Midsummer ships a modern and highly efficient laminator to its Italian subsidiary, as an important step in the completion of the new factory in Bari. With two lamination chambers, it is as big as a double-decker bus, weighs 50 tonnes and enables many times faster production than older laminators. The modern and custom-made laminator has two lamination chambers in two floors, as large and twice as heavy as a double-decker buses.

It weighs 31 tonnes plus 19 tonnes of peripheral equipment (vacuum pumps, oil pumps and conveyor belts). The laminator is shipped directly from the manufacturer to Midsummer Italia in Bari by boat. It is expected to arrive on August 7. Key function in the production of durable thin film solar cells.

The laminator has a key function in the production process of thin film solar cells. It encapsulates the solar cells with a plastic material that holds the cells in place and protects them against the forces of the weather and physical impact. Midsummer's solar panels are considerably more durable than silicon panels with brittle glass casings.

They withstand higher weight, withstand being stepped on and withstand impact such as hail. They are also significantly more resistant to problems with cracking/microcracking compared to silicon. Cracking /microcracking can occur when the cells are subjected to pressure, vibration or bending.

Midsummer has previously delivered five DUO machines to its subsidiary Midsummer Italia in Bari out of the eleven planned for full production capacity. At full operation, the factory can produce 50 MW of solar cells per year, making it the largest of its kind in Europe.