At Noritake Co., Limited, we have nurtured our century-long tradition of manufacturing high quality tableware into new ceramic business opportunities such as raw materials for ceramic manufacturing, grinding materials and tools as well ceramic manufacturing equipments. We are also working ahead to address energy and environmental issues by developing materials and technologies for power generation devices such as solar cells. In recent years, we have launched several new products related to the manufacturing of single crystal and poly-crystalline silicon solar cells. Silicon fusion furnaces, ingot cutting tools, electrode pastes as well as baking furnaces are some of the specific products we have been supplying for the manufacture of silicon power generation systems.

Our company's products are used in the following manufacturing processes
*1-4 shows the process where each product is employed.

Solar cell related products

1. Carbonless Polycrystalline Si fusion furnace

The first Carbonless Polycrystalline Si fusion furnace in the world. This carbonless furnace was made by using high purity heater and high purity insulator. Because of carbonless structure, no carbon mix from structural material and long lifetime of equipment materials and low electricity consumption. We will propose energy-saving and low environmental impact device. <Details> [Contact us] Noritake Co., Limited Heat Technology Dept. Sales Div. Engineering Group Phone: +81-52-561-9878  E-mail: heat@n.noritake.co.jp

2. Diamond Wire

Noritake proposes the diamond wire for the silicon ingot slicing process to replace the conventional slurry wire. Noritake's diamond materializes substantial reduction of environmental burden with its slurry free process and significantly improves the efficiency of the slicing process. <Details> [Contact us] Noritake Co., Limited Industrial Products Group Phone: +81-943-73-3309  E-mail: grinding@n.noritake.co.jp

3. Noritake paste series for solar cells "MAXSUNNY"

"MAXSUNNY" is Noritake paste series for solar cells. Silver paste is good for forming finer lines and has excellent characteristic of firing through, and Aluminum paste is good for optimizing the thickness of BSF layer. In result, it is possible to improve the output power of solar cells by using our paste. <Details> [Contact us] Noritake Co., Limited Electronic Materials Sales Department Ceramics & Materials Group Phone: +81-561-34-1272  E-mail: emsd@n.noritake.co.jp

4. High performance firing furnace

In firing process after electrode printing and drying, high-speed heating treatment for short time is achieved by quick heating up and quick cooling. Throughput of 2400 pcs/h, energy-saving (reducing power consumption by 45%) and reduction of after-cost (reducing supplies) is realized. <Details> [Contact us] Noritake Co., Limited Heat Technology Dept. Sales Div. Engineering Group Phone: +81-52-561-9878  E-mail: heat@n.noritake.co.jp