difference when one side is plated more
  • Fine-tune very small features

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