Thin-Film Solar Modules
Vacuum Coating Equipment & Expertise

As a thin-film solar module manufacturer, you need coating equipment you can rely on  and that keeps pace with your growth. Ideally, the equipment manufacturer can support you with technology development, or with new components.

VON ARDENNE offers you proven PVD coating equipment, key components and technological know-how for all production stages of thin-film photovoltaics, from research to large-scale production.

Our laboratory and pilot systems use the same key components as our production equipment for the  industry. Thus, you can test your applications under laboratory conditions. And you will save time when you want to scale up your products.

The special competence we can offer you is the ability to provide solutions for complex thin film PV products. That would be, for example, handling glass substrates in different sizes, in a specific atmosphere and at challenging temperatures.

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Reliable & highly productive equipment:

proven in industrial use

Systems keep pace with your requirements

through upgrades & high scalability

Lowest cost of ownership

and costs per watt

Equipment
Perspective view of a vertical VON ARDENNE glass coating system.
GC120VCR Vertical Coating System Learn more
Perspective view of a horizontal VON ARDENNE glass coating system.
PIA|nova® Glass Coating System Learn more
Perspective view of a vertical VON ARDENNE coating system.
VISS Vertical Coating System Learn more
Technologies
Magnetron Sputtering Key Technology from In-house Development & Manufacturing Learn more
Support

Engineering
Simulation . Sampling . Layout

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Perspective view of a VON ARDENNE sampling and testing equipment.

Technology & Application Center
Sampling . Development . Scaling

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Service
Customer Portal . Spare Parts . Trainings

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Media
Successful kick off: Sustainability Network Dresden meets at VON ARDENNE

On November 22, 2022, VON ARDENNE hosted the first meeting of the Sustainability Network Dresden, which was launched on the initiative of the Dresden…

Digital Solutions for Resource Efficiency in Glass Coating

The recent discussion about climate neutrality and shifting the energy industry towards it is focusing on the development of renewable energy sources.…

Automated process stabilization for glass coating - with VA PROCESSMASTER

In this video, Harald Hagenström, vice president glass, introduces the VA PROCESSMASTER. This tool enables our customers to create complex and…

VON ARDENNE at the AVS 2022 - Key Takeaways

This video provides some insights into the AVS68 in Pittsburgh. Brian Cohen and Daniel Radach from VON ARDENNE North America talk about their…

Coating Equipment for Precision Optical Coatings

A crucial prerequisite for precision optics to function is high-precision coatings that make use of the interference properties and, thereby, provide…

What makes electron-beam assisted PVD coating so special?

The ability to coat a multitude of surfaces with specific materials is extremely important for providing technologies and products for our everyday…

Perovskite PV: Status, Importance and Manufacturing Technologies

Some say that solar energy is the new oil. And perovskite solar cells appear to be the latest technology trend in the industry offering a huge…

What is the most efficient way to melt refractory and reactive metals?

Refractory and reactive metals have extraordinary properties such as resistance to heat, corrosion, and wear. These are extremely interesting…

Magnetron Sputtering: How It Began and How VON ARDENNE Became a Technology Pioneer

What is extremely thin, almost invisible and transforms a piece of glass into a touch screen surface that is easy to clean? Or into a windshield that…

VIDEO: Future Trends in Photovoltaics | Cleantech Conversations

In this first episode of our new series Cleantech Conversations, we have interviewed Jonathan Gifford, Editor in Chief at pv magazine about future…

CONTACT
Trade fairs
08.05.2023 - 11.05.2023
SVC Washington 2023

Booth: 420
Washington (DC), Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center

24.05.2023 - 26.05.2023
SNEC Shanghai 2023

Booth: E4 / 310
Shanghai, New International Expo Center 

11.06.2023 - 16.06.2023
IEEE PVSC Conference Puerto Rico 2023

San Juan, Sheraton Puerto Rico Hotel & Casino

14.06.2023 - 16.06.2023
Intersolar Europe 2023

Booth: A2 / 514
München, Messe

21.06.2023 - 23.06.2023
VIMF 2023

Booth: 152
Binh Duong, World Trade Center Binh Duong New City

Contact persons
Thomas Böcke

Vice President Thin-Film Photovoltaics VON ARDENNE GmbH