Tool Order: Surfect Technologies gets first solar equipment order

Surfect Technologies, Inc. has said that it has received a Letter of Intent from a Texas-based solar company for up to ten of its ‘Solargy’ single cell electrolytic plating tools. This is the first order the company has received from a solar manufacturer. The tools are expected to be delivered throughout 2008 and 2009, the company said.

"This first customer Letter of Intent is a huge milestone for us", said Steve Anderson, CEO of Surfect. "We are currently in various stages of dialogue with a number of the world's leading solar companies regarding deployments of our process tool systems. We expect this to be the first of many new orders from the rapidly growing solar industry. Our development focus is to advance the solar manufacturing metallization technology and provide product differentiation while also providing cost reduction critical to our customers' success."

Surfect claims that its tool and process technology will improve manufacturing speeds and yields for solar cell manufacturers.

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