By having taken over the CIGS innovation line from Würth Solar GmbH & Co. KG, Manz is not only the sole supplier able to offer an integrated and fully-productive production line for CIGS thin-film modules that can be operated economically, but also the only supplier worldwide that has a team of 118 CIGS experts at its disposal.
Thus, Manz is able to drive research and development ahead more rapidly than to date, thereby ensuring highly efficient modules and maximum investment for customers. Manz offers CIGS production lines for thin-film modules with the highest degree of efficiency at 14.4 percent on an aperture surface. On top of that Manz presented a world record production size module with an aperture efficiency of 15.1 percent at the EU PVSEC 2011 trade show.