总部位于以色列的orbotech，是一家以检测设备印刷电路而闻名于世的公司。日前宣布将进军光伏组件行业，公司透露其新产品将于明年问世。
该公司进军光伏行业的打算由来已久，其第一个涉及光伏领域的产品是太阳能电池金属镀层的测试系统。全球太阳能电池的金属镀层市场总销售目前预估为25亿美元，而根据最近的数据显示，2008年全球光伏电池金属镀层测试设备的总市场份额为4亿美元。基于如此可观的市场Orbotech公司相信自己能够分得一杯足够分量的羹。
公司另外还评论道，他们相信尽管欧洲的光伏补贴政策力度会逐步消弱，但是全球的光伏系统组件依然会有20%—25%的年增长。
Orbotech 对光伏行业的兴趣始于其对photon dynamic公司的兼并，稍后该公司便加入了一项来自圣.琼斯LT solar公司的光伏测试仪器的研究开发。这个联合公司目前的市场价值为3亿8千万美元。
Israel-based Orbotech, which is better known for testing equipment of printed circuits, has announced its decision to enter the photovoltaics (PV) panel sector. The company says its first products will be available next year.
The first product is set to be a testing system for the plating layers of PV solar panels. Global sales of plating layers for PV panels are currently estimated to be USD$2.5 billion. According to most recent figures, the worldwide market for testing equipment was USD$400 million in 2008; of this Orbotech hopes to secure a share.
The company has additionally said it believes sales of PV panels will increase 20-25 percent annually, despite European feed-in tariffs declining.
Orbotech’s interest in the PV sector started when it acquired 'Photon Dynamics'. Later it joined hands in research and development with LT Solar from San Jose, California for testing equipment. Its present market value is USD$380 million.
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