TWO COOL® v3.2.4 Cost of Ownership Software Released with Enhancements for Solar PV Market

PLEASANTON, Calif. - March 15, 2016 - PRLog -- Wright Williams & Kelly, Inc. (www.wwk.com), the global leader in cost and productivity management software and consulting services, announced today the release of the latest version of TWO COOL® cost of ownership (COO) and overall equipment efficiency (OEE) software.  TWO COOL® is the most widely used COO and OEE modeling software for high tech industrial applications, including photovoltaic cell and module manufacturing.

The latest version of TWO COOL® includes numerous enhancements.  The major changes include the ability to specify a second unit of production (e.g., watts per cell to calculate cost per watt in addition to cost per cell), COO values in the title bars for a two column model, formula builder comments, model type history when composing a complete model from intermediate stored files, and formula builder is now active in grids.  Additionally, several other smaller changes were included to improve the user experience on various computing systems as well as ensuring compatibility with Windows XP/7/8/8.1/10.

With more than 3,000 users worldwide, Wright Williams & Kelly, Inc. is the largest privately held operational cost management software and consulting company serving technology-dependent and technology-driven organizations. WWK maintains long-term relationships with prominent industry resources including SEMATECH, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International (SEMI), and national labs and universities. Its client base includes nearly all of the top 20 semiconductor manufacturers and equipment and materials suppliers as well as leaders in photovoltaics (PV), solid state lighting/light emitting diodes (SSL/LED), nanotechnology, micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), thin film record heads, magnetic media, flat panel displays (FPD), and healthcare.

WWK's product line includes TWO COOL® for detailed process step level cost of ownership (COO) and overall equipment efficiency (OEE), PRO COOL® for process flow and test cell costing, Factory Commander® for full facility capacity analysis and activity based costing, Factory Explorer® for cycle time reduction and WIP planning, and TCOe™ for energy production project costs (cost/kilowatt-hour).