Anwell Technologies Limited
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Anwell Technologies Limited is a supplier of manufacturing equipment with trading and manufacturing business in optical disc and solar cell
. They vertically integrated into manufacturing business of optical disc and solar cell in 2007 and 2008. Founded in 2000 with its head office in Hong Kong
, the group was listed on Singapore Stock Exchange Mainboard (SGX
: G5X) since November 4, 2004, Anwell employs over 2,000 people worldwide, with its research and development center and four manufacturing hubs in China.
Anwell is one of the suppliers of Blu-ray manufacturing equipment that replicates Blu-ray discs and also manufactures optical discs such as DVDRs themselves. Leveraging on the common technologies with optical disc manufacturing technology, the Group developed the solar business in 2008 to sell production system for thin film solar cell
and engaged in solar cell manufacturing and trading business and also in R&D in OLED panel manufacturing technology.
In Sept 2009, the company produced its first solar panel with the production equipment being built from scratch using its own proprietary technologies for the key production processes of the thin film solar panel, including Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), sputtering, laser scribe and transportation systems.
Established Anwell with a capital of USD100,000 by Franky Fan as the major shareholder and his 5 other engineering partners and set up the first R&D centre and production facility for optical media technologies in China
. Served mostly read-only CD and CD-R
manufacturers in the PRC through the manufacturing and sales of optical disc manufacturing sub-system and peripherals.
2002
Started to provide complete optical disc manufacturing systems for CD-R
. Introduced its first DVD recordable
dye coater sub-system.
2003
Started to provide integrated business solutions for DVD recordable
and CD-R
manufacturers. Recorded total revenue HK$556 million.
2004
Listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange
on 4 November 2004. Set up the second equipment manufacturing facility in Dongguan
, China
. Introduced DVD recordable
downstream sub-system and twin-Line DVDR replication system.
2005-2006
Established overseas sales hubs including Germany, India and USA. Introduced 3rd generation HD-DVD replication system for pre-recorded sector.
2007
Became the world’s only vertically integrated optical disc equipment supplier with disc manufacturing plants in China
. Launched the production equipment for Blu-ray Disc
.
2008
Vertically integrated the solar cell equipment business into solar cell manufacturing business.
2009
Produced the first amorphous silicon
thin film solar cell
at the production plant located in Henan, China using its in-house designed 40MW production line.
Announced plan to cooperate with a US based company to supply thin film solar panel through its subsidiary, Sungen
, to a solar farm located in California, USA.
2010
On 19 February 2010, the Company announced that its thin film solar panels have been certified to have a conversion efficiency of 8.58% by the Quality Supervision & Testing Center of Chemical & Physical Power Sources of the Ministry of Information Industry of China. The results from the tests shows that panels produced by the Group’s in-house developed technologies are able to meet the international standards.
The Company has started mass production of thin film modules using its in-house developed ‘Sunlite’ turnkey production line with an initial capacity of 40MW and plans to further expand to over 120MW by the end of 2010. In September, the Company has completed the research on the tandem junction thin film panel using its own manufacturing equipment.
2011
Benefited from the supportive policies launched by the PRC Government for the development of solar industry in China
, Anwell will be receiving long-term government funding support from the Government for ramping up its solar panel production capacity in Anyang
city of Henan
province, and also for the development of its second solar panel production plant, which is located in Dongguan
, China
.
Solar cell
A solar cell is a solid state electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect....
. They vertically integrated into manufacturing business of optical disc and solar cell in 2007 and 2008. Founded in 2000 with its head office in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
, the group was listed on Singapore Stock Exchange Mainboard (SGX
Singapore Exchange
Singapore Exchange Limited is an investment holding company located in Singapore and providing different services related to securities and derivatives trading and others. SGX is a member of the World Federation of Exchanges and the Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges FederationSingapore Exchange...
: G5X) since November 4, 2004, Anwell employs over 2,000 people worldwide, with its research and development center and four manufacturing hubs in China.
Anwell is one of the suppliers of Blu-ray manufacturing equipment that replicates Blu-ray discs and also manufactures optical discs such as DVDRs themselves. Leveraging on the common technologies with optical disc manufacturing technology, the Group developed the solar business in 2008 to sell production system for thin film solar cell
Thin film solar cell
A thin-film solar cell , also called a thin-film photovoltaic cell , is a solar cell that is made by depositing one or more thin layers of photovoltaic material on a substrate...
and engaged in solar cell manufacturing and trading business and also in R&D in OLED panel manufacturing technology.
In Sept 2009, the company produced its first solar panel with the production equipment being built from scratch using its own proprietary technologies for the key production processes of the thin film solar panel, including Plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD), sputtering, laser scribe and transportation systems.
Founder
Anwell was founded in 2000 by Mr. Franky Fan (范继良, Fan Kai Leung), the CEO of Anwell Group, and 5 other engineering partners with an initial capital of USD100,000.History
2000-2001Established Anwell with a capital of USD100,000 by Franky Fan as the major shareholder and his 5 other engineering partners and set up the first R&D centre and production facility for optical media technologies in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Served mostly read-only CD and CD-R
CD-R
A CD-R is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many optical medium, though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session....
manufacturers in the PRC through the manufacturing and sales of optical disc manufacturing sub-system and peripherals.
2002
Started to provide complete optical disc manufacturing systems for CD-R
CD-R
A CD-R is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many optical medium, though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session....
. Introduced its first DVD recordable
DVD recordable
DVD recordable and DVD rewritable refer to part of Optical disc recording technologies. DVD optical disc formats that can be recorded by a DVD recorder, , either write once or rewritable format written by laser, as compared to DVD-ROM, which is mass-produced by pressing, primarily for the...
dye coater sub-system.
2003
Started to provide integrated business solutions for DVD recordable
DVD recordable
DVD recordable and DVD rewritable refer to part of Optical disc recording technologies. DVD optical disc formats that can be recorded by a DVD recorder, , either write once or rewritable format written by laser, as compared to DVD-ROM, which is mass-produced by pressing, primarily for the...
and CD-R
CD-R
A CD-R is a variation of the Compact Disc invented by Philips and Sony. CD-R is a Write Once Read Many optical medium, though the whole disk does not have to be entirely written in the same session....
manufacturers. Recorded total revenue HK$556 million.
2004
Listed on the Mainboard of the Singapore Exchange
Singapore Exchange
Singapore Exchange Limited is an investment holding company located in Singapore and providing different services related to securities and derivatives trading and others. SGX is a member of the World Federation of Exchanges and the Asian and Oceanian Stock Exchanges FederationSingapore Exchange...
on 4 November 2004. Set up the second equipment manufacturing facility in Dongguan
Dongguan
Dongguan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.An important industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Introduced DVD recordable
DVD recordable
DVD recordable and DVD rewritable refer to part of Optical disc recording technologies. DVD optical disc formats that can be recorded by a DVD recorder, , either write once or rewritable format written by laser, as compared to DVD-ROM, which is mass-produced by pressing, primarily for the...
downstream sub-system and twin-Line DVDR replication system.
2005-2006
Established overseas sales hubs including Germany, India and USA. Introduced 3rd generation HD-DVD replication system for pre-recorded sector.
2007
Became the world’s only vertically integrated optical disc equipment supplier with disc manufacturing plants in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
. Launched the production equipment for Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc
Blu-ray Disc is an optical disc storage medium designed to supersede the DVD format. The plastic disc is 120 mm in diameter and 1.2 mm thick, the same size as DVDs and CDs. Blu-ray Discs contain 25 GB per layer, with dual layer discs being the norm for feature-length video discs...
.
2008
Vertically integrated the solar cell equipment business into solar cell manufacturing business.
2009
Produced the first amorphous silicon
Amorphous silicon
Amorphous silicon is the non-crystalline allotropic form of silicon. It can be deposited in thin films at low temperatures onto a variety of substrates, offering some unique capabilities for a variety of electronics.-Description:...
thin film solar cell
Thin film solar cell
A thin-film solar cell , also called a thin-film photovoltaic cell , is a solar cell that is made by depositing one or more thin layers of photovoltaic material on a substrate...
at the production plant located in Henan, China using its in-house designed 40MW production line.
Announced plan to cooperate with a US based company to supply thin film solar panel through its subsidiary, Sungen
SUNGEN International Limited
SUNGEN International Limited is a subsidiary of Anwell Technologies Limited, with trading and manufacturing business in solar photovoltaics panels and modules. SUNGEN has a thin film solar module production facility in Henan, China using Anwell Solar’s manufacturing technologies...
, to a solar farm located in California, USA.
2010
On 19 February 2010, the Company announced that its thin film solar panels have been certified to have a conversion efficiency of 8.58% by the Quality Supervision & Testing Center of Chemical & Physical Power Sources of the Ministry of Information Industry of China. The results from the tests shows that panels produced by the Group’s in-house developed technologies are able to meet the international standards.
The Company has started mass production of thin film modules using its in-house developed ‘Sunlite’ turnkey production line with an initial capacity of 40MW and plans to further expand to over 120MW by the end of 2010. In September, the Company has completed the research on the tandem junction thin film panel using its own manufacturing equipment.
2011
Benefited from the supportive policies launched by the PRC Government for the development of solar industry in China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Anwell will be receiving long-term government funding support from the Government for ramping up its solar panel production capacity in Anyang
Anyang
Anyang is a prefecture-level city in Henan province, People's Republic of China. The northernmost city in Henan, Anyang borders Puyang to the east, Hebi and Xinxiang to the south, and the provinces of Shanxi and Hebei to its west and north respectively....
city of Henan
Henan
Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...
province, and also for the development of its second solar panel production plant, which is located in Dongguan
Dongguan
Dongguan is a prefecture-level city in central Guangdong province, People's Republic of China.An important industrial city located in the Pearl River Delta, Dongguan borders the provincial capital of Guangzhou to the north, Huizhou to the northeast, Shenzhen to the south, and the Pearl River to...
, China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
.