3S Industries AG
3S Industries AG enters the business of fully automated production lines
3S Industries AG / Product Launch/Miscellaneous Release of a Adhoc News, transmitted by DGAP - a company of EquityStory AG. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ad hoc announcement - 3S Industries AG 3S Industries enters the business of fully automated production lines and introduces a new generation of laminators Lyss, 28th August 2008. 3S Swiss Solar Systems AG, a 100% subsidiary of 3S Industries AG, the world's technological leader for automatic string soldering machinery, laminating lines and testers for solar module production, has developed a completely new kind of fully automatic production line for the manufacture of solar modules. The company will be introducing this line at the 'European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition' in Valencia from 1st to 4th September. 'With the acquisition of Somont, we now have all the key technologies for the production of solar modules', says CEO Dr. Patrick Hofer-Noser, 'That has enabled us to develop and implement this new concept of a fully automatic production line. Our development team went a completely new way instead of taking the usual route of simply substituting the existing manual operations with robotic solutions. Our engineers analysed and optimised every single step in the process of solar module production down to the finest detail. For every specific function and every step in the production of the modules, the appropriate technological equipment was developed and adapted. What this means for our customers is better, faster and safer production processes at lower costs'. 3S Industries has applied for patents on various innovations which were gained from development of the equipment. For the automation and the flow of goods 3S Industries is collaborating with the world's leading expert for factory automation within the automotive, aerospace and logistics industries, Güdel Group AG from Langenthal (Switzerland). 3S will ship the first fully automatic production line in the course of 2009. With the new XL laminator series, 3S will be presenting a second product novelty at the exhibition in Valencia. This new generation of laminators enables annual capacities of up to 60MWp. 'With the XL laminator, our customers can expand their capacities and produce much more quickly and inexpensively', says Ronald Lange, the Head of Innovation at 3S Swiss Solar Systems. 'Our proven technology with the hybrid heating plate guarantees high process safety and is suitable for crystalline as well as thin layer cells'. The new XL laminating line has been running successfully in 24/7 operation since January. 3S Industries AG 3S Industries AG (formerly 3S Swiss Solar Systems AG) brings together the three key technologies in the field of solar module production, namely soldering, laminating and testing, under a single roof. With the acquisition of Somont, the Group has continued its expansion strategy and, with automatic string soldering machinery, has added the missing element in the value-creation chain of solar module production. 3S Swiss Solar Systems has been the world's technological market leader in laminating for years. In August 2007, 3S Industries acquired a further key technology with Pasan SA, the leading producer of module testers. The three companies are present in the market independently of each other, each focused on one of the three key technologies. Furthermore, 3S Industries integrates this production equipment in turnkey, semi-automatic production lines. 3S Industries is also a producer of solar modules and plans and develops building-integrated solar systems. For further information, please contact: Investor Relations Antje Greiner Telefon: +41 (0) 32 391 11 35 Fax: +41 (0) 32 391 11 22 E-Mail: aktie@3-s.ch Contact: 3S Industries AG Antje Greiner Tel. +41(0)32 391 11 35 Fax. +41(0)32 391 11 12 aktie@3-s.ch www.3-s.ch Schachenweg 24 CH-3250 Lyss 28.08.2008 Financial News transmitted by DGAP ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Language: English Issuer: 3S Industries AG Schachenweg 24 CH-3250 Lyss Schweiz Phone: +41 (0)32 391 11 11 Fax: +41 (0)32 391 11 12 E-mail: aktie@3-s.ch Internet: http://www.3-s.ch ISIN: CH0042821089 WKN: A0Q48P Listed: Freiverkehr in Berlin, München, Stuttgart; Open Market in Frankfurt; Foreign Exchange(s) BX End of News DGAP News-Service ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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