(Critical Manufacturing: Moreira da Maia, Portugal) -- Critical Manufacturing, a provider of leading edge software solutions for the high-tech manufacturing industries of solar, electronics, and semiconductors; and Op-tection GmbH, a metrology company located in Heinsberg, Germany, with innovative, optical measurement technology and products, announce a strategic partnership agreement to bring competitive advantage to solar manufacturers by combining solar metrology with manufacturing execution systems (MES) toward a total yield management in photovoltaic production.

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