Spire Corporation Introduces New Economical Simulator for High Volume Production Environment

Spire Corporation ("Spire" or the "Company"), a global solar company providing capital equipment and turnkey manufacturing lines to produce and characterize photovoltaic (PV) modules, announced the introduction of the cost competitive SPI-SUN SIMULATORTM 5100SLP.

 

The SPI-SUN SIMULATOR 5100SLP is based on Spire’s successful Single Long Pulse ("SLP") series. The system delivers better than Class A spectral/spatial/temporal performance in combination with superior measurement repeatability while utilizing a single lamp for reduced cost-of-ownership.

 

The PV market capacity has continued to grow and is expected to grow into the foreseeable future, with some predictions up to a 30% compound annual growth rate. Spire has met the need to further extend its successful reach in this important and growing market.

 

"The introduction of the SPI-SUN SIMULATOR 5100SLP allows Spire to meet the demands for better performance, especially in the extremely cost sensitive Far East market," said Mr. Rodger W. LaFavre, President and CEO of Spire Corporation.

 

The new and innovative optical design also makes the system well suited as a measurement instrument for leading national metrological and certification bodies and organizations with restricted budgets. Spire’s simulators are considered the industry standard in production environment and test labs and universities worldwide including NREL, UL, TÜV, FSEC, EC-JRC, CSA, KIER and Intertek.

 

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