Germany Californian Solar Day - 7th November 2005 San Francisco Mrs. Birgit Rekow and Mr. Finn Hutterer

Germany Californian Solar Day - 7th November 2005 San Francisco Mrs. Birgit Rekow and Mr. Finn Hutterer

Factory Planning in PV Industry for Wafer + Cell + Module and Thin Film Production Lines

From Concept...... to Final Commissioning

Company History 1991 Foundation of IB Vogt Medienversorgung und Prozess Design 1991-1998 Project engineering in semiconductor industry, energy and water services, research facilities 1998 First concept study in PV industry 1998-2002 Pioneer projects of PV industrialization in Germany 2002 Foundation of IB Vogt GmbH 2005 In total more than 400 MW production capacity planned

Sales & Marketing Internal Services IT-Infrastructure Overall Project Management Factory Planning Production Systems Planning Engineering Design Company Structure Management Team Managing Director Branch Office Leipzig Team Leaders HVAC + R

Support of Responsibilities Quality Management Safety Control Data Confidentiality Control On-Site Safety and Health Control Project Structure Project Manager Project Manager Project Manager Project Manager Factory Planning Production Systems Planning Engineering Design HVAC + R Architects & Building Contractors Supplier Network

Staff 26 Engineers 9 Technicians 9 Administrative staff 1 Trainee Last update: October 2005

References in PV Industry EverQ GmbH Q.Cells AG CSG Solar AG ErSol AG SulfurCell GmbH Solon AG

Scope of Services Whether completely new, extension or conversion, a flexible single package will be compiled for every customer from our wide range of services: Overall Project Management Supplier Management Factory Planning and Realization Project Communication

Overall Project Management Project management and steering Scheduling and controlling Project reporting and documentation Handling of approval procedures Interface management

Supplier Management Technical evaluation of suppliers Supplier selection Technical consulting and interacting between all parties Feasibility check Scheduling and supervision

Factory Planning Planning Factory modelling Facility design Building design Approval management Realization Site management Site supervision Commissioning Ramp up management Supervision Architects Experts Construction Installation of facilities Equipment move in and hook up

Factory Planning Layout and Logistics Floor concept and design Assessment of logistics and equipment requirements Analysis and evaluation of alternative layouts Engineering of the factory layout to fulfill material flow and space requirements Storage space management and design

Factory Planning Building Design & Construction Development of building concept with architects and civil engineers Site development and link up Tendering of building activities Management and supervision of general building contractor

Factory Planning Production Systems Planning Production line layout Analysis of process flow requirements Simulation of production lines Material handling system design Production planning Workplace definitions Bottleneck analysis Automation level decision Res. Coat Res. Bake Inkjet Humid Sk. Ref. Bake Reflow Crater

Factory Planning Facility Planning Basic and Detail Engineering of Facilities: Chemical supply + disposal Gas supply Compressed dry air DI Water Waste water Electrical supply HVAC + R Plumbing

Factory Planning Supervision Architects Experts Construction Installation of facilities Equipment move in and hook up

Factory Planning - Realisation Site management Site supervision Commissioning Ramp up management

Project Communication WebEx Internet Communication Platform Allows to interact with our partners via the internet Delivery of presentations online in any format to any place in the world Provision of remote support Video feed from one or more points

Project Communication BSCW Server Collaboration Platform Entirely web-based secure document server Overall project documentation 24h accessibility worldwide Automated notifications Version management IB Vogt s Project standard

Our Customer Manufacturers of wafers, solar cells and solar modules Manufacturers of process equipment Research institutes and universities all over the world National and international project developers and private investors

Customers Benefit IB Vogt undertakes the overall project management and professional planning for fabs and complex factories for the PV Industry IB Vogt offers a competitive edge in know-how and many years experience in the PV industry IB Vogt provides customized solutions IB Vogt realizes cost advantages

International Business IB Vogt is intensifying its international business activities IB Vogt is on its way to become a global engineering company (realized projects for well-reputed German, American and Australien customers) IB Vogt offers high potential for dynamic growth in the rapidly developing PV market (staff, turnover, number of projects, further expansion)

US Market IB Vogt is interested in: New customers (national and international operating companies) Business partnership with a local company for long-term cooperation

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