OK International Received Best Presentation Award From SMTA China

OK International was recognized by SMTA China with a Vendor Conference Best Presentation award at Nepcon Shanghai in April this year. The award was presented by Michael Wong, SMTA China Technical Advisory Council Chairman, for a paper entitled "Minimizing Micro-cracks in Solar Cell Interconnection During Manual Soldering”.

Written by Hoa Nguyen, VP of Technology and Paul Wood, Advanced Applications Manager, at OK International, the paper was presented on the morning of April 21st on the show floor at Nepcon China by Paul Wood and Vincent Goh. Wood accepted the award at a breakfast reception and awards ceremony hosted by SMTA China. The paper documents the management of a precise process window controlling time and temperature to maintain 1-2um intermetallic layer and reduce thermal stress on the delicate silicon wafers during tabbing and bussing operations.

Commenting on the award, Wood explained, "We identified a problem in the manual soldering process of solar cells and developed a solution to reduce the micro-cracking during photovoltaic cell module assembly. Our solution demonstrates a definitive Application advantage when using our specially configured PS-900-Solar soldering system powered by SmartHeat.”

OK International added that its product range delivers a distinct advantage called "TAP” – boosting customer performance by delivering training, applications and productivity benefits.

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