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Thales Alenia Space to build a new automated facility dedicated to PVA for satellite solar panels

Rome, Italy - The company makes its mark on Industry 4.0 and smart data

Thales Alenia Space (TAS) announced today that it will build a new facility in Hasselt, Belgium, dedicated to the automated manufacturing of photovoltaic assemblies (PVA), the electricity generating cells on satellite solar panels. With a global budget of around 20 M€, this first of its kind facility in Europe is intended to become the showcase of TAS for Industry 4.0 manufacturing. It complements w...

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Rome, Italy, 05/02/2017 12:42
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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