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Any one PV panel can be removed and replaced in just minutes, making long-term maintenance contracts a viable solution for contractors and clients alike. "M Bar C Construction is excited to be the first contractor in the nation to offer and install the Solar F.I.T. System. This is a family-owned com- pany with a vision and a passion for perfection. We constantly look for ways to deliver a better product in less time without sacrificing quality or safety. With the Solar F.I.T. System, we know the industry is on track for a big change." For more information, call 760-744- 4131, email sales@mbarconline or stop by booth #9227. (CPV) and are accepted as standards around the world," he added. All of OAI's Class AAA Solar Simulators have OAI's Advanced Uniform Beam Optics and an Air Mass 1.5 Global filter. Other air mass filters are also available as options. The increased demand for applica- tion-specific solar simulators has also spurred an increase in custom simula- tors. OAI uses its advanced optical mod- eling capability combined with its solar simulator technology to provide solu- tions for its customers' specific require- ments. All Solar Simulators are easily integrated with OAI's I-V test systems and its advanced I-V Rider software. This combination of features produces the most complete application-specific OAI ( Cont'd. from p. 4) Solar Cell I-V Measurement Test Systems in the industry. OAI maintains its manufacturing facility and PV/Solar Test Lab in San Jose, Calif. The PV/Solar Test Lab is available for companies to use to test OAI's application-specific Solar Simulators or to develop performance data on their own cells. OAI also pro- vides its customers with the automation and equipment engineering to enable companies to transition their solar cell testing from R&D into production. With sales, service and engineering offices worldwide, OAI provides total support to its customers. For more information, call 408-232- 0600, e-mail sales@oainet.com, visit www.oainet.com or stop by booth #7810. PHONO SOLAR AC MODULE IS ENPHASE ENERGIZED: 250 WATT BLACK ON BLACK A high efficiency Phono Solar module has been paired with the innovative Enphase microinverter to create an AC module solution for optimized system perform- ance. The AC solution is perfect for resi- dential and commercial applications. Customers may start with just one PS250 AC module and increase their sys- tem wattage as budget, time and space per- mit. Since each Phono Solar AC module produces grid compliant AC current, the modules serve as building blocks with no matching or string sizing required. The integrated Enphase microinvert- er instantly converts DC to ready-to-use AC power. The intelligent microinverter sends vital health and performance infor- mation to the Enphase Envoy communi- cations gateway. This next generation design eliminates the need for expensive DC wiring compo- nents and centralized power inverters. Compared with the regular AC microinvert- ers, the frame-attached AC Module simpli- fies installation and ground connections, and lowered installation cost by a large mar- gin. Additionally, the Phono Solar AC Module dramatically reduces the complex designing and installing process associated with traditional DC solar power systems. The advantages of the AC module will assist end users in realizing generating electricity for themselves and lowering their costs. Phono Solar is always commit- ted to reducing power utilizing costs for its users. Intertek's certification of the frame- attached AC module means that it meets the requirements of performance, quality and safety. Meanwhile, this kind of AC Module has brought benefits to partners by greatly simplifying installation and reduc- ing ground connection costs. Phono Solar AC modules' benefits to the home owner and installer include the fact that they are easy to install around obstructions, shaded areas and on com- plex rooftops. They simplify system design with panel level DC to AC power conversion, improve energy harvest with power optimization at the panel level and have performance monitoring of each individual panel. They also have no high voltage DC wiring, and Phono Solar's industry-leading 25-year performance warranty guarantees your investment. For more information, visit www.phonosolar.com. SOLARDOCK'S PATENTED SYSTEM SOLVES CLIMATE AND ENGINEERING CHALLENGES More power. Less work. The next gener- ation of solar. SolarDock's patented, lightweight solar module mounting system combines a high-tilt angle of up to 35 degrees with the only truly non-penetrating design. With a TÜV Rheinland Certification, UL-listing and California DSA pre-check approval, SolarDock solves the greatest number of climate and engineering chal- lenges, and maximizes annual kWh power production – 10-20 percent more kWh per year than low-angle flat mount- ing. SolarDock also dramatically increas- es installation productivity – up to 40 percent more in one year than a typical mounting system. Installers and end-users get immedi- ate and long-term cost savings through intelligent product design. Standardized parts, few components and simple assem- bly result in lower labor and equipment costs. Roof-friendly features protect the panel, roof surface and warranty. Maintenance costs are lowered with patented designs that encapsulate wiring and shed snow and water. As a real estate veteran, SolarDock is able to anticipate and solve construc- tion issues, and customers enjoy compre- hensive support from engineering design to installation. With more than 400 suc- cessful projects and 35 megawatts installed in 31 states and worldwide, SolarDock is recognized among leading integrators and distributors as the proven choice in flat-roof solar mounting sys- tems. To learn more about SolarDock, visit www.solardock.tumblr.com/spdn2. SCHNEEBERGER PAVES INNOVATION SUPERHIGHWAY SCHNEEBERGER keeps the manu- facturers of your latest and fastest smart phones, tablets and similar prod- ucts moving down the innovation superhighway by providing advance- ments across the field of positioning technology; and the company now looks to bring its fast and flexible sys- tems into the solar market. Today's electronic products are faster and more efficient – and often smaller – than their predecessors, thanks to the ever-shrinking size of the semicon- ductor chips that make these products go. The fabrication and testing of structures within these tiny semiconductors requires precise systems – systems that must continually evolve along with the submicroscopic parts they serve. SCHNEEBERGER provides motion sys- tems which support applications demanding precision and stability down to the nanometer level. The company's precise systems ensure that wafers dotted with a multitude of semiconductor chips are able to be quickly and accurately positioned as part of the manufacturing, inspection or repair processes. "There are major differences between the precision requirements of our customers and end users," explained Markus Kindler, the company's Engineering Systems Manager. "They all require ever greater positioning accuracy, and each according to their own unique specifications. SCHNEEBERGER pro- vides tolerances of tens or hundreds of nanometers for a movement area of 250,000 square mil- limeters." For compari- son sake, the difference between a nanometer and a meter is roughly equivalent to that between the size of a hazelnut and the size of the Earth. In addition to the company's drive for innovative process design and its staff of highly experienced scientists, SCHNEEBERGER utilizes cutting-edge techniques and revolutionary materials – particularly hybrids that combine carbon fiber and aluminum. "The use of these materials helps SCHNEEBERGER achieve lightweight designs which deliv- er a very high degree of rigidity," explained Kindler. "The lower the mass- es to be moved, the faster and more accu- rately we can accelerate, brake, position and settle. These improved dynamics mean that chip manufacturing systems achieve higher through- puts, to be most eco- nomical." Speaking of the company's revolution- ary new Double Gantry system that fully dou- bles positioning speed in the semiconductor manufacturing application, the compa- ny's Project Acquisition Manager, Adrian Rabile, explained, "I'm sure that our Double Gantry's incredible through- put speed will attract the attention of many companies in the microelectronics industry. We see many exciting opportu- nities in the solar industry and are per- fectly ready and able to offer systems to satisfy the requirements of a wide vari- ety of applications." For more information, visit www.schnee berger.com, call 800-854-6333 or stop by booth #2122.