REC Solar produces highly pure silicon blocks to the PV solar market.
REC has put new highly automated production lines into production – transforming PV-grade silicon into blocks to be used for production of solar cells.
The production process is advanced and puts high demands on quality – tiny levels of contamination and deviations in the production process might result in off-spec products.
After having delivered value adding industrial IT systems the downstream solar business since 1999, Prediktor has world leading experience in the field of production-IT for Photovoltaic solar.
In the REC case, this competence has been essential during the analysis and functional specification of the various system capabilities. For the systems integration part, Prediktor has been driving the process of securing a well-defined communication interface between the MES-solution and the relevant production assets.
REC Solar now has an MES-solution that manages all pant floor production steps. A complete set of production real time and historical information is available for Operations, Engineering, Logistics, Finance and Management to ensure world-class products are produces at top quality with the lowest cost. According to the client, the Prediktor MES is now an essential tool for REC to stay competitive in the market.
The implementation of the MES provides us with immediate in-depth insight into our production process and is an essential tool for REC to stay competitive. Also, the manufacturing system which precisely reflects our production is key for us to achieve a high level of automation.
Mathias Pellnor, Process Manager at REC Solar.