Solar industry leaders know that a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) solution is needed to gain control of the production process and is essential to achieving success in these areas. However, choosing the right MES solution can be difficult since different MES solutions can have very different sets of functionality. Prediktor Solar MES solution has been developed in cooperation with the solar industry and was designed from the bottom up especially for this industry. By choosing the Prediktor Solar MES solution, the customer can be sure to get a solution that covers their needs and adds value to their production process.

The solar industry also has its own set of unique challenges. The industry is characterized by high throughput and have a lot of the metrology equipment that measures quality related KPIs situated at the end of the production lines. This means that in order to have full control over the root causes of quality issues, the MES solution requires a very high quality tracking solution.

Prediktor Solar MES probably has the highest quality tracking functionality available in any MES solution. Our proprietary databases are able to handle very large amounts of data extremely quickly, making tracking of every single wafer and cell throughout the production process possible. This allows for quick and easy detection of the root causes of process errors.

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The solar industry is still a fairly new industry and this also influences the MES solution. For instance, even though the industry recently has agreed upon the SECS/GEM protocol as an industry standard for communicating with equipment, a lot of equipment suppliers are still not using this protocol and are instead using other protocols such as OPC, .xml or their own proprietary protocols. All these different standards, and equipment suppliers’ varying experiences with integrating MES solutions, can increase the risks of MES integration when using an MES provider with little know-how regarding solar equipment.

Prediktor has broad experience in working with solar industry equipment suppliers and can therefore offer risk free integration. Chances are that Prediktor already has integrated our solution with the equipment suppliers you are using. We also have experience in using just about any type of standard communication protocol as well as many proprietary protocols used in the solar industry.

This means customers can freely choose the functionality they need to optimize and control their production. We can also deliver solutions in all price ranges, with a MES solution available for as low as 85 000 €. Furthermore, our system is completely web-based, allowing for secure, real-time access to important production data from any location around the world.