Arnold is the leading manufacturer of automized production systems for processing mono- and multi crystalline silicon bricks. Our customers trust in our competence and our 20 years of experience in processing silicon. Arnold can now offer you – thanks to the Intelligent Process Control System – the key to achieving a more cost-efficient production.
Our central computer system is specialized in coordinating all production clusters in block processing centres. The advantage is that all available measuring information (for instance lifetime, SiC-inclusions, block geometry) will be evaluated directly in the production centre, so an anticipatory, loss-optimized cut planning during cropping is possible, enabling a planning of best-possible occupancy of saw-carrier plates as well as a unique traceability, from wafer to ingot with the ARNOLD-WISE block marking system.
Furthermore it is possible to collect and evaluate construction-part specific data from pre-located and downstream production systems, in order to optimize the whole process. Additionally the central computer includes software tools for foresighted maintenance and service planning.
The central computer system consists of a SQL-organized data base as well as an HMI-server system for data input and output, as well as visualization of plant and operating conditions according to SEMI E10 standard. An appealing graphical user interface enables an intuitive navigation through the production cluster along the material flow.
Search functions enable the component-specific tracing of measuring-, process- and production data during the whole process.
A visualization of production information is possible on plant level but also on remote PCs in office surroundings, so one can for instance analyse the information on technological and planning level.
Naturally a central linking of the individual production clusters/machines with the MES/ERP systems via standardized SECS/GEM, XML, OPC or other interfaces is possible. It is an advantage that a complete functionality of the processing centre is possible, without a MES-connection, including the securing of all production- and process data.
