Astuta Consulting Limited provides expertise in

- the Business, Technology, Design and Manufacture of Thick Film Pastes and Inks for screen printed metallizations for Photovoltaic and other applications.

- Building Business, Marketing and Product Marketing strategies

- Recruitment,  team building, Laboratory design and Manufacturing strategies (including QC) for thick film pastes 

- We offer expertise in c-Si module fabrication and failure mode remediation for module and solar cell manufacturers.   

- We offer a 4 lecture series for training scientists and engineers in the science and technology of concentrated dispersions (eg pastes, inks, paint etc) designed for patterning applications.  There are additional lectures on PV front side silver and Al paste design for c-Si solar cells.

- We offer expertise in specialist glass science for electronic applications including design and manufacture

- We offer expertise in silver powder design for electronic applications   

We are a UK based company working globally either directly with the client and team or remotely.

Our product design philosophy is centered around preventing failures in product and process versus the more conventional view of making a product work (with a narrow operational range).

We also provide processes and philosophies for increasing productivity in achieving successful Design innovations. We encourage working in cross function teams begining with a refined and sophisticated definition of customer needs. Our approach can be applied to a wide range of product areas.

Specific scientific expertise areas : Solid state physics, materials science, photovoltaic science, powder technologies, mixing technologies, rheology, screen printing, glass science, design of concentrated dispersions for screen printed applications, high temperature chemistry, ceramic capacitor technologies and others

We are flexible in how we provide our services to meet the needs of our clients. Should you wish further information please contact Dr Richard Young at +44.773.332.0510 or email RichardJSYoung(at)AstutaConsulting.com