As part of this push, Oerlikon Solar plans to double production capacity at its plant in Truebbach (Switzerland) and has established a 1 MWp pilot line.
“This new pilot line will allow us to train customer engineers under real conditions,” said Detlev Koch-Ospelt, head of Solar Thin Film.
“In addition we can conduct R&D and produce customer samples in a clean room environment. We will also install and use thin-film solar modules on the roof of our facility.”
Additional manufacturing locations in Asia-Pacific and the United States are also currently under evaluation. Expanding the company's global footprint will place Oerlikon Solar in closer proximity to its customer base.
To support its expansion, Oerlikon Solar will be aggressively recruiting highly skilled individuals to join its rapidly growing solar team.
Moreover, beginning in 2008 Oerlikon will report the solar segment financial figures separately as part of an ongoing effort to increase transparency. Additionally, Oerlikon Solar will carry full profit and loss responsibility for its global business.
Including CEO Jeannine Sargent Oerlikon Solar's current management team is comprised of: CFO Claus Ulrich Mai, Christopher Smith, head of Sales and Customer Support and the Business Unit Heads: Detlev Koch-Ospelt, head of the Solar Thin Film, Rudolf Zaengerle, head of the Laser and Christoph Bischof, head of Mechatronics.
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