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Alconox, Inc. manufactures a full line of critical cleaning detergents for a wide range of hard surface cleaning applications. Our detergents are sold throughout the United States and in over 40 countries worldwide. Please click here to receive our free whitepaper on The Significance of Critical Cleaning for Solar Module Fabrication.

Atlumin engineers and manufactures materials for renewable energy, specifically for thin-film solar manufacturers. We help solar module manufacturers improve their overall efficiency - supply chain, process, ramp-up, device, and administration - to reduce the cost of renewable energy, thereby accelerating adoption.

Established in 1987, Chemical Safety Technology (CST) launched design and manufacturing of cost effective chemical and slurry handling systems for the Semiconductor and Disk Manufacturing industries.  Since then, the California-based company has followed its initial successes with expanded capabilities, designing and manufacturing a variety of custom equipment for our customers’ unique applications.

Cookson Electronics Solar Materials is a Global manufacturer of innovative PV cell metallization and module assembly products for the solar industry. We supply solutions to today's photovoltaic assembly challenges using our world class process knowledge and applications expertise.

Cytec Industries Inc. is a global specialty chemicals and materials company focused on developing, manufacturing and selling value-added products. Our products serve a diverse range of end markets including aerospace, adhesives, electronics, automotive and industrial coatings, chemical intermediates, inks, mining and plastics. We use our technology and application development expertise to create chemical and material solutions that are formulated to perform specific and important functions in the finished products of our customers.

Founded in 1984, Datapaq, a Fluke company, has joined Ircon and Raytek as Global Experts in Temperature Measurement & Profiling. Datapaq manufactures in-process temperature profiling systems that provide key information on the effectiveness of industrial heating processes. Using the most advanced and tested techniques for accurately gathering and storing information, Datapaq has created industry specific standards to analyze, synthesize and report information in a precise and succinct manner.

Docter Optics is the world's leading company for molded optical glass components optical glass projection lenses (e.g. for automotive headlights). Docter Optics produces molded custom-designed secondary concentrators and other optical components for leading players in this new market.

EFD, Inc., a subsidiary of Nordson Corporation, has been awarded the 2009 International Solar Cell Award for the Best Technical Product for Photovoltaic Module Assembly.  The award was presented at the 2009 InterSolar Exhibition in Munich, Germany with over two-thousand registered industry participants and nine expert industry judges voting.