Despatch Industries Sells Upgraded Firing Furnace Package to DuPont


Minneapolis, Minn., U.S.A. - Despatch Industries, a leading technology and equipment provider for the solar industry, announces the recent sale of their upgraded firing furnace package to DuPont Photovoltaic Solutions. DuPont utilizes Despatch's market-leading firing furnace for paste development and testing.

Despatch's firing furnace upgrade package includes a multitude of new, performance-enhancing features, including the patent-pending VOC Thermal Oxidizer. Despatch's VOC Thermal Oxidizer is an industry-first, maintenance-free solution designed to eliminate over 99% of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from gasses exhausted during drying of photovoltaic metallization pastes. The Oxidizer is a direct replacement for current ineffective remote abatement and VOC Condenser options.

Additional upgrade package elements include: Soft Start for optimized heat transfer and a reduced connected load; thermal response improvement to adjust for inconsistent wafer flow; E-Stop monitoring and notification; independent top and bottom airflow and many others.

DuPont is a science-based products and services company. Founded in 1802, DuPont puts science to work by creating sustainable solutions essential to a better, safer, healthier life for people everywhere. Operating in more than 70 countries, DuPont offers a wide range of innovative products and services for markets including agriculture and food; building and construction; communications; and transportation.

For more information on DuPont, go to www.dupont.com

Despatch Industries designs and engineers market-leading tools and technology for the global solar cell manufacturing industry. Despatch equipment is consistently recognized for exceptional performance and process quality, optimal cell efficiency, maximum uptime and reduced operating costs.

For more information on Despatch visit our website: www.despatch.com

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