M10 Solar Equipment presented its SURFACE shingle matrix cell interconnection platform at Intersolar Europe 2026
The platform supports cell formats up to M12+ and is compatible with HJT, TOPCon, perovskite, and tandem cell technologies
According to the company, SURFACE can process up to 12,000 cell strips per hour and manufacture modules up to 2,300 × 1,300 mm
German PV manufacturing equipment supplier M10 Solar Equipment GmbH presented its SURFACE shingle matrix cell interconnection platform at Intersolar Europe 2026. The company highlighted the equipment for manufacturing modules for building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV), vehicle-integrated photovoltaics (VIPV), and space photovoltaic (SPV) applications.
The platform uses electrically conductive adhesive (ECA) to interconnect overlapping solar cell strips in a matrix shingle configuration, replacing conventional ribbon-based interconnection with a lead-free process. The configuration combines series and parallel electrical connections, enabling current to bypass locally shaded areas instead of affecting an entire cell string. According to M10, the equipment supports cell formats up to M12+ and is compatible with HJT, TOPCon, perovskite, and tandem cell technologies. The company says it can process up to 12,000 cell strips per hour and manufacture modules measuring up to 2,300 × 1,300 mm.
At its booth, M10 displayed high-efficiency module examples manufactured by partners including Source Energy and Freesuns using the SURFACE platform.
Matrix Shingle Technology is also being demonstrated with advanced PV architectures. In 2026, Fraunhofer ISE and Oxford PV presented perovskite-silicon tandem modules using the technology, achieving a module efficiency of 25.6%. Fraunhofer ISE also used Matrix Shingle interconnection in a III-V multijunction photovoltaic module that achieved a record module efficiency of 34.4% (see World's ‘Most Efficient’ Solar Module Hits 34.4% Efficiency).
