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Solar industry

Optimize the complete solar value chain—from polysilicon production to modules—with integrated energy, automation and digitalization solutions for flexible, efficient and sustainable high-quality production.

Overcome industry challenges with smart solutions 

The solar industry faces increasing pressure to enhance efficiency, sustainability and adaptability. Manufacturers must leverage advanced technologies to optimize production, integrate value chains and secure operations against evolving threats.

Production efficiency

Implement advanced automation and simulation tools to streamline manufacturing processes, reduce waste and achieve higher throughput and quality in solar panel production.

Renewable energy

Address the demand for an environmentally friendly power supply by producing high-performance solar cells that support the global shift to renewable energy.

Digitalization

Leverage digital solutions to combine the real and virtual worlds, enabling seamless integration of design, production and continuous data flow for ongoing optimization.

Industrial security

Protect industrial facilities by implementing a multilayered security concept that equips plants with extensive, end-to-end protection.

Real-world applications

Explore solutions for the entire value chain

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Production automation

Leverage intelligent automation solutions and Digital Enterprise components to optimize the entire range of solar production machines. Improve efficiency, flexibility and quality across wafer, cell and module production.

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Silicon ingot production

Control and optimize the crystal growing process with high-precision automation. Manage temperature, motion and process parameters to ensure consistent ingot quality and maximize throughput.

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Wafer production

Optimize wafer cutting and processing with intelligent automation that ensures high-precision motion control, prevents costly wire breaks, saves energy and increases productivity for efficient, high-quality wafer manufacturing.

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Cell and module production

Enhance automation with high-precision motion control using SIMATIC S7-1500F and SINAMICS drives. Achieve up to 30% faster engineering in TIA Portal and save control cabinet space with integrated failsafe controllers.

Digitalization powers solar production success

Explore how the solar industry meets multifaceted requirements with cost-efficient action and a future vision for the planet. Learn how automation and digitalization integrates the entire value chain for the highest quality solar panels and the transition to a new energy mix.

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Partner ecosystem

1,000+ products and growing

While Siemens offers extensive products, solutions and services, a core part of our model is to work closely with trusted partners. Our partners augment what we offer so you always have a reliable solution available.

If you see products that say “powered by ...,” that means our partner created a robust offering that we put our stamp of approval on.

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