Market Survey Solar Module Production Equipment 2026 Key module production equipment addressing advanced module technologiesand design Contents Trends in Module Production Equipment 3.1 Interconnection3.2 Auto-Layup & Auto-Bussing3.3 Lamination3.4 IV Characterization © TaiyangNews 2026All rights reserved.Market Survey on Solar Module Production Equipment 2026ISBN978-3-949046-36-0 The text, photos and graphs in this report are copyrighted(cover photo credit: Nextracker). TaiyangNews does not guarantee reliability,accuracy or completeness of this report's content. TaiyangNews does not acceptresponsibility or liability for any errors in this work. Cover Photo Credit:Mondragon Assembly Authors: Shravan K. Chundurishravan.chunduri@taiyangnews.infoMichael Schmelamichael.schmela@taiyangnews.info For Media Contacts and Queries:info@taiyangnews.info Publisher: TaiyangNews UG (haftungsbeschraenkt)Dieker Str. 2440468 Düsseldorf, Germanywww.taiyangnews.info Disclaimer: This TaiyangNews report is intended for general informational purposes only. It does not constituteand should not be construed as technical, investment, legal, tax, or other professional advice.Readers are encouraged to consult with their own qualified advisors regarding any matters discussedin this report. This report is based on publicly available sources and other information believed tobe reliable. TaiyangNews makes no representations or warranties, express or implied, as to theaccuracy, completeness, timeliness, or reliability of the information contained herein. TaiyangNewsdisclaims any liability for any direct, indirect, incidental, or consequential damages arising from theuse of or reliance on the information contained in this report. TaiyangNews is under no obligation toupdate, revise, or correct the contents of this report at any time. All copyright and intellectual propertyrights for the market intelligence data, content, and other materials in this report, unless otherwisestated, are the exclusive property of TaiyangNews. Unauthorized reproduction, distribution, or use ofany part of this report is strictly prohibited. Executive Summary are coming up with the option to accomplish theinterconnection of BC cells. Another technologyof note in this station is zero-busbars (0BB). Thismeans cells without busbars and interconnectionwires are directly connected to the cell finger. Themain motivation here is to reduce silver consumptionat the cell level. The technology appears to berelated to cell processing, where it is quite simple,but the crux of the process lies in interconnection. Itrequires significant design optimization at the CTSlevel. While processing half-cut cells is a standard,the industry is now moving to multi-cut cells. Theapproach reduces losses and improves power whilealso enabling a reduced busbar count. Leading CTSsuppliers are offering tool platforms that can supportall these advanced module technologies. In somecases, companies are also offering retrofit upgradesfor existing tools. At first look, a PV module - except for its dramaticallyincreasing size - might appear as the samerectangular 'black box' it has been over the years. Ifyou look closer, you will see the contrary - as moduletechnology has gone through several generations oftechnology changes in the areas of interconnection,layout, and materials., with the most visible being thechange from square to rectangular cells. Beyond theadoption first of half-cut and now increasingly to finermulti-cut cells, there is the shift from single- to multi-and zero-busbar designs, the transition from glass-backsheet to glass-glass constructions, and the movetoward reduced-gap and no-gap layouts. Most ofthese technologies are interoperable, meaning theycan all be implemented collectively. At the same time,PV is increasingly expanding into new applicationsand integration spaces that demand more tailoredmodule configurations. Crucially, most of thesemodule-level innovations are largely independent ofthe underlying cell technology. All this progress wouldhave been achieved through equal innovations at thecorresponding production equipment level. Auto-layupandauto-bussing, though fundamentallyautomation steps, due to high sensitivity to changingmodule technologies, find a place in the surveyamong the key tools of module production. Thekey areas of focus here are the zero-gap layouts,modules developed for non-traditional applications,and complex interconnection circuits defined by themulti-cut matrix. Recognizing its importance, TaiyangNews haslaunched a market survey on module productionequipment. However, the module productionsequence combines processing steps with a seriesof automation steps. For this 1st TaiyangNewsMarket Survey on Module Production Equipment, 5steps and the corresponding tools are considered- combined tabber and stringer (CTS), auto-layup,auto-bussing, laminator, and sun simulator. A total of9 companies, including most market leaders, haveresponded, pro